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, 5 months ago
That’s Arlo’s way of saying she’s full of sit…Oh, yeah, Janis, I forgot to tell you, reading is bad for your eyes AND your mental health, so there!!….Hey, I don’t know, I probably read it somewhere, Janis…I don’t know…Maybe right here…But you know it’s true…Can I talk to Arlo now?
finale said, 5 months ago
Just sitting around is bad for you. Add beer, snacks and a good game for maximum enjoyment.
Tue Elung-Jensen said, 5 months ago
You – not me.
Varnes said, 5 months ago
finale, can I have a good steak and a baked potato and asparagus..too.? Rolls with extra butter? And CC and soda is cool, right?
win said, 5 months ago
The ol’ goose & gander metaphor.
Dave said, 5 months ago
stress is more of a killer than under activity.
as long as you elevate your heart rate for at least 20min a day 5 days a week, you can kick it the rest of the time LOL
ScullyUFO said, 5 months ago
If you need to ask, then it is chocolate cake.
whmIII said, 5 months ago
Don’t do as I do, do as I say…where have I heard THAT before.
ArthurAllen said, 5 months ago
@Varnes
Reading is bad for your eyesight. The elders looking after Frank McCourt said so.
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said, 5 months ago
Calling out your wife for being a hypocrite is very dangerous, Arlo. Especially when it’s true.
whmIII said, 5 months ago
@zedman2222
Same thing…
Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago
What she should have said is, " sitting around all of the time is bad for you." True. So if you are sitting get up at least every 15 minutes and walk around.
Varnes said, 5 months ago
My mom always said that reading in low light was bad for your eyes…I always thought it would toughen them up…skully and realist, Canadian Club….My goal is to drink Canada dry…..
Varnes said, 5 months ago
But, oh, sure, chocolate cake is always appropriate…
whmIII said, 5 months ago
@Varnes
So was mine at one time…