As readers know, I’m not above taking a stab at a limerick, especially when I’m stuck for an original idea. I think this is one of my better efforts, probably because the meter so closely follows that with which we’re all familiar. “There once was a girl from, etc.” Commenters need not feel compelled to fill in the blanks. It would not work as well, however, if it weren’t a cartoon. The meaning of the verse is clearer and, I dare say, funnier, because it is paired with the drawings. Words and artwork in mutual support. That, children, is the very definition of a comic strip. Sorry I missed yesterday; I was traveling.
12 responses to “Jacks Are Wild”
I didn’t like this comic until I saw it with the first two panels with Arlo and Janis. It makes much more sense with that lead-in.
Agree.
Not sure I follow; you’re saying it works better for you if you imagine it’s Arlo leaving Janis?
Never happen.
No, but it wouldn’t, but the joke is Janis’ paranoia that Arlo would run off due to a mid-life crisis. (This was a common theme in the earlier strips.)
Re 2-19-20 real-time cartoon: On second thought…never mind. 😉
Decorah north eagle having roadkill for lunch. Ish. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
https://explore.org/livecams/birds/decorah-eagles-north-nest
Peace,
I don’t know about anybody else, but I like your poetry. I just wonder why more cartoonists don’t try their hands at it.
Enjoyed lunch today on the back patio with our view of the mountains over our big desert wash, plus goldfinches and a cardinal at our feeders. Tucson in February. Ahhh….
Nancy, I’m jealous [tho thankful for much else]. E.g. [PG13], just saw the little guy on the L copulate w/ the big gal on the R. Am told this happens often when egg-laying is imminent. These 2 have, for eagles, a lovely nest nearby, but no eggs yet.
https://explore.org/livecams/birds/decorah-eagles-north-nest
Peace,
Same site. She’s now upper L, he lower R. In this pair, he’s not only smaller, but sleeker. She often looks like she just got up, needs her morning coffee, & such. Peace,
Catching a fish can be exciting…
https://www.ksl.com/article/46719285/have-you-seen-this-little-boy-thrilled-to-catch-fish
Wait, Jimmy– wasn’t this story also made into the Bruce Springsteen song, Hungry Heart?