OK, this one got me in trouble with a few readers. Some people wrote to accuse me of racial insensitivity for the Charlie Chan gibberish. Of course, in the strip, the young man misunderstands Arlo and takes offense himself, lapsing into sarcastic dialect and embarrassing both Arlo and Janis as they understand his misunderstanding. This kind of humor is very tricky, especially in newspaper comics where a few complaints can go a long way. In all fairness, there weren't many letters.