A pithy comic strip about life, love, lust and puthy cats.

Est. 1985

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Things Being What They Are

By Jimmy Johnson


It’s Friday, and there’s not a lot going on. This seems like the time for one of our brief commercial messages. I want to thank those of you who visit the Arlo & Janis site at GoComics.com, the online presence of Andrews McMeel Syndication. Special thanks to those who “follow” A&J, those who “share” it with others and those of you who “like” a strip, although I encourage you to be circumspect with the latter. As much as I appreciate your willingness to help, I like to know what you really like. I am thrilled to tell you, you’ve made Arlo & Janis one of the more heavily trafficked sites on all of GoComics.com. And a very special thank you to the newspaper readers! For now, you continue to pay the bills. Go, and have a memorable weekend.
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32 responses to “Things Being What They Are”

  1. John II in Gautier Avatar
    John II in Gautier

    Mark, same here sight takes a long time to load or refresh. I thought it might be my virus checker as ArloandJanis.com is showing as not a secure website (http:// vs https://).

  2. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Now it’s zipping along. Come home, Villagers. It’s getting dark out!

  3. TruckerRon Avatar

    The smoke here (from wildfires in CA, NV, and UT) is getting worse today. 🙁

  4. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Our smoke comes from Canada.

    Good to see you again Galliglo

  5. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Jackie that is fantastic. 🙂

  6. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Steve
    The last Y-J Day Parade I saw was in Moosup CT 43 years ago,
    MB marched with the Woodstock Cornet Band.

  7.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Remember when Ghost talked about losing enough weight to wear jeans? He has lost that and more. His first pairs are now too large and slide off after he removes his belt and “gear.”

    He is almost to weight he was when aerobic instructors bounced off his stomach/butt doing exercise routines. Or maybe less?

    He looks very authentic in jeans and boots as long as no one asks to meet his horse Bullet.