"We're all going to die, darlin'."
You're an idiot, Dad.
"Dads are just like that."
"So many people think of convenience as a luxury."
"Really, who cares what soda you drink?"
"Convenience isn't a luxury. It's freedom."
"The marketers are always out there, waiting."
"Deceptive marketing puts food on my table."
Freedom, luxury, and cafeterias
Of course they like Jack. Who wouldn't like Jack?
"I wouldn't want to sweat on my nice shirt."
"Just circular reasoning."
BONUS I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED LAST WEEK COMIC: Is the universe a cosmic joke?
News from the outside.
Another losing season.
Ladybug, ladybug.
Are you my guardian angel?
Did the bug start talking to you?
Poof, you cease to exist.
It was a dark and stormy comic.
The long dark midnight snack of the soul.
Do you dream of comics?
She wasn't here, and now she is.
When does a person become a person? WHEE!
All the world's a stage and we are merely in a comic strip.
Make like a tree.
Don't let go yet!
The dangers of reading.
The winter of our content.
Crazy Hair Day!
I'm so sorry I was missing for two weeks. But now Sunday 2AM is back! I'm sure you all missed me.
A sudden dramatic turn....
Three minute warning
Running down the clock.
Games people play.
Visualize your potentials!
And hast thou cheered the Jabberwock?
Working isn't necessarily contributing.
Not everyone is into cooperation.
I hope you know, this means war.
With cooperation, anything is possible.
If there is a god, she's an ant.
Ants and meteors and grizzly bears, oh my.
Someone shout "FIRE!" in a crowded suburb.
Not a peep.
Time keeps on slipping into the future. Right on, man.
Reluctance is a good thing sometimes.
Everyone take one step back.
What do you do once you're called?
So what if you're no good?
You can only ever do your best.
Am I bugging you?
There's a fungus among us.
"I got some ice cream!" (Sorry this is so late.)
Entropy happens.
A comic grew, not unlike a fungus.
My comic should be known for one thing: Integrity. Integrity and sincerity. My comic should be known for two things, integrity, sincerity, and decency. Three things...let me start over.
On the expectations of others.
This is last week's comic (late). Look for this week's later this week!
I'm still behind by a week AND I mis-dated this one. Dammit. It's a really long trip to Grandmother's house.
Okay, I'm going to pour out a mini-flood: Here are the three strips to catch me up to date.
Second catch-up: General Tso has been perfectly preserved!
Third and final catch-up: My kingdom for a fork!
Old habits die hard.
Coffee, tea, or sangria to start your morning.
Beware of falling.
I celebrated the strip's two year anniversary...by missing a strip. Whoops. So there are two today.
I never thought I'd get old.
I hope you had the comic of your life.
First through third person.
Everyone loves babies.
Good to the second-to-last drop.
The task that's never completed.
I feel as if I have to keep making this joke over and over.
It's up and down but never over.
A is for All Right, You've Made Your Point.
A week behind: Someone has to carry the spear.
Catching up: No need for speed.
Catching up: All stones contribute, even Saint Jerome.
Still catching up: Quantifying excellence.
Do your best.
It's ALWAYS your best.
Hate always comes back.
Crazy people are crazy.
Can hungry people eat bombs?
Another gorey comic.
Oprah the Mad Bomber
Forget me not!
"When I was your age..."
I've forgotten what I've forgotten.
Schoolwork comes first.
"Hello, jerk."
Bad Parenting 101
Work is terrible, as usual.
The Call of Peepthulhu
I skipped two weeks for no good reason, so tonight I'll be posting THREE strips. WHEE First: I HATE THIS JOB
Second: I'm rich in spirit.
Third: Personality problems.
Sure, take her side.
In which blame is studiously not apportioned.
Late one: Put your arms around the world.
Late one: There are storms ahead.
The Fable of Icarus
I'm tired of caring.
A Coke is a Coke.
Making plans.
Who says we're done?
Starting from scratch.
Putting on a happy face.
Promise me one thing.
Some days you're the windshield....
LIVING LARGE IN WONDERLAND
I went to sea at 17.
Smells like old people.
Pure business.
Of course we're friends.
The definition of insanity.
Activation energy.
Use your imagination.
In honor of Sunday 2AM's third anniversary.
Modal mayhem.
Quantum counterfactuals.
Impossibly traveling.
Nothing but wet.
Please keep this universe clean.
People tell stories.
We're all half asleep, really.
GIVE ME ALL YOUR HAIR GEL
We will not be moved.
Of all the Charlie Browns in the world...
And now WE DANCE
Whatever happened to that doppelgänger?
Sassy!
I am your father
Movie Dads, Pros and Cons
Ice cream pun headache.
Blizzard of the Century!
Cooperation is the norm.
Counter programming punishment.
