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, 3 months ago
Googling politicians again?
Jean_1960
said, 3 months ago
The ads that give me the willies are the anti-google ads telling me google reads every word of my gmails. Who are they to speak, following me around the web with their creepy eyes?
thebird55 said, 3 months ago
That reminds me, I need to go click on some ads at a certain guitar forum. It generates income for the forum owner, and he’s a good guy.
Kuldip Rai said, 3 months ago
Reminds me of when I was at school, and all my friends would always ask “how can I clear out my Yahoo/Google search history, so my siblings/parents cant see what I’ve been searching?”
bigbob1946 said, 3 months ago
When you are not very computer knowledgable and inadvertently click on something (on your spouse’s computer ), sparks will fly. Been there, done that.
Ji2m said, 3 months ago
I see a flaw in the way Google does the targeted ads. For instance, I did a Google search for tires. Now, even after I’ve purchased tires and am no longer in the market for tires, I am still getting ads for tires… Now if they could read my mind and get ads to me before I even know I’m in the market for a product or service, then they’ve got something…
Anna said, 3 months ago
I think he clicked on some ‘adult’ pages and those amazing Google-eyes are now tracking him with that in its files.
hope4best111 said, 3 months ago
Arlo doesntt need those Adult sites…he has Janis who provides all the adult action he could ever want…shes dreamy…
ScullyUFO said, 3 months ago
You are quite right. He was thinking of ordering some lingerie for Janis. Now all he sees are semi-naked women. Those who do not believe this should try it. Google (or froogle) “sexy lingerie”. Then watch how your web pages change. Not necessarily a good idea on systems used by the kids or work-based systems, unless you want to answer some questions.
olddog1 said, 3 months ago
@thebird55
Just yesterday Dear Webby said that no longer works. The only commission is for purchase, no pay for looking.
listmom said, 3 months ago
Google’s targeted ads have prompted me to use DuckDuckGo more often now. Sadly, I still like Google’s shopping search.
j-birds3 said, 3 months ago
Oh my, Arlo found one of those sites.
AMarsh1 said, 3 months ago
Reminds me of a story in the WSJ years ago called “My TIVO thinks I’m gay”. So the guy tries to fix it by watching manly things like westerns and kung fu movies and it just gets weirder.
david_42 said, 3 months ago
@AMarsh1
As one gay acquaintance put it, “I like men, the sweatier, the better.”
doublepaw said, 3 months ago
Switch to Good Search. They donate one cent to any charity you want each time you use it. A penny is not much, but if enough people use it, it can add up pretty fast. Our private school has earned about $150 since last fall using it. Also it is powered by Yahoo.