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, 3 months ago
HUH????
mikie2
said, 3 months ago
Bev, you can rest assured that your tip will be based on the net ticket after the coupon discount, not before. You will, however, be required to work twice as hard for it. Oh, and it will be computed to the exact penny before tax, rounded down.
simpsonfan2 said, 3 months ago
Big spender.
margueritem
said, 3 months ago
@simpsonfan2
There are spider webs in his wallet.
mikie2
said, 3 months ago
Good evening. (That’s from Hitchcock.) We went to see “Amour” yesterday. Wow! Simply spectacular but a very hard film to watch. It was good to see both Jean-Louis Trintignant (Un Homme et une Femme, 1966) and Emmanuelle Riva (Hiroshima mon amour, 1959) as lovers at the end of their lives. A very different aspect. Isabelle Huppert is very good as well. (But I still miss Anouk Aimee!)Don’t miss it if you can stand the intensity.
SusanSunshine
said, 3 months ago
Marg… I think he means that since he’s only paying for ONE, make sure it’s Dale’s, and his is the free one…
so Dale can’t say he didn’t buy him lunch.
Of course, since they’re having the same thing it’s moot….
and if they weren’t, the cheapest would be the free one, no matter whose.
With these two, there won’t BE a cheapest…
they’ll always make sure to order the same amount, to the penny, so as not to waste a chance for a free morsel.
“Oh…. you’re having a side salad… I may as well too, since it’s free.”
Haha… sometimes it’s not.
Imagine Burl’s shock when they tell him the coupon is good ONLY for the entree, not for any extras.
“Dale! Give that salad back!
I can’t afford two!”
SusanSunshine
said, 3 months ago
Burl’s wallet holds:
Three really good KFC coupons from 1989 that he’s still hoping to use, if only they don’t check the date.
A $15 check from his Uncle Bert for his 15th birthday, that he’d lost, but then found six years ago.
The bank says it’s too old, but he’ll try one more time to slip it in unnoticed with an ATM deposit.
The last condom he ever bought, maybe….oh…. how old is Patty?
Before that…
but hey, it’s still good, isn’t it…. just in case.
SusanSunshine
said, 3 months ago
Happy birthday, Debbie!
Hey, birthdays are good, no matter what age.
I oughta know… I’ve had lots.
I mean, you can’t stay young anyway, the offer is not on the table.
So you might as well celebrate that you managed to get older instead of any other alternative!
GymShoe said, 3 months ago
@Debbie Jordan
Hey…. you didn’t tell us which day… ? ? ? No need…. just celebrate all week…. Happy B-Day Dale and Deb….! ! !
I have toenails on my fingers! said, 3 months ago
The waitress is grooving on our boys’ charm.
Is lugging 2,500 plates of Friday’s Smelt and Creamed Corn Special finally going to pay off? Is that odd belly stratum a stuffed money belt or just another roll of cute? Just how married are these guys?
As for the tip.. she’ll be stiffed.. just not in the way she hopes.
I have toenails on my fingers! said, 3 months ago
The rest of the diners go hungry and unattended as Bev soaks in the testosterone.. or is that generic brand Rogaine?
2old2readcomics
said, 3 months ago
@Debbie Jordan
Happy Birthday, Debbie, mine was last week and at my age, I guess That is a good thing as well. I keep telling myself that all my female relatives lived into their nineties! We use toofers once in a while too, nothing wrong with that, but please tip on the full amount! Burl must really hate to tip, giving money to somebody and not getting something in return!
Dry
said, 3 months ago
And after her shift ended, Bev handed in her notice and left waitressing far, far behind her!
Dry
said, 3 months ago
@SusanSunshine
What do you mean, Susan, I can’t stay young forever? Who says? Why not? :-D
June Moffatt
said, 3 months ago
@Dry
One way to “stay young forever” is to die young. Your choice.