Divorce on Valentine's Day
You're perfect, now change.
Get me off this crazy thing!
It's no picnic.
Less Danish?
At night, Failure comes.
The Parliament of Peeps
Come closer.
Speeding down a mountain road.
Bubble on the double.
Chemistry or -- worse -- physics!
Wait, who died?
Time to go.
Dearly beloved...
Forgetting to remember
PWNT
Don't forget to not save my brain!
At the memory store.
The past is not a place.
Humans are basically ignorant.
The weather's fine, tiny human.
How about the Frankasaurus?
Let the ancient organisms speak.
All you need is rocks.
How to make friends.
The sound of silence.
Rafting down the river of life.
We blow the Bechdel Test.
What happens next?
Alarming theology.
Shower thoughts.
Deodorizing one's thinking.
Fear not, underwear companions!
The towel of our discontent.
Shower thoughts part 2.
The journey continues.
Loss of applesauce.
Blattidae on holidae!
Jim and Jimi, together at last.
Hubble Ultra Deep Field of Dreams.
TANSTAAFL
All the things you'll never know.
Don't stop talking, that's how Socrates died.
Uppity microbes!
The undiscovered coffee.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE
Baby, that's the New Year
One, two, TREE!
Comfy bed regrets.
Give My Regrets to Broadway
Regrets are part of life.
I regret being mentally ill.
No regrets, no surrender
Out of the frying pan...
I can spell "banana" I just don't know when to stop.
Everyone knows it's windy.
Every day is like walking into the wind.
Maybe life is supposed to be difficult.
The universe is uncaring.
Eventually it all comes down to poop.
Consider the daffodils of the field.
Invasion of the Peeps Snatchers
Life is a constant battle.
Do we choose the bench or does the bench choose us?
The machinery works fine without you.
The ducking truth.
Bad things lie ahead.
Where the Cats Are
Flamingo away
God versus the Invisible Hand
The cynicism is all too visible.
She's possessed by a demon who won't let her laugh. Ever.
Don't take people's opinions so seriously.
Atlas shrugs because he doesn't get royalties anyhow.
Walk a mile in someone else's book.
Nothing but a series of moments.
Day turns into night turns into day turns into
At night everything opens up.
Why can't we just be nice to each other?
This IS being nice.
Taking more than whose share?
Decency shmecency!
Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me.
Super Special 5th Anniversary Sunday2AM Comic!
I dreamed a dream where I was naked.
Happy clowns only, please
Young children understand. Adults are bozos.
It's your dream, enjoy it!
Silent lucidity, loud stupidity
Dreams to inspire!
Saving all the daylight
Is there a ghost of a chance?
I've had quite enough of time.
Perfection is boring...unless it isn't.
Why are you here at all?
I'm bigger than what's inside my skull.
The philosophy of naps
The ephemeral gifts of the Magi
Man makes god, man makes plans, god laughs, it's a party.
What's the word for when you can't think of a word?
I've been wrong before and I will be wrong again.
Correctability is more important than correctness.
What is life preparing you for?
Not all heroes wear canapes.
There are limits to filial responsibility.
He sends three boats but never sends a note.
When you pray, move your feet.
Getting involved with getting involved.
If you're bored then you're boring.
The fault lies not in our stars but in our stories.
The complexities of life, the simplicities of stories.
WE ARE ALL PEEPTACUS!
It's easy to love a sleeping child.
People can be so demanding.
Oh sweet ambivalence of life
Keep your opinions to yourself. Or at least whisper.
If you don't stop, you can't lose it.
The peacefulness of the pool.
Less Fountain of Youth, more Pool of Irritation
There's no crying in my pool!
Here comes the Aquatic Ape!
Built for poetry, not speed
Holding on to what's left
The machine is breaking down!
Freedom from guilt! Freedom from obligation!
The weight of expectations.
Kill the cricket!
You're more than your machinery...maybe.
Don't worry about the meaning of life.
You're not expected to complete the work.
Feeding the machine.
The true original sin.
One day you'll be punished.
Multiple evils of multicellular creatures.
The fact is, we're being shunned.
Feline uncertainty.
It's tough to change when you can't make a U-turn.
Energetic interactions.
Observe the ball.
Does death divest the self?
Let this be a warning.
Cotton-Eyed Joe, Bringer of War
Sharper than a serpent's tooth.
Watch out for drawer babies.
You're too forgetful.
The great problems of life.
Just keep shoveling, you'll dig yourself out eventually.
You wanted to build a snowman?
Silence says so much.
Helping people is good.
Think positive!
Call me by my full name, Shirlaneopherviah.
The arc of the universe bends towards rain, mostly.
The Peep Report.
Who'll stop the rain? Or deflect it, anyway.
"We both like Weather."
If you expected it, it wouldn't be unforeseen.
