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Colorful Explanation

By Jimmy Johnson

September 21, 2006


I ran across this old A&J comic in the archives and couldn’t help but be amused at how far off the mark the colorist was. This wasn’t the issue with me then that it would be now, because most newspaper comics 15 years ago were still black and white, and—in my mind—digital comics weren’t real comics. Yes, a lot has changed. It wasn’t all on the colorist; there was no communication between that anonymous toiler and myself, and this concerned me not. (See reasons stated above.) Still, it often was obvious the colorists did not actually read the strip they were coloring. I need not go into what went wrong. I have remastered the strip above, and you easily can see for yourself. And, no, it was not intended to be dirty in the least.


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201 responses to “Colorful Explanation”

  1. JoeDon Avatar
    JoeDon

    Wonder if JJ is ok or having computer problems again?

    1. Jackie Avatar
      Jackie

      Jimmy just got hit again with another heavy rain storm/ tropical depression I think. He is located near Auburn by the Alabama/ Georgia state line.

  2. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Jimmy just got hit again with another heavy rain storm/ tropical depression I think. He is located near Auburn by the Alabama/ Georgia state line.

  3. M Avatar
    M

    The beginning of the arc where Gus announces he is selling “The Dock”. https://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2014/02/03

    1. Jackie Avatar
      Jackie

      Read this into March. It includes arc where Arlo loses the cow lick bird on his head. (And looks a LOT better) Thanks for posting it Mark.

      Gus is a really nice person, probably my favorite character after Ludwig. I hope Jimmy never has to kill off either one but I fear for Gus. Hey, I would rather see Well and Janis divorce!

      1. Jackie Avatar
        Jackie

        Spellchecker! Arlo and Janis.

        1. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
          curmudgeonly ex-professor

          Never!

  4. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
    Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

    Twenty years.

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      SPAMMER

  5. TruckerRon Avatar

    A song for remembering the ones we lost then and since:
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB6yjGVuzVo

    That’s the OneVoice Children’s Choir, covering Maroon 5’s “Memories.”

    1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      Superb. Beautiful.

      I truly wish that my memories would bring back those who have gone ahead.

  6. Taylor Rattu Avatar

    Some truly interesting information, well written and broadly user genial.

    1.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Spammer

  7. Frank Avatar
    Frank

    The same post for two weeks or longer JJ must be on another bender.

  8. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
    Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

    Off topic of everything:

    I’m 68. I had my four wisdom teeth removed this morning while I was under full anesthesia. Came through it with no problem, and am fully lucid.

    The rotten part is that I am supposed to rest for two full days and not exercise. Yeah, right. About four o’clock in the afternoon, I am going for a walk if not a jog.

  9. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    May your painkillers work well!

    1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      I think my experience is highly unusual.

      I have had no pain whatsoever, no swelling, no tiredness. In sum, nothing adverse has happened.

      It’s as if the procedure never occurred.

  10. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Rick – as long as you were not chewing the pavement.
    And your BP was not high enough to open the wound..
    .
    How was your run?

    1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      She-who-must-be-obeyed overruled me.

      Having a wife who cares about me greatly reduces my possibly stupid actions.

      1. Mark in TTown Avatar
        Mark in TTown

        She-who-must-be-obeyed. Like Rumpole, do you?

        1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
          Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

          Actually, even though I love British shows, I never saw one second of Rumpole.

          I read the term in a newspaper column, way back years ago when my local paper actually featured columnists.

          1. Mark in TTown Avatar
            Mark in TTown

            I mentioned that because that is the expression Rumpole used for his wife, Hilda. The show is Rumpole of the Bailey, and ran as part of PBS Mystery series for years.

    2. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      Old Bear:

      I forgot to mention this.

      At the time of the procedure, my BP was 110/69, and heart rate was 58. That astonished me, considering what I was about to undergo.

      I don’t think that the figures changed much during the day.

  11. agencia seo peru Avatar

    Good info and right to the point. I am not sure if this is truly the best place to ask but do you folks have any thoughts on where to employ some professional writers? Thanks in advance 🙂

  12. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
    Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

    Off-topic question:

    Either my hearing is degrading, or speakers of American English are changing the standard pronunciation of “especially.”

    I think that I am hearing “expecially” and “ekspecially” more and more frequently on radio and television.

    Has anyone else noticed this, or does the problem lie with my ears only?

    1. TruckerRon Avatar

      I’ve heard a LOT of words being pronounced differently by younger speakers today. I had thought that with TV, radio, etc., that the spoken language would become more standardized and static… but it’s still changing.

