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The Finish Line

By Jimmy Johnson

(Might as well see this Gene thing through. I’m guessing the Summer Olympics were going on when these posts appeared in 2012.)
The closing ceremony is upon us; our Gene Olympiad is coming to an end with today’s 10 classic cartoons from 1992. You don’t have to suffer withdrawal, though. Come back regularly to arloandjanis.com for an
Arlo & Janis cartoon from the past and other activities. Extinquish the torch! Furl the flags! The official proceedings are concluded, but stick around: the Rolling Stones and Elton John will be along any minute now.

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101 responses to “The Finish Line”

  1. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    I thought I remembered a movie or tv show about one of her stories. From Wikipedia: Henderson’s story “Pottage” was made into the 1972 ABC-TV Movie, The People, featuring William Shatner, Kim Darby, and Diane Varsi, and concerning the story of a group of humanoid extraterrestrials who live in an isolated rural community on Earth.[17] It was the directorial debut for John Korty and was produced by his sometime partner Francis Ford Coppola.[18] It has been released on VHS format by Prism Entertainment and DVD format by American Zoetrope.

  2. Rick in Shermantown, Ohio Avatar
    Rick in Shermantown, Ohio

    Mark:

    Thanks.

  3. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Rick in Shermatown, Welcome, enjoy.

  4. emb Avatar
    emb

    Here’s a Geo. Carlin bit from cited from the current A.W.A.D. News. Very Strunkian.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0&feature=youtu.behttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSp8IyaKCs0&feature=youtu.be

    Peace,

  5. Lost in A**2 Avatar
    Lost in A**2

    That TV movie was my introduction to Z Henderson, but I didn’t know it until I discovered her in the scool library a little later.

  6. Jym Dyer Avatar
    Jym Dyer

    ? I remember an earlier “secular humanism” strip, from the 1980s. Arlo explains that word problems in math are there to make you think for yourself, and Gene is aghast, because that’s secular humanism!

  7. Galliglo in Ohio Avatar
    Galliglo in Ohio

    Thanks for the link, Mark. I may order it. It has been a very long time since I read “The People” stories. I think I would like to re-visit them.

  8. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Galliglo, I see by the online references that Ms. Henderson was an elementary school teacher. No wonder the stories were so good!

  9. emb Avatar
    emb

    Mark:

    That’s borderline religious, or just good theology. I love lots of people, but sometimes Annie [beagle/basset cross] helped remind me of that. Also loved our dogs & cats, and a certain orangutan.

    The notion that critters have no souls seems deficient. Cows like a brass combo. Has anyone tried them w/ a string quartet, trio, or whatever. Joe, a bad tempered Bronx Zoo hated me, and everyone else. Wonder how he sees things now?

    Peace,

  10. emb Avatar
    emb

    “bad tempered Bronx Zoo rhino hated me…”

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    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Today’s [8/21] cartoon:

    Another nasty kind of garbage, especially in the hot sun, is chicken remains. The shrimp need not be boiled for their odor; raw ones are also tragic to the nose.

    Doesn’t Janis deserve a little curve in her caboose? That horizontal flat line is so unbecoming….

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