Lio by Mark Tatulli for June 08, 2009

Oh no, LOL!

C’mon. I’ll bite. “Hello Puddy Tat”?

Goodbye, kitty.

C’mon now you call that a phone prank, that was nothing. Try again! only a little bit more creativity in your planning and approach o.k.

That was “Hello Kitty”. From Wiki: Hello Kitty (Harō Kiti?), is a fictional character produced by the Japanese company Sanrio. Designed by Ikuko Shimizu, the first product, a vinyl coin purse, was introduced in Japan in 1974, and in the United States in 1976. This line of products was aimed at 10-14 year old girls.

Not only that, but do you remember that Lio never talks? None of the characters in this strip do.

Lol XD Hello-Hello Kitty XD

The cartoon strip Tiny Seppuku was supposldly created as an ‘answer’ to Hello Kitty.

he shulda said gooby

this is my first day of reading lio, so would you guys tell me if i should keep it or not.

ninmas Lio is definitely a keeper! You’re a riot Lio.

What is that unusual device he’s using to call her with? I know it’s not a phone ‘cause the buttons aren’t arranged in a rectangle.

He’s in the mood to make catcalls.

When I was growing up in the 80s we had push button and rotary phones, the rotary phones were always more fun to use.

LOL XD i started reading this comic about a week ago and love it!! one of the best comics

The first places in the US got “”Touch Tone” service in the mid 1960’s, the phone company charged extra for it back then. We did not get it in the greater Los Angeles area until the late 1960’s, Beverly Hills was the first place to get it as I recall. Pacific Telephone stopped charging extra for “Touch Tone” around 1990. Corrections invited.

sublime…

@ Joe_Minotaur: That is the beauty of this strip! HELLO KITTY only says “HELLO” and LIO says nothing! The perfect setup. LOL =P

Is this the 1st time this strip has had dialogue?

I keep receiving this as a featured comic. Is this the only one that is considered featured.

It is awful and I am tired of receiving this comic.

If I need to receive a comic that is not on my list, please send me another one.

Zipporah, complaining here will do nothing more than aggravate those of us who like this strip. Please email someone in charge instead of clogging the comments page.

Aww! Two of my favorite characters in the same comic strip. Maybe Lio will prank some other comic strip characters in the near future.

@chromosome: Love the catcalls. I remember Hello Kitty when stationed in Japan in 1976. Cool. Lio you are so funny.

That me LOL so hard!!!

Next, Lio should call up Henry.

funking hilarious!

I remember Lio calling up Wile E. Coyote and using a bike horn to make “beep beep” noises into the phone. That was mean; this is funny!

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I never would have “got” it if it weren’t for the comments. Lio rocks!

@andymeijers: ROFL!! Henry!! What was up with that guy’s chin anyways?

That’s just funny….. As an avid hello kitty fan - that’s just so wrong in so many ways….

Loved it!!!!!!

I think Hello Kitty wants to date Cybil

guess they call her Hello Kitty for nothing!