Remember “More” magazine? It was a magazine dedicated to telling women how great it is to be old. “More” ceased publication in April. Gee, imagine that. This is a special Saturday edition of arloandjanis.com. As I told you earlier this year, I will be in New England for the Boston Comic Con, Aug. 12-14, and for the Vermont Comic Con, Aug. 27=28. I have a lot of readers in New England, and I am looking forward to meeting some of them. I just learned, however, that the Boston Comic Con potentially could sell out of tickets before the event, meaning buying tickets online beforehand is the only way to guarantee entrance. If you’re interested, you can visit their Web site. I thought I should mention it. Exhibitors (That would be me!) don’t get a direct share of the gate. They just sell things. At the A&J table, autographs and conversation will be free. I hope to see as many of you as possible.
140 responses to “Continued Beach Erosion”
Ghost I have actually found some orange crocheted string bikini tops and Bottoms. Obviously they were ordered for no one bigger than a 34C size, more like the tall lithe one in the cartoon. I require a 42DDD still. I would do better to cut the straps off and spray body glue on and glue pieces.
I would be delighted to buy one for Debbe and mail it to her. Since they tie on both hips and four straps on top Debbe could make adjustments. Not sure inspectors will let her pass?
Not sure about Debbe or the inspectors, but if she ever has to go back to wearing a hazmat suit, I’d love to imagine she’s wearing an orange string bikini under it, 😉
I will see about mailing one to her. There’s a huge sale on going. There isn’t one in my size. Besides I want to send her a small book, so a small string bikini and a small book would fit in small postal envelope. Inspiration in a sack.
Inspiration indeed. Both hers and his.
Jackie, wonder if Debbe could get someone to paint an orange string bikini on the outside of the hazmat suit. Like to see her boss’ face then.
Thanks, JJ, for explaining “More” magazine reference. I had never heard of it so did not know it’s apparent purpose. That’s why I never saw the point of that strip before. Why didn’t I google it? Figuring the name was made up, such research didn’t seem profitable. NOW I appreciate the strip!
At the end of the first strip above, isn’t Janis a bit baggy in the butt?
Debbe 😉 Alison let her hair down for this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgzs6pT26KI
There was also a magazine marketed to more ample sized women that was supposed to make you feel better about yourself and your body. I have forgotten the name naturally, they went out of print the month before my essay of southern genre ran. And yes, it included mention of that infamous red convertible.
I have published and written and sold articles to both magazines and newspapers for over 50 years.
It was the ONLY one I ever got accepted by a woman’s magazine and I was thrilled. Kiss of death.
So the essay was never published anywhere?
Ghost, I think you and Debbe will like this. It was on the side of the page with your song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf2O3OAQjng
It looked like Jimmy, Robert and John were enjoying it!
I will mail you a copy to a blind postal box or general delivery. I started writing for boating guys about that time, being discouraged by the ten or more rejection letters per week. Southern Living did send nice encouraging ones, even personal enough to make you keep trying. Tried at least once a month and they hired Rick Bragg.
Who can compete with a Pulitzer prize winner who is about the funniest Southern humorist to come down a dirt road?
You would be surprised at the content.
Just read this and loved it. Hal said lived.
I am a Louisiana woman. I was born with my heart on my sleeve, a fire in my soul and a mouth I can’t control.
Good morning Villagers….
You all are nuts….that’s why I love this place….ya’ll just like fam damily. 🙂 I do have some bright orange twine at work, unfortunately I don’t knit.
Jackie, I’d have to go back and find your public email address, I failed to write it down. Would love to have that book thought.
Mark, forgot to thank you for the eggsplanation of the saw dust. We use saw dust to cover the dead at the compost area…..which brings me to…
Ruth Anne, was thinking of Monty Python’s “Holy Grail” yesterday while looking for dead hens….the scene where they are piling on the dead and he hollers “bring out your dead”!
…and Mark, good for you to get a health check up.
gotta go…..
GR 😉 read they are planning a final tour, yeah right….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL4uESRCnv8
woke up in the recliner last night to Robert Plant on AXES channel….wasn’t too impressed with his solo songs
Orange twine = The ultimate orange “string” bikini 😀
With Ludwig subbing for David McCallum.
I am willing to agree to anything involving Ludwig AND David Macullum two males I’d be happy to find in my bed with Dickens and me. Both sexy and funny and charming.
Now will someone explain what Sand means?
Good morning. Enjoy church or however you worship.
I wonder if the net ate a previous comment from Sand. I don’t understand if he’s talking about The Man From Uncle or NCIS.
Debbe, it was this : jackie.monies2324@gmail.com
Okay, I just read the comments and today’ (Sunday’s) strip, and I think that’s what Sand is referring to-the movie The Great Escape, and a scene where the prisoners, including David McCallum as Eric Ashley-Pitt, whose job was “dispersal”. He would fill his trouser pockets with tunnel dirt and scatter it around the compound as he strolled, thus hiding the evidence. Ludwig isn’t quite as talented at it, as Arlo and Janis are left cleaning up the mess. 🙂
Hey, Jimmy’s not the only one to slip jokes past the censors: http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2016/MGG-2016-06-26.gif
Somehow my mind went to David Maccullum unknitting an orange string bikini as Ilyan and spy.
I knew about the dirt dispersal in movie but had forgotten it was his character who did it.
Time to crawl out of bed. Dickens has abandoned all hope hours ago.
Had to get off small cell phone and go large screen to read Marks cartoon so I looked at today’s real time here. Now I get it! It was lost on tiny phone. Ludwig has pockets and pants legs!
Village has vanished like Brigadoon.