This comic strip from ten years ago this month is an excellent example of the subtlety for which A&J is known. Subtlety usually elicits one of three responses: “That’s cute;” “I like funny comic strips,” and, most often, “I don’t get it.” I suppose this particularly strip could have been made better if I’d added a thought balloon in the first panel, reading, “Boy, I really do like to relax and do nothing in the beautiful spring weather” and another in the second panel to the effect, “I sure do like to work hard in the yard and garden when spring finally comes!” I’m sorry. I’m not talking about you. You wouldn’t be here if you didn’t get it. It’s just that I woke up in a snarky mood.
Feverish Plans
By Jimmy Johnson
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317 responses to “Feverish Plans”
OF blowing NOW.
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
That was me, but you knew that. Apparently a virus scan wipes my data out.
There may be a new prediction soon at:
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
Peace, emb
Ghost, in relation to your quote yesterday about helping others:http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/03/do_you_know_this_nurse_man_sea.html#incart_2box
In keeping with the Vital Topic of boobies, Our Humble Author works the Venus De Milo into the mix any chance he gets. A few days after today’s retro strip, Arlo encounters the VDM on 3/10/15. And giggles.
The VDM had made an earlier appearance, on 9/25/96, but alas… she had her back turned.
I attempted to post links to the strips at GoComics, but the post immediately went to the 9th Circle of Moderation Hades. Not having a second grader handy to assist me with this tech problem, I leave it to the more savvy among us to post the links here, otherwise you will have to navigate the GoComics calendar to find the strips.
…and the first date above should read 3/10/05.
Gremlins. Gotta be.
You too, Brute? Ok, that wa Miss Piggy trying to quote Julius Caesar Et tu Brut and Spell Check doesn’t speak Latin either. I woke up so I won’t even write what I said but it was not aimed at the Village
I miss all of you daily when you aren’t here.
Jj I forgot to say that this is what I read A n J for and you are the sole strip I still read daily or often at all.
Stay subtle, my friend.
You say subtle, I say the shoe fits.
http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/2005/03/10
http://www.gocomics.com/arloandjanis/1996/09/25
I think Arlo is giggling at the combination of the gnome and VDM. The gnome has a sort of leer/guilty look to me.
Somebody warn Churchy, its Friday the 13th.
What do you want to bet that some newspaper, somewhere, didn’t erase a certain “dot” before publishing the 3-10-05 cartoon?
And yes, I had the same thought about the gnome, leer-wise. He’s also leaning.
Aha, GR6… the key is to put only ONE link in a post. Two apparently sends you to Davy Jones’ Locker.
Il faut savoir les coutumes locales. Quand à Rome, fais comme les Romains ne… ou les Wisigoths.
Correct on all points. That is a subtle pun..
The water is an intense aqua blue and I actually would like this were I on the water.
Evan,
Une orgie de jardin?
Sand, la femme, je vais la chercher! Le gnome… pas tellement…
Not only is today Friday 13th
But tomorrow is once in a century “Pi day.” The one that will work out to seconds.
3/14/15 9′ 26″
Try this –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWbKwOrnB-E
Une pierre ne parle jamais ..
This is rather long but the important bits are in the beginning and the entertainment at the end,
around 24 Min mark. The millionth decimal number of Pi is 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Welatppzk
Ghost, I knew YOU would find those links!
Gal, just wait you until you see the compilation of skimpily-clad, underwear-clad, topless and nude Janis cartoons on which I’m working. 🙂
Jackie, what was your point? 😉
And ref the “dot”, as someone once said here, “Without nipples, breasts would have no point.”
Esprit, pointillisme est vieille école.
Unlike Pogo, Friday the 13th has become a lucky day for me. It was last month’s 13th when I got the call for a matching kidney. This 13th shows slow but continued improvement in kidney function. My last dialysis was 13 days ago. (Long enough that I would be very near death without a working kidney.) The only possible remaining complication is I may have a surgical hernia under part of my incision. My doctor is waiting to see if the swelling reduces. It is possible that it is also a large solid blood clot between layers of tissue. Of course, the foot is still broken… One thing at a time.
Friday the 13th or any 13 is a lucky date,
What point would you like?