By my reading, Sunday's strip was not directly about ISIS but rather a lesson in the absurdity of denying safe haven to refugees for fear of terrorism.

The ISIS recruit should take the tourist visa and book his trip to Y'all Qaeda, currently located some 40 miles south of Burns, Oregon, on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. He'll need to take beer and tobacco as gifts, bring his own junk food and plenty of underwear, and some tampons for the women there. (He can also use a tampon to plug any bullet wounds from shooting himself in the foot.) So with the ideology, the disdain for the local population, the scenery, the plentiful guns and ammo, and the beards, it should be just like home.

Sunday's strip is not funny. There is nothing humorous about ISIS, and they are not worthy of being in a cartoon. Have you forgotten Paris and Charlie Hebdo? Really poor judgment.

What, Aunt sophie doesn't get a cut?

I love yesterday's 15-Years-Ago Flashback strip. Hopefully it is prescient.

Honey's total, unwavering loyalty to Duke has always been completely inexplicable to me. There must have been some really weird imprinting in her childhood, which I don't remember ever hearing much about.

I know people like Honey; get the info, go use it to their advantage.

I think that Ted Cruz looks and sounds more like Mussolini than McCarthy, and I remember them both from newsreels in the movie theatre. Yes that makes me very old, but so "in tune" with Doonesbury"and MSNBC. Aloha, from a Hawaii girl.

Finally somebody else noticed the Cruz/McCarthy thing. The lack is probably due to the fact that my circle of acquaintance is much younger than me. When I was eight and my sister five we were tourists in the Senate Office Building in D.C. The elevator door opens and there's Tail Gunner Joe. My sister burst into tears. Our parents were Democratic Party activists.

Re Today's "Orangutan Makes A Hammock" Video -- I'm pretty positive neither of my children could figure out how to do that...

Sal misses the early 80s? Oh come on: Reaganomics, "Greed is good," the AIDS epidemic? On the other hand: I was back in college, part time; my baby daughter was growing up; I became a quilter.

I remember adopting the word "Flamer" to describe Reagan-ites, and I recall it as a term from the strip, but I had no recollection, until reading this series, of the exact origin. Yet another reason to love these walks down memory lane.

I've loved your strip for decades, but I can't remember who Sal is.

Re The "Bathroom Break" story in Daily Briefing: Wow! This Huffington Post article predicated on Hilary Clinton's tardy return to the stage last weekend was powerful. What gave it so much greater a kick was the TedX piece at the end. As a man who tries to be careful I how he approaches and interacts with women it gave me lots to think about. Equality demands more than just lip service. Keep 'em coming.

The Donnie. Yes!

Today's strip is a brilliant finish to 2015! The mindless obnoxious jabber of Mr. Trump amply demonstrates that neither he nor his supporters have changed. Their mentalities and politics remain juvenile.

Your (typically excellent) Flashback from 25-years-ago-today suggests Saudis didn't like mentions of Christmas. In case any unthinking person takes this reference as "evidence," I will mention that major stores here in Qatar and in the United Arab Emirates sell abundant quantities of Christmas trees, ornaments, and other paraphenalia. Three hotels I used in Oman last year had Christmas trees in the lobby. People smile when wished Merry Christmas -- as I wish you all. ("Happy Morale Day" is very clever. )

Re: The 25-years-ago-today Flashback strip from 1990 -- of Boopsie keeping oceanside vigil; even your exquisite artwork or the passage of time can't soften the raw emotional force of that strip. One of the best ever forever. Merry Christmas, America.

"They" is a plural pronoun. "They" is never the appropriate pronoun choice when referring to one person, no matter the person's gender or gender identity.