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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kaycs
said, 3 months ago
excellent idea!
KenTheCoffinDweller said, 3 months ago
Well Arlo does get on this “We have too much stuff” kick every so often. So now they just have a bit less stuff. :)
thebird55 said, 3 months ago
When your prized possessions start to weigh you down
Look in my direction, I’ll be round, I’ll be round
— John Lennon (And Your Bird Can Sing)
Jim de Graff said, 3 months ago
One "fewer’.
OotenAboot said, 3 months ago
Jim de Graff, I think you are correct, but a large amount of people disagree with us.
Varnes said, 3 months ago
thebird55, God I miss that guy….
Manhunter808 said, 3 months ago
Jim de Graff, I KNOW you are correct, and many people disagree because they simply don’t know/don’t care.
bawana said, 3 months ago
That’s one way of dealing with the effects of aging- denial.
axe-grinder said, 3 months ago
Time for a new set of dishes.
Kevin Yamamoto said, 3 months ago
At a certain age, we all want to downsize our stuff but usually by giving ity away or via a yard sale. This works too!
kaecispop said, 3 months ago
@Jim de Graff
Or “One ‘thing’ less”.
kaecispop said, 3 months ago
@kaecispop
Don’t you hate it when the self-appointed grammar police show up. Too often they take the fun out of a cartoon.
sbwertz said, 3 months ago
@OotenAboot
A large number, not a large amount.
sleeepy2
said, 3 months ago
I think in the privacy of their own home Arlo and Janis can use whatever grammar they like. I know in my home, I always say “Let me axe you a question”, and the wife answers “Axe away”. Kind of an inside joke.
MikeFromMichigan
said, 3 months ago
And back on point, there are times I find little gems like today’s gag, so close to home, that it’s scary a little. My wife has been pushing for us to stop buying, and more so, get rid of ‘stuff’, for some time now.