Bloom County, a 1980s cartoon-comic strip that dealt with socio-political issues as seen through the eyes of highly exaggerated characters (e.g. Bill the Cat and Opus the Penguin) and humorous analogies.
Creator Berkeley Breathed's first regularly published strip, Academia Waltz, appeared in the Daily Texan in 1978. The strip attracted notice from the editors of the Washington Post who recruited him to do a nationally syndicated strip. On December 8, 1980, Bloom County made its debut and featured some of the characters from Academia Waltz, including former frat-boy Steve Dallas and the paraplegic Vietnam War veteran Cutter John.
Bloom County earned Berkeley the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1987. The strip eventually appeared in over 1,200 newspapers around the world until he retired the daily strip in 1989, stating, "A good comic strip is no more eternal than a ripe melon. The ugly truth is that in most cases, comics age less gracefully than their creators". The comic continues in recirculation on GoComics!
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simpsonfan2 said, 6 months ago
That little place outside of that town in the Midwest somewhere….
Sisyphos said, 6 months ago
Mom and Pop’s Greasy Spoon on the corner of First and Main. It’s finger-lickin’ good!
dukedoug said, 6 months ago
Visited Oregon for work. We went out to a “country pub”, somewhere outside Portland, for lunch. The menu was “burgers” and they were huge, chunky things served with rough cut fries (skin on). Behind the bar was a sign:
“This isn’t MacDonalds. If you don’t like the way we make it, don’t ask for it.”
vwdualnomand said, 6 months ago
that is the whole premise of the show diners, drive-ins, and dives.
MrSulusBrain said, 6 months ago
I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion the “special sauce” on the Big Mac is actually “Soylent Green”.
hariseldon59 said, 6 months ago
Whomever?
neatslob said, 6 months ago
Woolworth’s lunch counter, back when they had hardwood floors, made a great burger.
Sir Osis of Liver said, 6 months ago
Yep. Nothing like ye good olde burger coming out of ye good olde barbecue.
el_flesh said, 6 months ago
You have to be older than 30 to realize it’s far better to avoid all three of those like the Plague.
Gotta find a pub where your burger is made FRESH!
specinss said, 6 months ago
MOM’S burger please.
PoodleGroomer said, 6 months ago
Food Porn: Pictures above the counter that don’t match the grease ball in the box.
Vonne Anton said, 6 months ago
In and Out makes a good impression….
BluePumpkin said, 6 months ago
@Vonne Anton
You can only find them in certain areas of the country though. I also find the name to be misleading since I’m usually In, waiting 20 minutes, and then Out . . . not because the staff is slow, but because the lines are that long.
GreggW
said, 6 months ago
At least they didn’t have to eat a McRib. Aaargh!
starfighter441 said, 6 months ago
@neatslob
Oh yes…not to mention the milkshakes. The Grilled Cheese sandwich was pretty good too.