Casting Mordenkainen's Whinge
We come from the future
She's been to the year 3000
Organic life is pretty gross when it comes down to it.
An alarming development
The dangers of microwave breakfast.
Why are we burning the future?
Truly inconvenient
Roaches are, after all, noble creatures.
BORN TO BE WILD AND SEAT SEVEN
Mr. Minivan says BE EFFICIENT AND ROOMY
So much for Imaginary Al Gore.
I'm so flustered I don't know my right from my left.
It's good to have something in common with co-workers.
Things at the office are up and down.
A daily commute is like life.
Batesian mimicry works.
You can't go home again.
We hardly ever get anything by semaphore, either.
We're all just ghosts to rocks.
You mean I have to work again tomorrow?!
Let's hope you learn where the bathroom is a bit sooner.
Some of us have JOBS, you know.
Adult tricks and treats
Oh, but we'd miss you.
Adult day care time!
Enjoy it while you're young.
"The Necromancer" is a close second.
Turns out hardly anyone was sent off on ice floes.
Children will eat your soul.
Come back, pineapple, I didn't mean it!
Your choice of liquids matters.
Life is a bowl of lutefisk.
Bananas are bananas.
Turning the stranger into a friend.
Defending McDonald's
The Last Peep on Earth
They/Them
[insert Marxist pun here]
Happy Mothers Day
"Money can't buy you happiness..."
"...but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it."
Darn right I said GAMBOL!
You need more than just love, but it helps.
Bohemian, beatnik, hippie, whatever they have these days
You may be right, I may be an obnoxious ass.
Enlightenment comes slowly.
Said the ring-tailed monkey, "I sorely grieve. Noah has a full house up his sleeve."
Everything I ever needed to know I learned in Glee Club.
Join in the universal choir.
Time to start rearranging the deck chairs.
The most powerful superhero team of all: The Imponderables!
The moving finger picks; and, having picked, moves on.
Pets are weird.
Have you talked to your cat lately?
What's in it for me?
The ducks are only continuous if you're not a duck.
The divinity in me asks the divinity in you to stop whining.
It's Sunday 2AM's 8th anniversary!
So much stuff.
You're defined by your stuff.
Christopher Columbus was a bad man.
Falling falls fall.
The web of life goes on.
Gratitude is everywhere.
Here's what I can manage: Sleep
Holiday carpentree
The thiefs come out at night.
Welcome to the human race!
Back to the grind.
Contributing to the delinquency of a grown-up.
Any thing divided by infinity is zero.
Morning won't break until I've had my coffee.
Another yawn of the century
Milton has nothing on Stan Lee or John Byrne!
God is so great, he created Valentine's Day.
Tell me I'm still asleep.
Look before you leap!
Don't make yourself a target.
Fry tax!
One day it will be the day.
But I repeat myself.
Not a Peep out of you!
Try running it under hot water.
Even the Lord gets in trouble some days.
Life is pretty average, really.
Genius is overrated.
Nap time!
At least they're not robots in disguise.
He holds him with his glittering eye. Also there's nowhere else to go.
Long lost treasure -- found!
Nature, uh, finds a way.
What are you hungry for?
Happy Give Hallmark Your Money Day
Mono No Aware means never having to say...I mean always having to say good-bye.
Happy Birthday, America...where's my wallet?
All you do not love will also be carried away, but not until later.
Big winner!
Slicing onions makes me cry. Slicing my hand, now....
Here's a deep cut for you.
The deep cut is the firstest.
Humankind's second most pressing question: What's for dinner?
A burden shared is still a burden.
It's finally tube worm time!
Be prepared to do your best to enjoy life.
Consider my parade rained on.
Anniversaries
Autumnal Hymn
Beware: Sudden Gravity Shifts
I wanna zig-a-zig-ah.
Take a walk in the park when you feel down
Snug in my snuggly
Happy Halloween!
Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house
Five little pumpkins sitting on my plate
Put up your fee for the guy!
Ah, sweet potato mysteries of life!
Santa is here FOR YOUR COOKIES
Make lint, not war!
Happy Birthday To Me
Christmas is over, long live Christmas!
New Year's Day, the year's Sunday
You've seen one New Year, you've seen 'em all.
Coming soon: SPHINGO by Milton Bradley!
Today is not the day. Tomorrow doesn't look good, either.
Maybe you've got three kids instead of two.
Perspective is key.
Twas the night before Heart Day
It's mostly just garlic
"Round and round" -- Ratt
Man against nature
More like Nightlight Losing Time, am I right?
Let's get ready to FRIENDSHIP!
Be careful when you eavesdrop.
Let's call it Carbsday.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
He was just about to win, too.
Cleaning means being free to make a mess.
Run, climb, jump, spend a week aching.
Here comes the breakdown.
Why don't you slide?
What if you're good at everything?