      1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
        Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

        It is standardizing to a degree, I think. For example, finding someone who speaks with a true, rich Deep South accent and dialect is becoming increasingly difficult.

        Otherwise, I think you are correct.

        1. TruckerRon Avatar

          All I have to do to hear that accent is call my cousins back in the Memphis area. Within a couple of minutes, my accent will return in full force. My kids think it’s hysterical to listen to me when it happens!

          1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
            Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

            The same thing happens to me when I speak with my cousin in Bowling Green, Kentucky (I was born there). It feels good both to hear it and speak it. It also feels good to be called Ricky, which is my birth name.

            Hmm… Perhaps I should change my screen name to Ricky from Bowling Green.

  13. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Ghost and I often have too spell words for each other to understand what we are saying. We are both Southern.

    1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      Ah love it!

  14. emb Avatar
    emb

    Fortunately, in all my decades in Bemidji, NYC, NOLA+, Ann Arbor, etc., & overseas [USAF + Amer. tour groups], I don’t recall hearing “ekspecially,” from either students or their elders. Believe I have heard ” ‘specially.” Face masks are a benefit [required here by the MNDH] but they make understanding harder. Surprising how much conversation involves lip-reading.
    Peace,

    1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      Thanks. Perhaps there is still reason to hope that the nonstandard pronunciation will not sweep the nation.

      I gave up hoping that “hopefully” would subside, along with using “forthcoming” incorrectly.

  15. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Rick
    .
    Momma Bear had her wisdom teeth out 52 1/2 years ago – she said she looked like a Pocket Gopher.
    .
    I had one tooth out because it was sideways 40 years ago , went to my regular dentist, other than Novocain
    not even aspirin. (Aspirin may be contra-indicated because of blood thinning.) (Salt water rinse)
    Still have 3 (well still have 4th, but it is in box) maybe that is why I am such a wise acre.
    .
    Son had his out 25 yes ago before he got braces had to go to Dental Surgeon.
    .
    So everyone is different.

    1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      Thanks for the info.

      For some inexplicable, I was one of the fortunate ones.

  16. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Rixk I hope Ghost will not be angry I post this but his birth name is Jimmy. The famous writer was born Ricky, not Rick Braggs. It is a very Southern thing.

    So is the double name. None of my southern family call me Jackie but Jackquline. Many called me Jackquline Ann. I would love to hear that again.

    1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      Jackie:

      You’re right. It is indeed a very Southern thing.

      My middle name is Louis (as was my dad’s), and I used to be called Ricky Louis quite a bit, even when I wasn’t in trouble.

      I have not heard it in decades, and I miss it.

  17. Sideburns Avatar

    Today is my birthday; I’m now 72 years old.

    1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      Congratulations!!

      May you have many more years, all filled with health and happiness.

    2. Jackie Avatar
      Jackie

      Happy birthday from Jackie and Ghost!

  18. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    When a kid heard both names they knew they were in DEEP trouble –
    no matter what section of the country.
    .
    Our grandparents used the middle name – a Scandinavian thing I believe,
    but then we had 3 generations at a time (5 total -with cousins 7) with the same first name.
    .
    And no it was not Old 🙂

    1. Sideburns Avatar

      Yes, and that’s still true, sometimes. My sister’s dog is Sadie Elizabeth, but she only uses both names when the dog’s being bad. Mostly, my cat is just called Leo, but on rare occasions he’s bad enough to get called by his full name, Leopold! (The exclamation mark is part of his full name; a Know Award goes to the first person to explain why.)

  19. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Rick, Ghost middle name is a family last name that his family used for generations apparently. That is name they called him, not his first name. I found it all over on Ancestry. Com. I think that is another very Southern thing.

    My grandson has a last name for middle name. I know in going back in geneology generations it gets confusing. On my dad’s side they are all “Rufus,” All over America!

  20. TruckerRon Avatar

    Until I was about 10 and received a check for my birthday from my mom’s sister, I thought her name was Maryalice, not Mary Alice.

    1. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
      Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

      Ah love it.

      Nearly everyone pronounced Aunt Joan and Aunt Jo Ann. I honestly did not know how to spell her name correctly until my late teens, maybe early twenties.

      1. Steve From Royal Oak, MI Avatar

        My wife’s Aunt was Joan….pronounced Jo-Ann. She spent a lifetime correcting people on it.

    2. Sideburns Avatar

      And until I was old enough to read, I thought that the name of the potato chip company was Lauris Gutter.