Ouch. I reasoned a snowfall cartoon would be appropriate for many of you today. Here, it’s cold rain and mud. I enjoy drawing snow scenes. I think most cartoonists do. If you go strictly by the funny pages, you’d think that the U.S. is one big Sweden. For one thing, snow is versatile. It can be beautifully rendered; what is prettier than virgin snow? Or, it can be quickly and economically rendered. One can even get away with depicting snow by drawing… nothing! Plus, snow evokes response: it’s lovely, it’s special, it’s uncomfortable, it’s messy. But most of all, cartoonists think, “It’s January. Great! I can do a snow cartoon.”
176 responses to “The Snows of Janis an’ Arlo”
wish we were getting snow instead of this ice storm!
Today’s retro cartoon should forever set to rest the theory that Arlo and Janis live in the Deep South…unless it’s retro’d all the way back to January 1st of 1964, when reports were that the Sugar Bowl in Tulane Stadium in NOLA was played in six inches of snow.
Jackie, as Robin Williams once said, “Cocaine is God’s way of telling you you have too much money.” He would have known.
Heard from your doc yet? If not, it may be time for you to throw a fit, albeit in a Southern lady-like manner, of course. (BTW, if one knows what hissy fits and conniption fits are, one is probably well-read; if one knows the difference in them, one is probably a Southerner.)
What kind of insider information do you have to time things like this? You do have to be familiar with a large snowfall though to understand the quiet it can leave behind.
Ooops forgot you have no real lead time for the retros like the dailies.
Hey, I was there for that record snowfall in Louisiana in 1964. Also a pretty intense deep one in 1960 ? When we all shut down for days and one in 1972 0r 73 when New Orleans shut down for snow storm. Must have been 73 or 74, my daughter played in it. They happen so seldom we remember.
No, I am moving to hissy fit category for more than one reason today. Swelling may be down I hope. I am keeping that appointment with plastic surgeon no matter how bad I look. This is advance planning strategic reconnaissance visit anyway. I figure he’s good or my cardiologist wouldn’t have put latest investment in his hands. Time to find out what’s possible.
Ghost, you know what you say about those taking off their clothes being the one you wish wouldn’t? I was cleaning my desk last night and took my membership information and magazines out, no one had better join a nudist club or resort for purient reasons! Those are not people who should be exposing it all! I must confess that the naked bodies I have seen fell into the want to see group in most cases so I was unprepared for that.
Me, I still want to be in that want to see group even at my age. I am superficial I suppose.
Hey, I was there for that record snowfall in Louisiana in 1964. Also a pretty intense deep one in 1960 ? When we all shut down for days and one in 1972 0r 73 when New Orleans shut down for snow storm. Must have been 73 or 74, my daughter played in it. They happen so seldom we remember.
No, I am moving to hissy fit category for more than one reason today. Swelling may be down I hope. I am keeping that appointment with plastic surgeon no matter how bad I look. This is advance planning strategic reconnaissance visit anyway. I figure he’s good or my cardiologist wouldn’t have put latest investment in his hands. Time to find out what’s possible.
Ghost, you know what you say about those taking off their clothes being the one you wish wouldn’t? I was cleaning my desk last night and took my membership information and magazines out, no one had better join a nudist club or resort for purient reasons! Those are not people who should be exposing it all! I must confess that the naked bodies I have seen fell into the want to see group in most cases so I was unprepared for that.
Me, I still want to be in that want to see group even at my age. I am superficial I suppose.
I was going to say Snow is a cartoonist’s best friend as is night time talks in the pitch black.
I was going to say Snow is a cartoonist’s best friend as is night time talks in the pitch black.
I was going to say Snow is a cartoonist’s best friend as is night time talks in the pitch black.
Sorry Jackie, I couldn’t resist!
Mom [from Bay St. Louis] used ‘conniption fit’ often; I gathered it was a noisy, rude sort of behavior. Only ran into hissy fit after we moved here, always or mostly used by a woman. Name itself suggests it is not polite, but otherwise, I don’t know the difference, nor if there are widely accepted definitions. Colloquialisms are like that.
Today’s TIP BlogSpot:
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
The large cat in front and also the kitten on the left are, like the two humans, females. I’ve not tried to look up the artist or title; takes too long. Also, need to read last night’s/this morning’s earlier posts.
