Ludwig would probably rather be with them than be alone with a random sitter for weeks on end. Many places, indoor/outdoor cats need to be herded in at night due to predators. Just endure a couple of road trips.
Poor Arlo. Janis could have started the entire conversation with what she said in the last panel, yet Arlo has to bear the cross of listening to all the inconsequential fluff beforehand.
That’s the long way around the barn, Janis. You OPEN with “I may have found us a house sitter” and THEN you bore him to death with all the irrelevant details.
Not tuning out because he thought he knew where the conversation was going. Tuning out because she went on a long long long winding road before coming to the point. If she had started with "Hey honey, I think I may have found a house sitter " she then would have had his attention. I am not criticizing, just explaining the difference between men and women.
Wow! I would never burden my husband with that much unnecessary information. I give him as few words as possible. I say his name first, to get his attention. Then I tell him if I am going to ask him a question, or make a statement. He often can’t tell the difference. He is in Mensa, by the way.
Its probably inappropriate to enjoy realistic cartoons, but J Johnson is good. Married 50 years this year, for many years i would be at the dinner table with my wife’s female relatives as they used this meandering discussion to identify people from their past. Knowing none of them, I would wait a while and then interject “Didn’t Erin have a red mustang in high school? Or was it a Camaro?” They discuss this for a while then one by one stop talking….and evict me from the table for messin with them
From reading all the comments, it shows that this is not a man or woman thing, both tend to do this and it isn’t on purpose most of the time, as I stated above my sister use to do it but she didn’t realize it until you pointed out to her. Just be kind to the other person when you have to let them know that they aren’t paying attention, you don’t want an innocent thing to start a huge fight that will turn ugly pretty quickly ( I speak from experience of seeing this happen with my parents before they separted).
Just now, my wife asked me to go out to the car (because I am dressed) and bring in from the back seat a sweater, a black cloth bag, and a Walmart bag. I asked and was told the sweater she wanted was gray, and went on my mission. She was miffed that the Walmart bag – the only one in the back seat – was empty. Sigh.
Ruth Brown about 1 month ago
Oh, tuning out because you think you know where the conversation is going is not good. I try letting my husband know that, too.
Robin Harwood about 1 month ago
Why not just start with the important bit?
SpacedInvader Premium Member about 1 month ago
I have seen this here at home. Take the long way round instead of just getting to the point.
charliefarmrhere about 1 month ago
Should have started telling him the last part first.
alasko about 1 month ago
Erin will turn the house into party central.
nosirrom about 1 month ago
Mentally or physically?
uhohlol about 1 month ago
Ludwig would probably rather be with them than be alone with a random sitter for weeks on end. Many places, indoor/outdoor cats need to be herded in at night due to predators. Just endure a couple of road trips.
joedon2007 about 1 month ago
Sounds like the start of 1 of those commercials for life insurance
BJDucer about 1 month ago
Poor Arlo. Janis could have started the entire conversation with what she said in the last panel, yet Arlo has to bear the cross of listening to all the inconsequential fluff beforehand.
MRBLUESKY529 about 1 month ago
If you have big news, start with the headline. Then fill in the story.
realexander about 1 month ago
I thought this was going to be a Pearls Before Swine style pun.
Kidon Ha-Shomer about 1 month ago
Bill & Gloria live in Arlo and Janis’ neighborhood?
Lady loves a joke about 1 month ago
Oftentimes, if you have to ask someone if they’re listening, they’re really not.
mrsdonaldson about 1 month ago
With all of those names, I was expecting a “Pearls Before Swine” pun-type ending.
Out of the Past about 1 month ago
Sounds like a lot of newspaper articles now, where the writer wants to be a novelist. You just give up after reading the first sentence.
Mbwebwe about 1 month ago
Are those the gospel singing Gaithers?
rugeirn about 1 month ago
It frequently is the case that you need to move the end of a presentation to the beginning.
bikamper about 1 month ago
I usually will zone out if the conversation has anything to do with new flooring or new kitchen cabinets.
trainnut1956 about 1 month ago
That’s the long way around the barn, Janis. You OPEN with “I may have found us a house sitter” and THEN you bore him to death with all the irrelevant details.
Tupelodan about 1 month ago
I wonder if the Gaither Family has many reunions.
Gina Carson about 1 month ago
Janis, if you want him to stay focused, try removing your top. He still won’t hear you, but he will remain focused.
MuddyUSA about 1 month ago
Arlo missed the whole point……….again!
markkahler52 about 1 month ago
Mrs. Leak’s boy played for the Bad News Bears!
JoHo Premium Member about 1 month ago
Who calls their two down neighbor Mrs?
royq27 about 1 month ago
Arlo, you are the one who is sick!
rbrt6956 about 1 month ago
Not tuning out because he thought he knew where the conversation was going. Tuning out because she went on a long long long winding road before coming to the point. If she had started with "Hey honey, I think I may have found a house sitter " she then would have had his attention. I am not criticizing, just explaining the difference between men and women.
news about 1 month ago
I was expecting the setup for a Stephan Pastis pun.
kennnyp about 1 month ago
we JUST had this exact same conversation at our house…..k
Cozmik Cowboy about 1 month ago
Both a logical conclusion and a proper response, Arlo – unless you’re wrong; then you’re in for a patch of bad weather……..
Just-me about 1 month ago
Stay awake Arlo, it’s important.
locake about 1 month ago
Wow! I would never burden my husband with that much unnecessary information. I give him as few words as possible. I say his name first, to get his attention. Then I tell him if I am going to ask him a question, or make a statement. He often can’t tell the difference. He is in Mensa, by the way.
Draway about 1 month ago
I know Janis likes to garden, but why is she beating around the bush?
kbdb5417 about 1 month ago
Gals tend to circle the barn before they go through the door. In Janis’ mind it is important as to how this find came about.
MichaelD Premium Member about 1 month ago
It sounded like she was going in the direction of her “mother’s, brother’s, sister’s cousin’s former college roommate.”
keanudilf about 1 month ago
This was exactly me and my long term partner. I miss her a lot…
jondonlevy about 1 month ago
I’m just glad the moving plot line is inching forward!
whulsey about 1 month ago
Its probably inappropriate to enjoy realistic cartoons, but J Johnson is good. Married 50 years this year, for many years i would be at the dinner table with my wife’s female relatives as they used this meandering discussion to identify people from their past. Knowing none of them, I would wait a while and then interject “Didn’t Erin have a red mustang in high school? Or was it a Camaro?” They discuss this for a while then one by one stop talking….and evict me from the table for messin with them
christelisbetty about 1 month ago
It’s not like Arlo just starts babbling about some random subject, out if the blue. / / / sssss
CleverHans Premium Member about 1 month ago
A co-worker’s wife once observed, after listening to us talk shop, that women speak in stories, while men speak in bullet points. She wasn’t wrong…
Sambora1 about 1 month ago
From reading all the comments, it shows that this is not a man or woman thing, both tend to do this and it isn’t on purpose most of the time, as I stated above my sister use to do it but she didn’t realize it until you pointed out to her. Just be kind to the other person when you have to let them know that they aren’t paying attention, you don’t want an innocent thing to start a huge fight that will turn ugly pretty quickly ( I speak from experience of seeing this happen with my parents before they separted).
flagmichael about 1 month ago
Just now, my wife asked me to go out to the car (because I am dressed) and bring in from the back seat a sweater, a black cloth bag, and a Walmart bag. I asked and was told the sweater she wanted was gray, and went on my mission. She was miffed that the Walmart bag – the only one in the back seat – was empty. Sigh.
Ceeg22 Premium Member 25 days ago
Too much backstory, don’t bury the lead