Perhaps Steve, If you had noted the punctuation and read the whole sentence you might have some small clue about the thought communicated therein.

The word "while" joins two phrases into a compound sentence.

Perhaps there is a website where you can brush up on your punctuation and conjunctions?

OTOH! Steve! Did you know that this thread is about a cartoon? On the first post, there is a cartoon! Why don't you read it and tell us what you think?