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Deal of the Art

By Jimmy Johnson



I’m a little late today, but I have managed to be here every day since Tuesday. I am in a hurry, so I’m leaving you with the remaining to strips from the 1997 arts-festival series. I enjoyed drawing this series, and I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing it again in its six-day entirety. See you next week!

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184 responses to “Deal of the Art”

  1. Steve From Royal Oak, MI Avatar

    Ghost: I am a big Jim Parsons and Big Theory fan and yes, I would have used that but it happen years before the show. I think that I may have done something like that before anyway. Years after it happened, I was taking a customer to lunch and as he got out of the car, he told me to wait. Apparently my former co-worker that told me to smile was going into the restaurant and my client did not want to have to talk to the guy. So it wasn’t just me!

    willardbrook: I wanted you to know that I was never in the “in-crowd” in school and frankly go out of my way to keep from being in such crowd. I take pride in my individuality.

    Oh yeah, I have never understood poetry either. I would never begrudge anyone that enjoys it though.

  2. emb Avatar
    emb

    Steve: A&J or maybe Blondie. We should be happy Unger doesn’t go there. Peace,

  3. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Debbe ๐Ÿ˜‰ I’ll do better. Honest.

    Ever noticed that when someone tells you “Honest”, that’s usually not what they are being? ๐Ÿ™‚ I will, though.

    Jackie:

    “It’s a mess, ain’t it, Sheriff?”

    “If it ain’t, it’ll do till the mess gets here.”

    And we have a clique here?? Why didn’t someone tell me?

  4. Carol from Pickwick Avatar
    Carol from Pickwick

    I’ve had these 2 strips on my fridge since the day they were in the newspaper! Classic A&J. Would love to see them up for auction, JJ!

  5. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Yes, cartoonists have been putting naked ladies into bath tubs for many years. Thanks, cartoonists!

    See, Jackie, no problem with nudity here. ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Jerry in Fl Avatar
    Jerry in Fl

    I’m home after a 3,000 mile trip and obviously tired. I got home last night and I’ll be back with more at a later time. Sorry about all I missed but hopefully you will fill in the blanks for me.

  7. TruckerRon Avatar

    It’s amazing how many Youtube views a mom wearing a Chewbacca mask can get!

    http://www.ksl.com/?sid=39853199&nid=1017

  8. Steve From Royal Oak, MI Avatar

    Trucker Ron: Saw that on FB the other day. I still don’t get it.

  9. emb Avatar
    emb

    Is there anything worth getting? I’ve seen that woman’s twins hundreds of times. They’re not funny, just annoying, and pathetic. God’s children, of course, so I love them, but sure don’t like them.

    Peace,

  10.  Avatar

    About our “clique ” I wonder if our clique is based on being different and individualistic? The only cliques I ever belonged to were based on being alike and I was kicked out post hadte, finishing g school, sorority, ROTC, church, you name it. I am so none clique I ended up being a cool.kid by being an oddball.

    Maybe that is our clique, the oddball clique?

  11. Charlotte in NH Avatar
    Charlotte in NH

    Steve from Royal Oak, thank you for the kind words about poetry, which I enjoy and read quite often. Jerry in Fla, glad to hear you are safely back from your trip. Hope you can tell us more about it when you have rested up.

  12. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Jackie, Bingo! You’ve put your finger on it. Either the others wouldn’t have us, or we wouldn’t want to be like them. Have a safe trip to Texas for the boat building session and don’t over do the manual labor either.

  13. Ruth Anne in Winter Park Avatar
    Ruth Anne in Winter Park

    I too always equated “in crowd” with “clique” and some degree of exclusivity. With this crowd however all it takes is to chime in – it might be an opinion, a random thought, whatever. Sometimes it’s the whatevers that start the most fun!

  14.  Avatar

    We are so inclusive we include the trolls. Look what a pack we are!

    The orphans got rounded up from a lot of disparate places and personalities. But that is the way with orphans and homeless.

  15. emb Avatar
    emb

    What is the reddish-brown mammal in the Decorah-eagles-north-nest? [Have to do a search.] Puddytat?

    Peace,

  16. emb Avatar
    emb

    Fawn, now that the eaglet is not blocking the view of its head. Wonder if it was carrion or if an adult actually dispatched it. No telling.

    Peace,

  17. emb Avatar
    emb

    Not a very young fawn; no spots.

  18. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    70+ million hits on a video of a woman in a Wookie mask? The only explanation I can posit is that every last cat worshiper with InterWebNet service has finally seen every last cat video/photo on the IWN and has nothing else to watch. Confirmation will occur if that is found to be concurrent with swine have taken flight; Hades having iced over; and a true statesperson and patriot announcing an independent bid for the office of US President.

  19. Gary Avatar
    Gary

    Oddball? Moi? I think we are just different than the banal riff-raff.

  20. Sideburns Avatar

    GR6, if you read Dante’s Inferno, you’ll learn that the innermost circle of the Pit is iced over. For a more modern take on the same location, read Inferno, by Niven and Pournelle and its sequel, Escape From H3!!. (The last word was modified to avoid moderation.) Both books contain sins that Dante never dreamt of, and the second explains why there’s a small area just before the second cliff that seems to be unoccupied by any tormented souls.

  21. TruckerRon Avatar

    Does anyone play with Legos? My main experience has been in stepping on the in the dark and trying to not teach my daughters how to swear like a trucker.

    http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1017&sid=39864570

    I’ve toured the actual castle, and I’m impressed with this man’s work!

  22. TruckerRon Avatar

    “stepping on the in the dark” ==> “stepping on them in the dark”

  23.  Avatar

    Gary, if I’d said that moi’d all been seen as elitist members of a chick click from Debbe’s clunkers and I am too tired to be clever.
    Oddball is achievable tired.

    When did Dallas start at the Red River and expand to Waco? We are turning into Florida, at least along the intetstates. There is a Pollo Tropical next to my motel. My favorite Cuban chain from Miami, open one month. Can’t remember but maybe they do breakfast?

  24. emb Avatar
    emb

    Did a Pollo T. search. Mixed reviews, often / staff problems. All current locations way South. They may not reach here in time. Will gladly settle for Qdoba, pseudo Mex. Peace,

  25.  Avatar

    Cluckers not clunkers, Debbe. You biddies are not clunkers although Hal thinks they are your buddies, along with clunkers.