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Missing the stumps and the point... but only just

The Strauss head-scratch

Sahil Rizwan

March 24, 2011
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Sahil Rizwan is a comic-strip writer who's always between unemployments. He blogs at The Vigil Idiot

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Posted by NiravMahajan on (March 27 2011, 04:59 AM GMT)

And that is a Hatrick of hilarious sketches...Great work Sahil..!! French cut has gradually started replacing TheVigilIdiot as my regular dose of humour...

Posted by princemoses on (March 25 2011, 06:37 AM GMT)

seriously.... who?? Good one :-)

Posted by h_kap on (March 24 2011, 19:19 PM GMT)

LOL... can't stop laughing at after the last pane... ROFLMAO...

Posted by   on (March 24 2011, 14:14 PM GMT)

Nice...Strauss' head scratch :D

Posted by Asesino on (March 24 2011, 07:45 AM GMT)

who is Jade Dernbach? I'm confused....

Posted by   on (March 24 2011, 07:29 AM GMT)

Oh, the potential puns here are too much to pass up. 1. Poor Andrew is under so much Strauss. 2. Andrew didn't know what to do - he drew Strauss. 3. Kevin O'Brien had Andrew seeing Strauss. Sorry, just had to get those out of the way. Lovely work, Sahil.

Posted by Shithin on (March 24 2011, 06:52 AM GMT)

hahahahaha thats an amazing and hilarious sketch!!!
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