Hackerz 10: This Time It's Binary
More of a guideline than a mandate.
Eldritch Editing
Truly I have mastered the dungeon!
You're just buttering me up.
We don't need a Hallmark card to have a good time.
What if I were eating ice cream on my deathbed?
Oh, I can't stay pistachio.
The sounds of morning
The coffee is always bad.
"Maybe the next cup will be good!"
I don't even want to know about civets.
I'm gonna ride it all night long!
Uh, sorry, wrong number...please hang up and try again
Why not get closer to your fellow commuters?
Public transportation is in a vicious spiral.
It's our 10th anniversary!
Have you ever really loved a weirdo?
Holey bread!
He took my slice grossly, full of bread
Now tell me what a pimiento is.
It's on the tip of his Broca's area.
Wealth Redistribution and All Hallow's Eve: A History
Strip Number 500! Whoo-hoo!
The puke pot makes an appearance!
The Technicolor dreams of black and white people
It's a delicate work/life balance.
Laugh 'til you puke!
Being hungry at least means you probably still exist.
The cheese ISN'T alone!
Patron Saint of Self-Promotion
Happy New Year of Thinking You're Nuts
Lookit Nostra-dumbass over here!
The party's not over, you are.
Just wait until you hear the extended remix!
Think of the worm's eye view.
Growing up is hard to do.
He can be taught!
That's logic, that is.
Modus ponens spelled backwards is MUD.
Can I put off procrastinating?
Cats certainly understand about naps.
The old coot's not dead but he does smell a bit funny.
Some people pretend they can't hear it, anyway.
What a piece of work is an old man!
PEEPS ARE COMING
The machine needs oiling, that's for sure.
Why does Elton want Tony Danza to hold him closer?
Of course squirrels speak bird! Why not?
Rain gardens are the way to go.
Kentucky bluegrass isn't even native to Kentucky.
Invasive species are, like, humans?
He's primed for success!
You're not old, you're vintage.
Ah, sweet symphony of life!
Just don't call me Daddy-O.
Stay cheerful, Ponyboy.
Take your joy where you find it.
It's an inside joke.
No joke this time.
Impending dinner? That I can get behind.
purrrrr
Fur trapper
Hat tip to Ogden Nash
He's to the left of the bison.
You can make the same joke twice, though.
My ass is my wisest body part.
Do me a favor and don't get to the point.
I care enough to draw real food but not enough to do date math correctly.
Tater tots are Ore-Ida with me!
Seth Meyers would be too much.
Cats have special eyes.
Just because it's a cactus doesn't mean it doesn't need any water at all.
And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and Snickers.
All things must pass, pumpkin.
It's dead, Jim.
Figaro no yours. Figaro come from the milkman.
I'm grateful for the thesaurus.
The airing of grievances isn't until December 23rd!
It's difficult for adult men to make friends.
Roll to see if you successfully step outside your comfort zone.
"Except on Halloween. Then I wear a suit and tie."
Twas the night before Christmas and all the comics did a Christmas thing
fwee
Gnome sayin'?
Roll save versus gas attack!
Have you tried diplomacy? Small D diplomacy, I mean.
But can you heal my PTSD?
Icosahedra on fire off the shoulder of Orion....
Despite the Super Bowl being on TV
Meet the Terminator
Let's leap past this joke.
They should teach logic more or less, not sure which.
Am I older now or younger? I'm not sure!
Ta heck wit ya and yer Lucky Charms!
Call me Pequod or something
Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay/To mould me Peep?
We Are Happy To Serve You
Just back away and no one gets hurt.
It's called chai and it's fancy.
He's not wrong, but his timing is.
The bird's giving you the bird.
Sparrows are in fact mean.
Sparrows are in fact mean little buggers.
I get a charge out of jokes like this.
By Al, Storm, and the Holy Willard
Don't look Ethel!
The people, their dogs, their bikes, their various smells....
If the seeds were frictionless, spitting them would be less fun!
Venus flytraps wouldn't want you, anyway. Too sour.
I need the love of my life to be insect resistant.
So round, so firm, so fully packed...with blandness.
Are you saying the world's *not* ending?
I'm sorry, were you feeling something?
Are you working on something for me?
But I was thinking of a way to feed oneself on OUCH, getting elbowed in the stomach
We shouldn't say old, we should say chronologically challenged.
With a satisfying clang
You are likely to be eaten by a professional gamer.
Thoughts on love of the long-term variety.
Beep boop, you stink.
It's a housefly, not an officefly.
Musca, musca, on the wall, who's the boringest one of all?
It might have been a raccoon, actually.
Smells like funky chicken in here.
The tree rat attacks!
More like CONmetheus, am I right?
The sweet smell of success!
Squash squash squashes squashes.
Auden was ashamed of the poem.
Being cool is overrated.