I’m running a bit late this morning, and I don’t have a lot of time, so I’m leaving you with this classic from 2003.
On the Rebound
by Jimmy Johnson
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13 responses to “On the Rebound”
Here’s a more direct link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamniotic_twins
Peace,
Unless Janis passes the rebounded sock back to Arlo, and he sinks his second shot, no assist will be awarded!
emb
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Co-joined twins?
When Go Comics is behind like yesterday – just hit the forward button.
This is not the first time the delay has happened.
See if I get it right this time.
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emb
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Co-joined twins?
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When Go Comics is behind like yesterday – just hit the forward button
under the cartoon strip.
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This is not the first time the delay has happened.
OB:
“Co-joined twins” is synonymous with what used to be called Siamese twin, legitimately no longer PC. Term arose because [I think] a surviving pair from Sri Lanka were exhibited decades back by Barnum & Bailey or some such. I hope there are no longer freak shows, and will not get political.
Peace,
There are still freak shows, but now they are on tv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLl5lWXmzFU
emb-
It was actually brothers from Siam, Chang and Eng Bunker. Co-joined at the chest and sharing a liver, they made a fortune in the antebellum era in the side-shows and exhibitions. Interestingly, they married sisters and each had several children. Their families lived in separate houses, where the twins took alternating three-day stays.
Some of the performers went with the shows voluntarily because it was the only way they could earn a living with their disabilities. It also gave them a chance to travel, meet new people, including others with disabilities, and live better lives than they could have if kept at home. Of course, there were those who were taken advantage of and abused, but they were not in the majority. Check out a book called Very Special People by Frederick Drimmer.
The subject of freak shows reminded me of an article I read a long time ago about the photographer Diane Arbus. She did a lot of work with what we now refer to as “marginalized groups”. One of her comments that struck me then and has stuck with me was (roughly) that the “freaks” were mentally healthier than many so-called “normal” people because the worst possible thing had already happened to them and they had survived, while the rest of us have to live with not knowing when or if the worst might happen.
Here’s a short film, The Butterfly Circus, that covers the “freak show” issues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p98KAEif3bI
Thanks for reminding me of the details. I’m also reminded of HIPPA.
Peace,
Panel four: Jimmy’s drawing, of Janis’s toes and knee, reminds me, for the first time, of James Thurber’s drawing. It’s the correct angles and all, but a little bit rubbery and thus very, very slightly sketchy.
I think that is a good analogy. A friend from college did a strip for the student paper and blatantly copied Doonesbury’s style. By his Senior year, the drawings had evolved and he had more of his own style.