Maybe he fell short of a Pulitzer, but today Tom Batiuk wins the award for MAIADB: Most Acronyms in a Dialogue Balloon. Can one of our esteemed vets hip me to what O.E.D. stands for in this context? My normally awesome Google skills failed me. “T.B.I.”, of course, stands for Tom Batiuk’s Incoherence, an issue that affects not just Wally, but everyone who reads TB’s “writing”.
Update: O.E.D. or E.O.D.?
More confusing-acronym hell: It looks like panel one was amended since it appeared months ago in the Puppies Behind Bars newsletter. Since the site where I get my comics was down (it’s since come back online, thank goodness) I used the black and white panels from the preview. So, as John commented below, I guess the acronym is E.O.D. (explosives ordinance disposal), which opens up yet another can of worms: the only time I can recall seeing Sgt. Wally dealing with explosive ordinance was when he stepped on a Bouncing Betty during his Afghan honeymoon and had to be rescued by Khan. The retcons (ret-Khans?) are coming fast and furious now, kids. Maybe the Grand Finale draws nigh after all?
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