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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margueritem
said, 6 months ago
Maybe she’ll call on them just to get rid of them.
purple sky
said, 6 months ago
I’m just afraid to even contemplate what they’re there for… OMG, I gotta get some BB!!! That was too much for me to deal with! GAAAAAHK!!!
SusanSunshine
said, 6 months ago
Aha!
Funnier if you remember that Julie can’t spell.
I googled “Jobe” …. found nothing that made sense…
then I realised it’s probably supposed to be “Job.”
As in “Burl has the patience of Job.”
Speaking of patience…
the pun on the wall reminds me of a sign I loved, in my doctor’s parking lot years ago:
“Patient Parking Only.”
I told him it cracked me up, but he couldn’t see why…
which also cracked me up.
SusanSunshine
said, 6 months ago
And is the receptionist calling out “Harris” cos she can’t read “Wallace?”
Sounds about right.
capndunzzl said, 6 months ago
…keep talking like that and they’ll never call your name.
mikie2
said, 6 months ago
And since when were Joy’s boobs conversation starters? Maybe if she named them Denali and Hood.
Like purple, I cringe to wonder why Burl is so anxious to see the doc. What horribly kinky thoughts spring to mind. Ugh!
Dogsniff
said, 6 months ago
I’m thinking Jobe is a bible character, but hey, what do I know about the bible except that most of the one’s I’ve seen belong to this Gideon person, who stays in the same motels I do.
SusanSunshine
said, 6 months ago
Dogsniff…. yes, I was talking about the Bible story…
but his name is spelled J-o-b, not J-o-b-e…
It’s used metaphorically in connection with patience.
But usually not patients….
well, except at my doctor’s office, where patients do need the patience of Job.
Pacopuddy said, 6 months ago
@Dogsniff
He’s really careless with his Bibles, too. Must go through loads.
TheWildSow said, 6 months ago
@SusanSunshine
Ah, Job…the busiest doctor in the Bible!
finale said, 6 months ago
The Pennys are out of filched medical supplies already? Burl’s non-malignant mole/freckle is acting up? Burl’s ready for another dose of disability? Are they at the Procto and is Burl on the cusp of poetic justice?
jmcx4 said, 6 months ago
@finale
Thanks. You just made me think of the dreaded “bandit”, or “finger wave”. I’m a little nauseated right now…
GymShoe said, 6 months ago
@finale
YES…. He’s just in to extend his medical leave for that turned ankle…. 3 months ago…. !
GymShoe said, 6 months ago
Can’t find the squiggle thingy….? ! ? Waaaa Waaaa Waaaa…!
MissScarlet
said, 6 months ago
@GymShoe
Check out the lady on the far right. Elbow.