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, 6 months ago
someone should invent a virus killer program for humans
I already have a built-in spam filter
SusanSunshine
said, 6 months ago
And then there was that silly little anthrax thing….
SusanSunshine
said, 6 months ago
Actually, I’d think it would be Janice sending e-cards and Arlo defending paper.
He’s a bit more of a Luddite than she is…. though even he is getting dragged slowly into the electronic age.
SusanSunshine
said, 6 months ago
Affi — when they figure THAT one out, I’d also like to be able to add extra memory…
and I’ll soon need new sound and video cards.
pschearer
said, 6 months ago
I wonder…Does Santa get a flue shot?
(Hiya, SS! Always a pleasure to see your smiling face.)
SusanSunshine
said, 6 months ago
Pschearer…. you too…. but …. sniffle… you broke my heart, you know….
proczach
said, 6 months ago
A rerun ! how long will JJ be on vacation ?
Shyygirl27 said, 6 months ago
@proczach
It’s new to me! :-)
finale said, 6 months ago
Wave ‘em in his face for optimum distribution.
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(OK….we know medical profesionals read this strip….is this possible….or do we have to contact “Mythbusters”? Gotta know or I’ll start bleaching all of my “hardmail”)
Gokie5 said, 6 months ago
@finale
Just rub hand sanitizer all over the envelopes.
Dom Cangelosi said, 6 months ago
I sure hope Santa is smart enough not to fall for that flu shot garbage the gumment puts out.
pschearer
said, 6 months ago
@SusanSunshine
Oh, no! What did I do? (Gee, I hope I remember to come back here later.)
comicsssfan said, 6 months ago
Everyone has a cold in public.
whmIII said, 6 months ago
I always send REAL Christmas cards…E- cards are a sign of laziness and very impersonal.
Slywlf
said, 6 months ago
I remembered reading recently that the magazines in doctor and dentist waiting rooms were a dangerous source of germs. When I went looking for the cite I stumbled across this article instead, which seems to concur; http://blog.chron.com/medblog/2011/12/paper-can-be-potent-carrier-of-hospital-germs-study-says/