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, 3 months ago
Splittin’ hairs, Arlo, no way you can win this one…Get out of this conversation now….
Varnes said, 3 months ago
There is one thing that we are already beginning to just take for granted, that is really a modern marvel. All the knowledge of the world in 30 seconds, just by tapping a few buttons…Something you don’t know? Seriously, just about everything…Google it….All of a sudden you know about it…How cool is that? Screw the flying car…
Doctor Toon
said, 3 months ago
I’m a Luddite, so if a technology isn’t useful or doesn’t do what it should the way it should I tend to be disdainful of it
For the most part Google does what I want it to and I do use it a lot, on the computer
My wife’s phone is (to me) a technological nightmare, I only ask her to look things up on it because if I tried the smart/stupid thing might meet an untimely end
finale said, 3 months ago
Take the loss, exit gracefully.
T_Lexi said, 3 months ago
: D Too right Varnes! I’d also rather have the knowledge tech than that flying car any day.
Notgiven said, 3 months ago
I taught my husband, his friend and my mom how to Google because they were always wanting me to look up things.
msowards said, 3 months ago
Oh! I thought she had a Real smart phone, not that thing.
comicsssfan said, 3 months ago
That Siri thing works pretty well. Our prof was showing his phone off to our class.
renewed1 said, 3 months ago
My dad challenged me today to go one day without using any electronics at all. I think that is a good idea. Disconnect from the computer, cell phone, television. and pick up a good book.