Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson
- January 12, 2013
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About Arlo and Janis
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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Varnes said, about 2 years ago
Wait, doesn’t everybody go for walks with their cats? They love to go for walks, they will show you all their secret little places, with pride..We walk up the road (No traffic at all.) and then come back through the woods…They love it. Seriously, if you don’t give a cat a chance to show you where they go when they go out, you’re missing half of their life…Go for a walk with them…
afficionado said, about 2 years ago
@Varnes
Our cat is strictly a house cat
She lets us live here
chefwen
said, about 2 years ago
Since we moved and there are no snakes, coyotes or other evil things that will do away with cats, ours is living the life of Riley. He goes far and wide and is loving life.
esimotso said, about 2 years ago
When I lived in Southern Indiana, my cats John Calvin and John Locke would take me for longs walks up the abandoned CSX trackway.
GramEGoose said, about 2 years ago
Does this mean Luddie has a second home/family?!! Is he a bigamist?!
Doctor Toon
said, about 2 years ago
Indoor cats tend to be healthier and live longer, but that isn’t the only reason we keep ours in
With 5 of them we would never get anything done except letting the cats in and out
Dani Rice
said, about 2 years ago
We used to have a cat that liked to go for “walks”, but he would race around, then come sit on your feet and wait to be carried. When he started to wiggle, we’d put him down and it would start again.
MeGoNow said, about 2 years ago
@GramEGoose
No. In typical cat fashion, he begs to go out the back door, then rounds the house and begs to come in the front. Breaks the monotony of the old in and out, in and out the same door.
finale said, about 2 years ago
Easy to track in a light snow.
Happy, Happy, Happy!!!
said, about 2 years ago
He is looking for the Door Into Summer…
Notgiven said, about 2 years ago
We used to have a cat that would demand to be let out the back door, see it was raining and cold and run to the front door and then the side door only to see it was raining there, too. I guess she was looking for the door into summer.
Gokie5 said, about 2 years ago
@Happy, Happy, Happy!!!
@Notgiven
:-)
corque said, about 2 years ago
@Happy, Happy, Happy!!!
but We Also Walk Dogs…
JDS said, about 2 years ago
Today’s strip reminded me of our old Labrador, Allie. She would sneak out of the yard and roam the neighborhood until her nose found someone either cooking or eating. Then sit by their door, pretend to be lost, and beg for a handout.
T_Lexi said, about 2 years ago
@Happy, Happy, Happy!!!
: D I never knew there was such a thing; but now that you’ve mentioned it – I’m going out looking for it right away! If I find it, I’ll come back and put up signs…