You might be forgiven for thinking that I was going to take “vacation week” off after talking about it last week. Well, not entirely. Here’s an old A&J from 2002. This cartoon was drawn with a felt-tip pen, which I have experimented with off and on over the years. It looks terrible, doesn’t it? The joke, however, is an old favorite of mine. Good writing rescues bad drawing almost every time! I expect to be here tomorrow, on the Fourth, but I want to go ahead and wish you a happy and safe holiday. Thanks for reading A&J!
Safety in Numbers
by Jimmy Johnson
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9 responses to “Safety in Numbers”
As part of having a happy and safe holiday be sure to protect everyone and every pet who has sensitive hearing. And if you’re doing fireworks, remember that used fireworks often contain embers and can flare up again. Douse them thoroughly before putting them in the trash.
It is always good to thank your guests. As a guest, thank you for the fun filled strips over the years. We appreciate you. Even when you use a felt tip pen, which I really don’t have a problem with.
Re 7-3-19 real-time cartoon: So, Janis is implying, “thirteensome good, threesome bad?” I need to think about that.
I’m thinking she means, “A dozen of me could split the chores, but I definitely don’t want a ménage à trois, even with myself!”
Happy 4th and thanks for the years of laughs, Jimmy.
Even the best felt tip pens just don’t have the same life as a good dip pen. I never think your art looks ‘terrible’ but the artist is usually his own harshest critic. I know I look at my paintings and see the flaws first, beauty later.
Did he mean “two dozen”?
And another childhood icon bites the dust: http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2019/07/03/the-madness-ends/?fbclid=IwAR0QzZcxrR22LwdHxSpHboj_awrdOZwOoSqethkoO38zEPgwxreoxgUcNBg
What, me worry?
It has been a bad day.
Half way through a half gallon of Blue Bell Rocky Road debating should I leave some for breakfast?
Sorry that it was a bad day yesterday Jackie.
My guess is that Janice said a dozen, since that is clearly impossible. The two, not so impossible, but one of them wouldn’t be her… some of the old insecurity creeping back in?