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The Snows of Janis an’ Arlo

By Jimmy Johnson


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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.”

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176 responses to “The Snows of Janis an’ Arlo”

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    Christopher Walken was Symply Fargone too and he could dance!

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    I recall a TV series from 1999…Hey, kids! Remember all the fun we had getting ready for the world to end in Y2K? What’s that? It didn’t? Well, OK then…that was about a writer who moved from NY to LA, and on the show his neighbor was Jennifer Grey. Not Jennifer Grey playing a character, but the actual Jennifer Grey. The running gag was that she couldn’t convince anyone she was really Jennifer Grey because everyone knew her from “Dirty Dancing” and she’d had a nose job since then. That’s about all I do remember about it.

    Jackie, you’re not going to have that kind of problem are you?

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    Hi, SF. You’ve symply been fargone for too long.

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    Oh, and Jackie, a little “lift” never hurt anyone. πŸ˜‰

    Actually, Millionaire Widow Lady used to demonstrate to me what she would look like if she got a breast lift, but I convinced her she looked fine the way she was. (She was busty but had minimal sagging. Good genes, I suppose.)

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    Good morning Villagers…

    Well, it’s simply a fargone time you dropped in SF…and how is business?

    I love $ General and Ben Franklin stores….was just in a Ben Franklin last night. I am friends with the owners, and went to school with the wife. And she’s nuttier than I am. It wouldn’t take me long to drop a couple of thousand dollars in Ben Franklin.

    The times I did have to go to Walmart, I dreaded the people driving and driving looking for that patron leaving. They would stop the car and wait until the people put their stuff in the car and pull out just so they could get that spot which was close to the door. Think the scene from “Green Tomatoes” where she crashed into the young girls’ car…told them “I have more insurance”…that would probably describe me.

    Got my stitches out and some advice too…besides stay away from augers, to be sure and put suncreen on finger as it is prone to skin cancer because of the scarring. Put that in your Funk and Wagnalls…..

    Mark, I’ll say a little prayer for your Mother…………Amen

    Old Bear, clicked on your link, on the right is a video of Atkins playing with Mark Knoepfler…going to have to check that one out too.

    Ya’ll have a blessed Tuesday….it is Tuesday, isn’t it?

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    Debbe

    Why, GR πŸ˜‰ when I danced I could shake more than my booty πŸ™‚

    Speaking of Angels…..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTlKIzXRfhU

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    My favorite angel and where I stole the cookie aroma from.

    Nope on nose, I had it done 20 years ago and they didn’t do a thing to change it. Perfect shape.

    Analysis of a surgeon who sees women, I look better than 90% of Oklahoman women of all ages and 99% of my age. He says a lower face lift and maybe tummy tuck but keep exercising.

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    Having two cute little gals that follow your every move? It’s good to be the Archangel. πŸ˜‰

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