DisConnected: The Mallard Fillmore Ellipsis Count

It's no secret we loathe right wing cartoon quack Mallard Fillmore and his egregious use of the ellipsis. So, without further ado, it's time to go to the tote board for our patented Mallard Fillmore Ellipsis Count™:



For January 11th the total count is--drum roll, please--six. six ellipses.

We promise we'll keeping hating on all these terrible comics strips until the "very special" Family Circus where P.J. comes out of the closet.

DisConnected: The Mallard Fillmore Ellipsis Count

We wish we could adequately do justice to how much we dislike right-wing comic strip Mallard Fillmore. Beyond the punny name, the thinly veiled homophobia, the shitty, sing-song rhymes, and the denigration of liberal politics, what really irks us is the egregious use of the ellipsis. Listen, we like those three little dots as much as the next guy (and we certainly have a penchant for parentheses and poor grammar) but come the fuck on!



And thus, we bring you the official Mallard Fillmore Ellipsis Count™:




From the January 2nd strip, the total is -- drumroll, please-- five. Five ellipses.


Check back as we periodically dissect this abuse of punctuation from one of the most irksome syndicated strips since Family Circus.