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, 4 months ago
Burl, you’re such a big help…
simpsonfan2 said, 4 months ago
Modern cars look alike. You could tell a 53 Ford from a 53 Buick. Today, take all the name badges off, it could be any make.
mikie2
said, 4 months ago
@simpsonfan2
You are absolutely correct! Like a fool, I bought a silver Chevy SUV. A couple of weeks ago, coming out of the movies at night, I couldn’t find (distinguish) my car. I finally had to press the “Panic” button so’s it would speak up!
SusanSunshine
said, 4 months ago
Just to avoid Burl and Joy, Crust Foods keeps reducing and changing the service desk hours…
Customers are already complaining about having to come at odd times to buy stamps and Lotto tickets….
But they still can’t find that magic time slot when no Pennys will show up.
purple sky
said, 4 months ago
Burl is such a font of wisdom… gag
SusanSunshine
said, 4 months ago
London is exactly 6 hours ahead of Illinois….
when it’s 8:05 pm in Illinois it’s 2:05 am the next morning in London.
Maybe the clock that says 8:20 reflects the manager’s intense longing for the moment the Pennys walk away.
SusanSunshine
said, 4 months ago
Ever notice that any sort of container full of anything “Free” is always empty the moment they stand nearby?
It’s like osmosis….
full purse, empty basket.
Who are the suckers… Burl and Joy, sucking up free goodies like giant vacuum cleaners…
or Crust Foods, for thinking they’ll only take one sample each?
And BTW… you guys above….
it always seems to me that when I buy a car, the number of them around me instantly multiplies.
I always buy old station wagons…
the Volare had at least two twins in every small parking lot….
The Taurus somehow transformed a quarter of the cars in town into its own image…. it must have.
When I bought the little Saturn it looked very different to me…
but suddenly more sprouted everywhere, like dandelions after the rain.
loveslife said, 4 months ago
One cart per customer? Is that to keep coupon people from stripping the shelves? And what are the Pennies doing away from home at night. Maybe the lights will go off in a few min. so they can see to the door since the parking lot obviously doesn’t have security lights.
Radish
said, 4 months ago
I was telling people their lights were on.
They told me the lights turn off automatically, and not in a friendly way.
Dunestrider said, 4 months ago
@Radish
“No good deed goes unpunished”
jmcx4 said, 4 months ago
Haha. Employee of the month: ME…..again..
jmcx4 said, 4 months ago
Why is it that when all the cars look like mine, mine is always the one with the flat tire?
imnormal said, 4 months ago
Nice jacket Burl, I’m sure he is a regular customer at Gingess Formal Wear, those U-Sto- it corporate parties are pretty nice place to impress the boss. I suppose he had a tux rented when they folded so he could keep it.
GymShoe said, 4 months ago
It’s the PENNY car with the lights on… JOY was driving…. ! ! !
DAZZ
said, 4 months ago
I was also thinking about the “empty” samples when they’re near, except I thought the manager might have spotted them arriving in the store (and saved them for others).