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Kid Stuff

By Jimmy Johnson


Since we’re revisiting some really old material, we might as well emphasize son Gene as a young boy, for that element of the strip has long vanished. Little-kid jokes always were fun and, yes, easy. It’s hard to think of Gene being born into an era when the landline telephone still enjoyed primacy, but it’s true. This is, after all, the “Summer of 35” celebration, an observance of 35 years of Arlo & Janis.


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63 responses to “Kid Stuff”

  1. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Steve f RO – be careful – that wedding in Maine got out of hand. A Super Spreader. 177 got Covid.
    .
    Judy i C early TV was REALLY like that – the name and a character were only thing the same.
    Movies liked to include a woman even if there were none in the book.
    .
    Ghost – the end of True Grit the movie (IMHO) was better than the book.
    .
    The end of The Maltese Falcon (Tom says: “What is this thing” Sam: “The thing that dreams are made of.”) was way better
    than the book ending. ( And it was an after thought). Though the screen play follows the book closer than any other I have read & seen.
    The cinematography and sets were excellent. Colorization did nothing for it – and is shown in B&W almost exclusively now.
    .

  2. Steve From Royal Oak, MI Avatar

    Somewhere in Times was a much better movie than the book. The hero in the book is having a bad dream and/or brain tumor.

    I also like the movie Wizard of Oz better than the book, but then I loved the movie.

    1. Jackie Avatar
      Jackie

      Agree with you on both.

  3. Bonnie from Gloucester MA Avatar
    Bonnie from Gloucester MA

    The little “Equinox Ritual” referenced in today’s strip? Ooooh, why didn’t I ever think of that. Yeah, time isn’t kind to much of anything. You acquire some wisdom, maybe. That’s a good thing at least.

  4. W in FL Avatar
    W in FL

    Sadly the comments on today’s comic degenerated quickly after a brief reference to Seattle by one commenter. They were agreeing with the sentiment of the strip and made the mistake of bemoaning the end of BBQ season and the start of the rainy season in the Seattle area. Amazing how something lilke that could set people off.

  5. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Haters got to HATE!
    .
    Under Bridge Symbionts go after anything that moves.

  6. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    I never post nor read The Dark Side. There are some odd people over there. I do read and post in the Facebook page Fans of Arlo and Janis. I trust Jim the moderator/Administrator to herd us up and cut out any bad doggies.

    No it takes little to set people off. Surely I have told the story of the little yellow ducky on the Easter chocolate in my candy store?

    It ended with the SWAT team, the suicide prevention team, child social workers taking the baby while mother was taken by police to mental hospital. Really ruined sales on Saturday before Easter

    1. Mark in TTown Avatar
      Mark in TTown

      I don’t think I”ve heard that one, Jackie.

  7. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Mark we boxed candy in attractive white boxes tied in ribbons. She saw the yellow ducky going in some6 else’s box.

    She was going to kill baby, kill herself, kill customer, etc
    We got customers out, police came SWAT team set up. Bonnie my sweet designer clerk talked her into letting her hold baby and pass it outside..

    This took up a couple hours on day before Easter The lady with the tiny Duckie never got it and I seem to recall eating it personally

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    Rick Bagby

    I watched “Cosmos” last evening and was mildly entertained but not impressed.

    I will give it one more chance before I make a decision to watch or not to watch.

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