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Est. 1985

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Half Baked

By Jimmy Johnson


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When this cartoon originally appeared in 2009, my long-suffering editor Reed Jackson called to thank me for reflecting what goes on in his home when his wife bakes for the holidays. This made me feel good. Comics editors see a lot of comics, and they rarely have time or inclination to comment.

By the way, the T shirts are on sale now. I told you there would not be much fanfare. I also said I would return yesterday and discuss price. I’m sorry, but I was so busy making this thing happen that I didn’t have time to do that. The short-sleeve T shirts are $30, and the long-sleeve are $35. Yes, that’s a little pricey, I know. The software at eBay will tell you shipping is free, but it’s not. It’s simply factored in already, but it’s true there are no additional fees for shipping and handling. They’re just T shirts, but others and I have put a lot of effort into producing the best T shirt we can. Our T shirt is about as local as T shirts can be. Several colleagues have a hand in its production, and it’s labor intensive. I’ve already told you it takes nine manual passes of an ink squeegee to produce the sports-car shirt. I’m not going to tell you they’re a bargain; I just hope, if you buy one, you won’t be disappointed. To shop, just click on the subtle little banner at the top of this page. Thank you!

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188 responses to “Half Baked”

  1.  Avatar

    If you identified yourself Ghost I would probably tell you,

    It’s almost noon and I am awake finally. The rest of you have probably had breakfast, been to church and are getting ready to eat lunch. I need to wake up and take a bath, get dressed and get to my hair shop before they close. I keep missing them.

    And there’s the matter of unloading my groceries I forgot about last night.

  2. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    In early returns, The Cobra™ is leading THE Cat™, 78 – 57. (Not including any off-line sales.)

    Stay tuned to Breaking Tee Shirt News™ for all the latest updates.

  3.  Avatar

    How do you know? And what color?

    Did you go to church and fix your mama’s lunch already?

    I had a yummy Glucerna shake and read the pre-admit papers for my surgery. Female patients with larger than C cups are required to wear front opening sports bras to prevent distention of their incisions and slowing healing properly. What? So now I have to shop for and wear those?????

  4. Steve From Royal Oak, Mi Avatar

    I bring my phone with a 21 pixels camera. Between the fog and the sun burningvit off, it was quite beautiful. I did carry a camera in the 1999 Detroit Marathon as it was a great experience. I think I ran it in about 4:00 hours.

  5. Galliglo in Ohio Avatar
    Galliglo in Ohio

    Merry Christmas to me! Cobra-SS-Carolina Blue…

  6. sandcastler™ Avatar
    sandcastler™

    GR6, at these volumes, you will be assured there will be a slim chance of encountering someone wearing a matching shirt.

  7. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Yeah, sand, especially in a gym or on a firing range.

    Jackie: ebay tells me so, but does not give a breakdown by colors .

    Yes and yes.

    Sports bras are also an abomination before God and Man. Well, this man, anyway. If God hadn’t intended for them to jiggle, he would have made them out of..well, I don’t know, something doesn’t jiggle.

    Yeah, I understand they serve an important purpose for female runners and other active ladies, especially if they are generously endowed, but understanding of something doesn’t always equate with enthusiasm for it. 🙂

  8. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    It has been a couple days now, and still no acknowledgement of my emailed order from JJ.
    If you read this, JJ, please respond to the order so I know you received it.

  9.  Avatar

    I would Mail a check and a handwritten order CEP
    .
    Ghost,, I consider sports bras especially the front opening ones akin to binding feet and similar contrivance like the binding in 1700s to flatten breasts for flat fronts. In fact I honestly agree with Loon on the go Braless go top less front or back as well.

    There is a Loon isn’t there? Sand cleans for someone.

  10. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Mark

    That looks like them
    Will get the True value # but not sure they are a warehouse item.

    Debbe
    Make sure you and your minions are up to date with Tetanus shots especially with all the chicken dust.

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    I would say wear masks and Hazmat suits too but we all walked barefoot in the south with yard chickens running loose. Oh right, it’s endemic there isn’t it?

    Seriously, the shots are good advice but you’ve already probably ingested several pounds of toxins and fungal spores per capita.

  12. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    I would have sent a written order, but I do not have the mailing address. Does anyone?

  13. sandcastler™ Avatar
    sandcastler™

    I have this address from three years ago:

    James Johnson
    PO Box 70
    Camp Hill, AL 36850

  14.  Avatar

    That’s address I was going to look for on box my cartoon came in.

  15. Steve From Royal Oak, MI Avatar

    Well if you are running and not wearing a sports bra, then good luck.

  16. TruckerRon Avatar

    Regarding sports bras: If they make the ladies wearing them more comfortable and friendlier when they slow down their workout to talk to me, I’m all in favor of them!

  17. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    I hope we’re not depending too much on bombs and missiles to defeat threats to our country.

    http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/04/politics/air-force-20000-bombs-missiles-isis/index.html

  18. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    c ex-p, are you a member of Ebay? If you are, log in and go to the Galerie Arlo and Janis page. Look at the seller: Arloandjanis. Click on it and you will see a link with a blue envelope and the word Contact. Click on contact and it will let you send a question to him through Ebay.

  19. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Keep in mind, too, curmudgeonly ex-professor, this is the weekend. Jimmy might not be checking his email till Monday.

  20.  Avatar

    Read the munitions article. We have one of the largest munitions depots in country just south of me in McAlester, Oklahoma. It supplied most of the bombs during Vietnam War and still operates. Getting a job there is considered a plum around here.

    I am no longer in a position of anything more than hoping no one sabatages the munitions depots and blows up all the southern part of the county. But I used to see the human resources department head where we went to same nail salon. She said she had positions that went unfilled because no one could pass drug tests and background checks.

  21. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Debbe 😉 As I’ve said before, some mistakes are too much fun not to make again.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmIlUKo4dQc

  22. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    A cartoon within a cartoon? That zany McEldowney! What will he think of next?

  23.  Avatar

    Nothing original. 9CL.

    Who wears pajamas with feet (for women) that look like all manner of animals with matching caps or hoods with ears? Admittedly I have a dirty mind but I might or might not get by expressing what I thought, I have a good vocabulary that could slip by a computer that moderates.

    No bother, I want to know who wears some of the other ugly pajamas? I can’t imagine but maybe if I go back to Walmart at midnight I can take photos.

  24. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    Good morning Villagers…..

    John, thank you…..this keeps getting more complicated…I received a letter that I may be eligible for the Healthy Indiana Plan….my husband draws SSI, and is no longer considered income….The Marketplace sent info to Indiana….now I have to send $10 in to Anthem for their ‘Fast Track’ speed process…..arrggghhhh!!!!!

    Old Bear, thanks for the advice….now I need to figure out when my last tetanus shot was. You mentioned that when repairing belts, you used glue…can you tell me about that again and how, and what kind…please.

    Well, the kill boxes arrive today….the feed bins were empty yesterday, and the feed troughs are empty…..two days without food my Miss Prissies are missing….heh, even on death row you get a last meal……the ‘purge’ starts tomorrow……sigh. I am glad George and his hen are adapting to their new home. They even bought a heat lamp to keep them warm…awwww!!!

    I’ve got too many irons in the fire right now……IRS, HIP, ACA, hens going out….I don’t handle stress too well……

    Ya’ll have a blessed, stress free day….