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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BillWa said, 6 months ago
HYPERSNERK
Varnes said, 6 months ago
Gonna mark his territory?
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
If the cat is fixed the one way using urine will not happen. Just the rubbing part.
David Knap
said, 6 months ago
I don’t get it.
Dani Rice
said, 6 months ago
If that’s a cut tree, it’s possible some animal was there before Ludwig.
twypsi said, 6 months ago
Sorry, I don’t get it either!
whmIII said, 6 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
WRONG…
Greg Plante said, 6 months ago
Not hard to get….. Watch the Mickey Mouse Christmas Cartoon, and you’ll see that’s what happened with Mickey and Pluto. Starting with Arlo’s (Mickey’s) gesture of the tree’s splendor, then pluto growled (ludwig hissed), and by the end of the cartoon, the tree was destroyed and chipmunks Chip and Dale were found to be the varmints. Janis is just heading off all of the mayhem at the pass.
phritzg
said, 6 months ago
From the position of Arlo’s head in the final panel, he’s obviously trying to hear any sounds made by any critter hiding in that tree. Kudos to Ludwig for tipping him off.
finale said, 6 months ago
Next: Arlo on critter watch with a large Irish Coffee and pellet gun.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
@whmIII
Then your cat wasn’t spayed or neutered properly. None of mine did after wards. So you are wrong.
Jade7 said, 6 months ago
Arlo isn’t listening for sounds… He’s smelling. Why else would his nostril be illustrated?
Fairportfan2 said, 6 months ago
@whmIII
Fer shure.
Fairportfan2 said, 6 months ago
@Night-Gaunt49
No, you are. If the operation is after a certain point, it won’t stop it.
JoPhan said, 6 months ago
Cats also mark their trees by sharpening their claws. They show how big they are by doing it as high as they can reach. Maybe Ludwig saw some claw marks from before Arlo brought the tree in and is reacting to them.