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That’s J-a-n-i-s
By Jimmy Johnson
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58 responses to “That’s J-a-n-i-s”
If they’re not looking, they’re not breathing.
I thought about this strip yesterday.
Here’s a new story about Tom Magliozzi.
http://www.npr.org/2014/11/04/361408028/-we-have-learned-absolutely-nothing-tom-magliozzi-on-decades-of-car-talk
So did I, Jackie, but I didn’t have time to track it down in the archives. And I want to think there was a later cartoon or series of cartoons also featuring a call to Car Talk.
Excellent choice, J.J. Very sweet tribute.
very timely retro toon…thanks JJ
My dad was not an NPR kind of guy, but he loved Car Talk. I grew up listening to this show with my dad, got my love of cars from both my dad and this show and have fond memories of listening with my dad, giggling and learning stuff. A great legacy if you ask me.
Thank you for this tribute. Still enjoying listening the second time around.
We often listen to NPR while driving and Mike listens in his shop all the time. This was a show I enjoyed and it does hold up in repeats. It never REALLY seemed to be about cars.
Dementia and loss of cognitive process is so sad, so sad.
Love, Jackie
Jimmy: You did not need to make any comments… the strip says it all. Thank you!
Wow. Look at the old-fashioned phone.
1: Jimmy, thank you for posting that archived strip for us.
2: Now that election day is over, barring recounts and any follow-up elections, the bulk of the political ads are disappearing. That is something to be thankful for!
OTOH, there will be hundreds of hours wasted at the various TV and radio networks discussing what it all means and what the future holds.
I, for one, will not be watching or listening.
Lovely nod to a lovely human being.
Ron-
If a talking head babbles on the air but nobody listens, do they fade away, returning to the ethereal plane from which they were originally exiled? I’m willing to give it a try and not watch/listen.
Yes, Trucker, that should tide the talking heads over for a couple of weeks…until the 2016 campaign gets up to speed. I wonder which news network will be the first to use the tagline “Decision 2016”. Although it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that one already has.
Last night’s mention of spices made me think of cinnamon…which made me think of French toast…which I prepared for breakfast today. French toast is not only tasty, and not only makes a great breakfast on a fall morning, it makes the kitchen smell wonderful.
Slow cooker chili for lunch today. But you knew that, didn’t you?
What a great tribute….
Debbe 😉 Yep, I knew that about rats. If they had to be Nature’s own little breeding machines, why couldn’t they at least have been cute, like maybe miniature Teddy bears?
Did you know that a lion mates with a lioness in estrous every 10 to 15 minutes, throughout the female’s receptive period? Which can last from three days to a week. “King of the Jungle”, indeed. And apparently lionesses don’t get headaches.
Bryan: If enough of us tuned out, the networks would drop those talking heads rather than lose ad revenue. That still would allow those on the public networks to continue… until they quit garnering donations from the public.
Of course there will always be the private networks that pay little attention to the bottom line; I am not certain how they manage to stay on the air, but somehow they do.
Very nice strip, this!
Great tribute…….
we’ll all miss him JJ … thanks for the tribute.
Ghost, do you put vanilla and a little sugar in your French toast?
And grate a little orange peel in too. That REALLY makes kitchen smell fantastically pungent.
And thick cut Italian bread (unseeded) that is firm and a little aged. Cut about 2 inches thick, like a good steak.
We are French toast devotees here!
Love, Jackie
There was a mention, a few days ago, about putting chocolate into chili. I’d like to mention that it goes well the other way around, too. Try putting a dash of cayenne, or some other ground chili into a mug of hot chocolate. Not enough that you can feel the kick, unless you’re really into that kind of thing. You’ll find that it brings out the chocolate in a way you wouldn’t expect.
And, if you’re making up a dry rub for barbecued or grilled meats, and want to make sure that you end up with a good, dark brown surface, add a touch of unsweetened coco powder to the rub. Not only does it add another layer of depth to the flavor, it gives the final dish a great, dark brown color.
Janis: Hi, I’m Janis.
Tom: Where are you calling from, Janis?
Janis: [state]
Ray: Is that Janis with a J or a G?
Tom: She’s from [state]! With a J of course.