Two Thumbs Up for Cosmo's Raise!

Class, what is the joke here? ANSWER: He just got a raise, and his new, increased salary only allows him to live comfortably in a world with 1930s prices. And it's 2005!

Why is this funny? ANSWER: Because all bosses are tight wads, and even though he's a bird reporter, we can all identify with the indignity of working for low pay.

No, really, why is it funny? ANSWER: Because a vast majority of the comic strips seem to take place in an unidentifiable past. Is it the 1930s? If so, Cosmo's doing all right!

So, Cosmo's supposed to be Roger Ebert, right?