Marmaduke artist Brad Anderson has purchased a rhyming dictionary. There seems to be something fucked up going on with Marmaduke's eye.

Marmaduke is laughing at his owner-lady's workout routine. She responds to her dog's mocking laughter with a sarcastic, Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolfe-esque suggestion/putdown.

Marmaduke artist Brad Anderson has purchased a rhyming dictionary.

Marmaduke is surprised by his owner-lady as he sits in a basket of laundry. There seems to be something fucked up going on with Marmaduke's eye.

Marmaduke has a habit of ravaging his owners' garbage bags whenever they take out the trash, prompting the owner-man to opine that he would rather his family live in a house full of filth than give their dog the satisfaction of strewing garbage across their lawn.

Joe Mathlete is on vacation

That is why nobody has been explaining Marmaduke lately. Yesterday was the 4th of July, and it's going to take at least another three or four days to properly celebrate the birth of America or whatever. Also, Ken Lay's suicide has yet to fully sink in, so wait until Monday or so to have Marmaduke explained to you (you can always try figuring the strip out on your own, but don't be too upset if it doesn't work. It is a difficult thing, understanding Marmaduke).

Marmaduke is preventing a charity organization from aiding the needy simply because he is hungry, and also powerful enough to stop a car with his front legs.

Marmaduke is caught in the act of destroying the shoes of his owner-man, who surprises him with a sarcastic understatement and stern glare.

Marmaduke's owner-lady offers up a lame twist on a tired cliche in a profoundly half-assed effort to explain her beast's wanton property damage.

Marmaduke is being patronized.