Julie Larson began writing The Dinette Set comic in 1990, then called Suburban Torture, offering a satire on middle class culture. The Dinette Set became syndicated in 1997. When asked where Julie gets all of her ideas, she admits there is only one way to write a daily comic: write about what you know. "I make no bones about who’s really talking in The Dinette Set," says Julie, who is writer, director and cast of The Dinette Set. "If we can’t make fun of ourselves, who will?"
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mikie2
said, 9 months ago
I’m soooo glad that Joy has changed from those inconvenient kaopectate suppositories, And to learn how much that on-line MBA has helped her in the management of the Penny family finances.
loveslife said, 9 months ago
Call 411 to get the phone co. # to complain about 411 charges? Yea that makes Penny sense, wonder how much their bill is . I bet it’s a huge one. Has she learned to text?
finale said, 9 months ago
Ma knowingly smiling since Burl is really irritated about money ill spent. They could have used taht $1 to buy 3 or 4 pieces of cr*p something at the Dollar Dump.
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@Mikie: Old Punchline: “I stopped using Prep H because they tasted terrible”.
ekw said, 9 months ago
@mikie2
I don’t think the point of the “oral kaopectate” was that it was taken orally. I think it’s for diarrhea of the mouth.
Citizen GROG!
said, 9 months ago
Dial “M” for moron.
Shyygirl27 said, 9 months ago
I used to answer calls for a cell phone company, you wouldn’t believe how many people like the Penny’s called in wanting us to remove charges because they’re idiots.
Joy, if you have a limited plan you talk on the house phone when you’re home. When you’re not home and it’s not important you call them back when you get there. (spoken very slowly).
purple sky
said, 9 months ago
…and the finials are back.
dfowensby said, 9 months ago
my father’s sense of humor at the sunday school picnic: “Had the piles once. Doctor gave me some suppozitaries, ‘n’ for all the good they did i could have shoved ’em up my butt.”
DAZZ
said, 9 months ago
I don’t understand why so many are eliminating land lines. If I got a cell, I would probably only use when traveling. Since I hate driving and flying is worse, I will only travel to spend more time with my lover. I will be praying for a VERY mild winter in Chigago ;-D
princemikey said, 9 months ago
I took the “oral Kaopectate” as a reference to and remedy for diarrhea of the mouth.
Does the cellphone mean we’ve brought the strip pout of the ’90s, where someone said Julie said it was set? Or is this a ’90s cellphone where your “plan” was 20¢ per minute, no matter what?
DAZZ
said, 9 months ago
@princemikey
That is NOT one of the early cell phones. They were the size of a shoebox and those huge batteries did not last long. With his HVAC business, we were very familiar with those from the beginning.
GymShoe said, 9 months ago
JOY is proud to be having a new cell phone…. Wait till BURL gets their first bill…. to be paid later….. ! ? !
Coffee-Turtle said, 9 months ago
Is the first item on the list for a running discharge of the mouth?
Citizen GROG!
said, 9 months ago
I’m glad I don’t have my land line anymore. Even with do not call, I had charities and my service providers calling me all the time. And they always seemed to call while I was either cooking or eating dinner. No more land line and I can turn my cell phone off.
2old2readcomics
said, 9 months ago
@Citizen GROG!
we have both, but the land line has a feature that announces who is calling. But the automated computer voice only speaks in phonetics. Hilarious at times!