Welcome to what I’m calling “Weird Wednesday,” for lack of anything better. Today, just for fun, I’ve taken a recent cartoon and changed the ending to something… weird. Drawing a reality-based comic strip, even one based loosely on reality such as Arlo & Janis, can be confining. Well, to heck with all that! This being the Internet, where nobody will see it anyway, I thought I’d goof around a bit. To refresh your memory, and to drive up my traffic there, here is the original strip as it appeared on the GoComics Web site January 8.
Weird Wednesday
By Jimmy Johnson
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64 responses to “Weird Wednesday”
Weird can be fun!
Jimmy, laughing out loud here. So funny. And you think this group is not weird? Right! On my way to rescue some cats I hope. Love you, Jackie
We used to teach our daughter to say, “Thank You,” whenever someone called her weird.
both endings are great! I like weird Wednesday 🙂
I totally didn’t understand this comic until I saw the explanation. Because ‘non-weird’ Janis would never think of putting THAT in a sandwich, so I never considered it. Once I understood it, I was glad I wasn’t taking a drink – that was definite spit-take material there. I laughed.
Looking forward to more weirdness!
JJ, there is a whole book in this weirdness. First we see an “Original”, then its “Weird” ending cousin. This lets you share A&J to us in a new view without offending the syndicate.
Now that’s what I call a coincidence! I went outside this morning to find that one of the outside cats had left a mouse on the front porch, neatly beheaded and ready to be skinned, fileted, and lightly sauteed!
“Love to eat them mousies,
Mousies what I love to eat;
Bite they tiny heads off,
Nibble on they tiny feet!”
Kliban’s Kats
JJ: Delightful. Peace, emb
Trapper Jean – welcome back and thanks for an old favorite!
JJ: Delightful.
Now that I’ve read Trapper Jean’s post, I’m reminded that, when wife and I lived in the old house, cat left a small sandpiper [spp. collectively known as ‘peep’] on the north stoop. Had to have nailed it down by a lake two blocks and up hill to get home. No head or anything else missing. I did decide which sp. from Peterson’s, but have no record now. Bird may be in the college collection.
Peace, emb
Weird is the default mode in the Village.
Good to hear from you, Jean dear. I was beginning to be concerned that something had gone Tango Uniform.
My sister had a cat that was a snake killer extraordinaire. It would leave it kills, sans heads, on the kitchen door stoop. I don’t know if it expected my sister to keep score or was just showing off.
when I was young our Dachshund ran up and down the chain link fence in the backyard snatching up and gobbling down all the lizards she could catch, occasionally hacking up one that was a bit too big
Trapper Jean: I second Ruth Anne both parts!
Post of the week!
So glad to hear from you Trapper. When Trapper left the 4077th I was devastated and was hoping you were with us yet. I love Kliban and Shel Silverstein singing “Mousies”. It was Shel, right?
Cats usually bring me mice, rats, snakes. The nest of headless baby bunnies were not cool.
How bad is rain on Gulf Coast right now? Am I driving into it? Need to look somewhere better than Whether Channel.
Wonder how long the wait is at Lulu’s and is it worth it? Going back in couple of weeks anyway.
Ghost, any other single or widowed friends out in Village or just people I have met along the way here, I am setting out on adventure and seizing the day. Have no idea what will come of it. I have had a lot of invitations already so let’s just say I like museums, art, music, nature, gardens, live stage performance, boats, cars, airplanes, bikes, books and life in general. I may not know it yet but I will probably like it.
But anyone out there who’d like to meet one of the weirdest women out there, who got four queenly offers of tour guides this morning, I will be traveling. My email and phone # is on the web. I will be writing about this for Duckworks, Messing About in Boats, and possibly others, including a book. Do not call if you don’t want to be included!
Sorry Jimmy. You’re on my want to meet list but I understand you are a shy and private guy.
Love, Jackie
That Jan 8 cartoon should be a Feb 14.
Jackie
My son is arms instructor -and will talk to you when you are up NH way.
Just have to make contact.
2? snow yesterday 10* now
Old Bear, I will see you guys in NH when I go up to Maine. I plan to be in Boothbay Harbour for the July 4 boat parades and the July 3 Schooner Races. I want to meet any Yankee friends too!
Jackie, see if you can download the “My Radar” live weather radar app to your smartphone. Like carrying your own weather radar with you when you want to know where the rain is.
OF due 1240-1300 CST. Peace, emb
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
JJ: In choosing today for this weird and hilarious one, were you influenced by the “Bizarro World” reference in today’s A&J (which you must have drawn several weeks ago)?
GR6, weird mode? Speak for yourself. I rather think like Mark Manson, “Life is messy, and we’re all a little screwed up in our own special snowflake kind of way.”
Trapper Jean, welcome back down, good to see you in the Village. Were you touched by the eternal light of spiritual enlightenment during your extended mountain top retreat?
Wierd is good, although I agree both that both versions are excellent.
Is it a PB & mouse or a mouse & jelly sandwich?
Brother Jimmy, is this a mashup of previous A&J strips, or did you draw the 4th panel specially for today? Or just sorta doctor a previous panel for #4?
I ask because of what appears to be a tail poking out of the top of Janis’s sandwich…
In any event, Ludwig was trying to pull his weight while also acknowledging that Janis avoids carbs. His offering is pretty Adkins-friendly if you ask me.
Anyway, regarding the title of today’s offering consider me officially “Weirded Out.” 😀
Weird Wednesday! I’ve been ‘selected’ to fine tune a presentation on a proposed product line offering; which until today I wasn’t aware existed. Trying to learn a new idea and sell it upstream in one gulp. Just waiting for the webconference to begin; WWAD?