# B.C. & Wizard of Id 8/26 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 26, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734 "2005-08-26T14:51:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/1 "2005-08-26T14:51:17Z")
Any idea why both strips referring to 85-year-old noses today? ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/2 "2005-08-26T15:28:58Z")
Isn’t the 85th aniversary of the 19th amendment? Not that that really helps any… ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/3 "2005-08-26T15:50:38Z")
Got a link to Wizard of Id? I read B.C. in my paper this morning and had no idea what it was about (but I do sometimes think Johnny Hart has gone off the deep end). ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/4 "2005-08-26T16:11:45Z")
[http://www.comics.com/creators/bc/index.html](http://www.comics.com/creators/bc/index.html) [http://www.comics.com/creators/wizardofid/index.html](http://www.comics.com/creators/wizardofid/index.html) * * * I’ve no clue regarding the nose thing. Let’s see, who or what is known for noses? Aside from Jimmy Durante (who is, among other things, not 85 years old at the moment)? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/5 "2005-08-26T16:17:03Z")
Just checked [famoustbirthdays.com](http://famoustbirthdays.com), and nobody (famous) was born on 8/26/20. ---
**Author:** ![Cynical\_Optimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Cynical\_Optimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cynical_Optimist)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/6 "2005-08-26T16:38:15Z")
My best guess would be something to with evolution (knowing Johnny’s fundamentalism) but I really can’t explain it. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/7 "2005-08-26T16:49:44Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Just checked [famoustbirthdays.com](http://famoustbirthdays.com), and nobody (famous) was born on 8/26/20. Wizard of Id cartoonist **B** rant Parker was. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/8 "2005-08-26T17:01:24Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Wizard of Id cartoonist **B** rant Parker was. That must be it, thanks. Only thing else I could find was that Chic Young got his first newspaper job in 1920 so I had been thinking it might be a tie-in to the Blondie anniversary. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/9 "2005-08-26T17:12:05Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Wizard of Id cartoonist **B** rant Parker was. I was wondering why you bolded “B” until I noticed the BC strip says “Happy Birthday B” on the bottom. Pretty obscure in-joke to be the subject of a strip. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/10 "2005-08-26T17:18:31Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I was wondering why you bolded “B” until I noticed the BC strip says “Happy Birthday B” on the bottom. Just goes to show how much anyone pays attention to BC these days. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/11 "2005-08-26T18:16:36Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Pretty obscure in-joke to be the subject of a strip. Talk about obscure, check out Blondie today. The King of Id is introduced. Is it some kind of anniversary for lame comics? I wonder what’s going on in Tumbleweeds today? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/12 "2005-08-26T18:23:22Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Talk about obscure, check out Blondie today. > The King of Id is introduced. > > Is it some kind of anniversary for lame comics? I wonder what’s going on in Tumbleweeds today? It was Blondie’s 75th anniversary recently, prompting all manner of comic strip crossovers. [This](http://www.drinkatwork.com/mediumlarge.html) was my favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/13 "2005-08-26T19:07:36Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Talk about obscure, check out Blondie today. > The King of Id is introduced. > > Is it some kind of anniversary for lame comics? I wonder what’s going on in Tumbleweeds today? I thought the King of Id and JC Dithers bit worked rather well today. For a 75 year old comic, Blondie still has more hits than misses. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-c-wizard-of-id-8-26/318734/14 "2005-08-26T20:10:34Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > It was Blondie’s 75th anniversary recently, prompting all manner of comic strip crossovers. [This](http://www.drinkatwork.com/mediumlarge.html) was my favorite. Medium Large is always funny.