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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simpsonfan2 said, 6 months ago
And too dangerous.
mrbribery said, 6 months ago
don’t shop! boycott Black Friday!
AshburnStadium said, 6 months ago
@mrbribery
I’ll be stuck working in one of the 600+ state-owned liquor stores here in Pennsylvania.
treesareus said, 6 months ago
Why does any government have anything to do with liquor sales? Governments may as well begin selling food, too, since it has more to do with your health and well being.
USAFMSGT said, 6 months ago
@treesareus
All the fastfood addicts in New York City can thank you for giving that fool Bloomberg a new idea. Burger King will know say “Have it Bloombergs Way”.
burleigh2 said, 6 months ago
That’s one reason I went last night and I’m not going out today. I did the 5AM thing once and it was NOT a happy day. Half of me wishes I didn’t go yesterday, but I did.
finale said, 6 months ago
Occupy your Sofa and Boycott Black Friday.
whmIII said, 6 months ago
She sounds like Linus…
Shyygirl27 said, 6 months ago
@mrbribery
I’m not exactly boycotting, just broke.
Countrysinger1951 said, 6 months ago
The product hasn’t been made and the price can never be good enough for me to mix it up with those duffus heads and the “sales!” on “Black Friday.” :D
ArthurAllen said, 6 months ago
@treesareus
Here in Washington State, we closed our state-run liquor stores a few months ago thanks to a voter initiative. Now thanks to another voter initiative, we will have to open state-run marijuana stores. This is what direct democracy looks like.
Jeffrey Kaplan said, 6 months ago
@treesareus
Because it’s a source of revenue people don’t mind paying. Especially useful in states without income tax, like New Hampshire.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
@ArthurAllen
You won’t find any fights breaking out from stoned smokers, of those who do. Most will use to relax. Look out the Feds will still be treating it as a “controlled substance.”
comicsssfan said, 6 months ago
Shopping used to be a lot more laid back. Now it’s a competitive sport.
spikeline said, 6 months ago
@comicsssfan
Don’t get too soggy with nostalgia – ever hear of Filene’s Basement?