Strange Choice For LA Times Comics

Get Fuzzy not only has some geek factor to appeal to those living in the information age, but the steward of the animals in the strip (can't really call him an owner...) has some pretty green animal rights views which Satchel the dog emotionally follows, and Bucky Katt foils psychotically. Pretty good hook. I like the Dungeons and Dragons references, but I'm not so enthusiastic about the vegan topics, which is fine, because Bucky will inevitably skewer them in his self-centered way. That's why I'm a bit surprised about the LA Times' decision to replace today's comic (below) with one from two years ago.

This was published today in the comics section:

Satchel says: "Headsets are a great way to prevent harmful radiation from messing up your head."

Bucky says: "...just don't go and put the cell phone in your lap, idiot. Whole other problem there."

Of course, cell phone radiation as a health hazard is an urban myth, unless you believe letters from British doctors published in medical journals based on a study of two or three people. The vegan story line for this week seems quite in line with most of the editorial positions for the Times, so maybe this was just a clerical error, since the dates are both for 8/15. Still, it's odd.