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On the Rebound

By Jimmy Johnson

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.


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13 responses to “On the Rebound”

  1. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Unless Janis passes the rebounded sock back to Arlo, and he sinks his second shot, no assist will be awarded!

  2. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    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.

    1. Old Bear Avatar
      Old Bear

      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.
      .
      This is not the first time the delay has happened.

  3. emb Avatar
    emb

    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,

    1. Mark in TTown Avatar
      Mark in TTown

      There are still freak shows, but now they are on tv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLl5lWXmzFU

  4. Blinky the Wonder Wombat Avatar
    Blinky the Wonder Wombat

    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.

    1. Mark in TTown Avatar
      Mark in TTown

      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.

  5. Ruth Anne in Winter Park Avatar
    Ruth Anne in Winter Park

    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.

  6. TruckerRon Avatar

    Here’s a short film, The Butterfly Circus, that covers the “freak show” issues:
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p98KAEif3bI

  7. emb Avatar
    emb

    Thanks for reminding me of the details. I’m also reminded of HIPPA.
    Peace,

  8. DJJG Avatar
    DJJG

    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.

    1. Steve From Royal Oak, MI Avatar

      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.