From the salmon-colored sofa that is the center of the Arlo & Janis universe, this unique and quixotic comic strip has been just about everywhere. From unvarnished human drama to flights of unfettered comic fantasy, from unabashed pathos to unsurpassed observational wit, Arlo & Janis is perhaps the most unpigenholeable comic strip ever. It also invents new words!
The characters Arlo and Janis have played the parts of mermaids, squirrels, alligators and grasshoppers over the years, all while exploring the unexaggerated human condition and managing to become, with their son Gene, perhaps the most believable family in the funny pages. This unique approach has garnered Arlo & Janis an intelligent and engaged readership and guaranteed that a percentage of it will be confused at any given moment. However, readers eagerly return every day for another quaff from what has been the holy grail for a generation of comic-strip authors: quintessential Boomer humor.
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afficionado said, about 1 year ago
yes they sleep for 20hrs between naps
Rockngolfer said, about 1 year ago
Eliminates the need for an alarm clock in the morning.
Doctor Toon said, about 1 year ago
Our cats have been diligently trying to share their wisdom with us for years, but they keep falling asleep
whmIII said, about 1 year ago
@Doctor Toon
They’ve given up…
whmIII said, about 1 year ago
@Rockngolfer
I can attest to that…
jadoo823 said, about 1 year ago
@whmIII
…they recognize a lost cause when they see one…
TonyÂ
said, about 1 year ago
Back in college I had a friend who loved cats. When she was going through a rough time, I gave her a card with a lovely watercolor of a cat on the front, and the caption, “A cat always knows how you feel.”
On the inside, the card read, “It doesn’t CARE—it just knows how you feel.” She loved it.
Tony said, about 1 year ago
Cats are MUCH smarter than dogs. Disney would not have named a cat Goofy.
whmIII said, about 1 year ago
@Tony
Nor would I…a wife, maybe.
JoPhan said, about 1 year ago
@afficionado
Most predators spend most of their time sleeping to save energy. The more time they spend awake, the more they have to hunt.
iced tea said, about 1 year ago
Cats can even read minds!
catman5169 said, about 1 year ago
Smokey Joe is my alarm cat…it I don’t get up after the alarm goes off,he gets in my ear and nuzzles it’ if that doesn’t work..a slight “MEOW” will do the trick. He knows his Daddy has go to work to ensure clean litter and fresh food. Funny thing, he doesn’t disturb me on Saturday…and on Sunday, he makes sure I’m up for Sunday School and Church!!
Lisa Childress said, about 1 year ago
I’ve always held that if cats had opposable thumbs, they would contest ruling the world with the squirrels, who do.
JoeStoppinghem
said, about 1 year ago
@Catman5169
I wish our cat was like Smokey Joe, he’s bellyaching more night than not, or knocking things off tables in our bedroom.
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The one thing on the days I have to be up by 4AM, he’s trying to push me out of the way so he can have my spot on the bed.
joe waskiewicz
said, about 1 year ago
My cat Bugs thinks I have to get up with the sun, ignore him long enough and he goes away, to return an hour later.