Peace, emb
emb, if you’ve ever heard two cats having a verbal argument, you’ve heard a hissy fit.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hissy+fit
I have, but that would imply that it takes two agents. freedictionary defines it as a childish temper tantrum, which could be only one agent, which is likely true of conniptions. Of course, most of these tantrums or fits are more apt to occur if there is an audience in addition to an agent. People are such fun. I could elaborate, but HIPPA.
Peace, emb
Conniptions often involve throwing things other than a fit and frothing at the mouth. Hissy is just verbal.
Off to hardware store. They tell me Main street is open now. We have two stop lights and a Main Street where most businesses are or just off of.
My home repairs workman’s wife was 911 when came down. He said her boss went to pieces and Debbe held it together all day, then came home and went to bed.
emb, sorry for the confusion. I didn’t mean to imply it took two, I was using the vocal sounds and the general physical actions to illustrate what one sounds like. Don’t know if the cats hissing might have influenced the naming of the event.
Hey, am I that old? The biggest snow in Baton Rouge that I remember is 1948! Lasted for a few days too. That is really rare.
JJ, You are right about snow. I worked at a men’s clothing store for a few weeks back in the 60’s and the manager, Frank Malesik, who just died a few months ago at 90+, told me that people buy more when it snows but not when it rains. He loved snow. May he rest in peace.
God bless us every one.
EMB,You are correct about the cats. Tricolor is a sex linked gene and they are females.
Blessings on every one.
By the way, I like the pun title for the retro strip.
Finally! He’s there for real.
https://nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/hu.jpg
Right. Tricolor requires that the two X chromosomes of females carry different color alleles, so a normal calico or tortie must be female. Those pictured were calico, as opposed to the more finely grained tortoise shells. The blotchiness is governed by a locus on one of the autosomes, and therefore is not X-linked. This w/b old hat to many in the Village; t’was a topic maybe 2-3 years before you came on board. If I remember, Wiki and maybe other sites are good.
Peace, emb
Debbe
as per your 2″ snow
I have seen a lot of 10% chance of snow – much of it above my knees.
Will get you SKU of thingies you put on shoes to prevent sitzmarks.
OF NOW!
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
[Running late for both my lunch and my lunchtime bloggery agitation]
With the great increase of women’s interest in self defense and the shooting sports, it was just a matter of time until these appeared…Tactical Yoga Pants.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/6E1A5179-440×660.jpg
Not a look I’d adopt personally, but a look I certainly wouldn’t mind giving a look. (I do have a pair of boots that are very similar to hers, though.)
Nope, wouldn’t mind at all…
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/6E1A5088-440×660.jpg
A lot of craftsmanship in this snow cartoon. The rendering of the falling snow, the fluffy “HEY!” that can travel perhaps a foot before it is muffled, the completely gray third panel with snowflakes now having some white mixed in with the various shades of gray… all very evocative of such a snowfall.
Of course, there is also a reason the happy song is “Walking In A Winter Wonderland” instead of “DRIVING In A Winter Wonderland”… the latter would likely need an Advisory sticker for some of the lyrics…
Everyone stay safe and warm!
Old Bear, how about these for Debbe? http://www.amazon.com/Icegrips-Traction-Prevent-Slipping-Replacement/dp/B00HMWZCDO
Yoga pants sort of fall into the same category as Jackie’s nudist magazines…most women I’ve seen wearing them fall into the “shouldn’t” group. There was a happy exception last weekend when I pulled into a DIY car wash and stopped by the vacuums. When I parked, I noticed an expensive-looking SUV on the other side being vacuumed by an expensive-looking young lady.
As I got out of my car, she hurried around the vacuums and told me she had tried to use the one I was parked by to no avail and had lost her money. I thanked her, and she gave me a 100-watt smile and returned to her vehicle to continue vacuuming it out, while I waited to use hers when she finished. In quick succession I (1) noticed that she was wearing yoga pants, (2) decided that she was definitely in the “should” group, and (3) realized she knew it and was flaunting it as she leaned into the rear seat area. Certainly brightened my day. “Thanks again,” I told her as she prepared to leave and got another 100-watt smile.
And no, I wasn’t being a perv; I’m reasonably sure women don’t dress like that to be ignored.