Comments (42) Jump to Comments Form

1. 

   ejcapulet said, 3 months ago

   Oh, well, in that case… You know, he’d fit right in in China (I saw a woman wearing that same ensemble yesterday).

2. 

   ComicDetectiveDA said, 3 months ago

   Panel 2: Elly’s always so dramatic!

3. 

   FlyinHeavy said, 3 months ago

   I never knew I couldn’t dress myself until I got married.

4. 

   baslim_the_begger said, 3 months ago

   Every neighborhood needs a colorful character!

5. 

   4deerinmyyard said, 3 months ago

   It’ll be okay as long as he stays inside the fence.

6. 

   WORDMAN33 said, 3 months ago

   Fashions by Barnum and Bailey clown school.

7. 

   ejcapulet said, 3 months ago

   You know, she’s really good at making fun of herself.

8. 

   prasrinivara said, 3 months ago

   How about that he’s randomly grabbed stuff out of the “to be washed” pile for the labour at hand (in this case–as he stated–fixing the fence)?

   (hint: unfortunately, Elly’s further reaction may xerox Wanda’s in today’s Baby Blues strip)

9. 

   algurka said, 3 months ago

   They’ll think he’s going to play golf or he’s a retired military man.

10. 

    Ji2m said, 3 months ago

    I believe that color patterns/combos are a woman’s form branding. Instead of a hot iron to burn their claim to us in our skin, they make sure we’re dressed so that other women know we’re taken…

11. 

    Macushlalondra said, 3 months ago

    This time I agree with John. Let him wear what he wants to fix the fence.

    As for you Not Norman, I thumb my nose at you!

12. 

    Coffee-Turtle said, 3 months ago

    I always wear a tux when changing the oil in the car. Come on John! :-D

13. 

    bogeydog said, 3 months ago

    Yesterday someone complained Elly does “nothing with her hair”. She is wearing her hair the way 90% of women today wear theirs - straight, long, and boring. Now it is called “in style”. And some people work long and hard to get it that way.

14. 

    Paul Jones said, 3 months ago

    The really weird thing is that, as time goes on, John will become the more stylish of the two. He’ll still dress like he’s a member of Possum Lodge but when you consider how the Elly of 2008 let herself go because she stopped caring what the neighbors thought, he’s going to look a lot better.

15. 

    MBowser said, 3 months ago

    Baby Blues ? Is prasrinivara reading another comic provider because gocomics doesn’t offer Baby Blues.

16. 

    Allan Claus said, 3 months ago

    MBowser there is www.comcics.com , http://www.arcamax.com/comics#feat and http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/comics

17. 

    prasrinivara said, 3 months ago

    MBowser, you’ve heard of multiple browser-tabs?

    (I generally open one of gocomics, one of comics.com and one of chron.com–the last one does offer Baby Blues).

    Allan, did you make a typo on one of those sites (comcics.com, when you may have meant comics.com) you mentioned?

18. 

    Silverpearl said, 3 months ago

    I thought people stopped caring what others thought of how they dressed long, long ago. I know I did. If it’s warm or cool enough and not too tight, I wear it. And sh’e wearing purple and red!!

19. 

    howtheduck said, 3 months ago

    AAACK!! Cathy called and wants her comic strip back.

20. 

    The_Ol_Goaler said, 3 months ago

    Hmmph… Mrs. Goaler keeps clothes she ONLY wears to work in the yard (as do I); the goal is NOT fashion – the goal is to protect our skins!

    John needs a pair of work gloves and eye protection, by the way… ;-)

21. 

    myhaircut said, 3 months ago

    I’m actually impressed that the colourist read the comic for a change. Usually you’ll see the character saying “I can’t believe you’re wearing my blue hat!” and the hat is coloured pink and orange.

22. 

    Macushlalondra said, 3 months ago

    It’s all you inspire. So blame yourself!

23. 

    yyyguy said, 3 months ago

    hey notnorm.
    i, for one, prefer macushlalondra’s usual maturity level (and comments) to yours (and i usually skip reading yours since there seemed to be little of value there when i did read them). talk about the pot calling the kettle black. i’m surprised you didn’t say “time for elly to scream irrationally” for the umpteenth time.

24. 

    Dry said, 3 months ago

    NotNorman, I read the rest of the comments from yesterday. Are you married? If so I PITY your poor wife, if not, I CAN SEE WHY!!!

25. 

    yyyguy said, 3 months ago

    @dry: yeah, i saw that too. (i look at notnorm’s comments from time to time to see if it’s worth changing my opinion.) my first thought was, “Is he for real?” i, too, would pity his wife - if he has one - except that he probably suits her or they wouldn’t have wed. (the ‘someone for everyone’ theory)

26. 

    yyyguy said, 3 months ago

    oh, and notnorm? too predictable a response! i’m surprised it took you so long to post it.

27. 

    Doctor Toon said, 3 months ago

    Drystyha - NotNorman seems to enjoy being the person nobody likes.
    Aren’t you glad you don’t have him for a co-worker, or a neighbor?

28. 

    kab2rb said, 3 months ago

    Our local paper has Baby Blues and Zitts.

29. 

    cleokaya said, 3 months ago

    You know there’s a real easy way to avoid all these clothing issues.

    <-

30. 

    Wildmustang1262 said, 3 months ago

    John, that is your job as a man fixin’ fence!

31. 

    Yukoneric said, 3 months ago

    My “work” clothes arre about that colorful. Keeps all the so called helpers away.

32. 

    rricchhterr said, 3 months ago

    l change my oil in a turttleneck…

33. 

    prasrinivara said, 3 months ago

    Wrong cleo; there’s actually more than one.
    ;)

34. 

    kfaatz925 said, 3 months ago

    Elly, pick your battles. I gave up on that one long ago! ;)

35. 

    Burgundy2 said, 3 months ago

    @NotNorm then it’s a good thing we don’t care what you think either.

36. 

    Tigger said, 3 months ago

    He could be like Oliver Wendell Douglas from Green Acres, Do the Fence repair in his 3-Piece Armani Suit.

37. 

    snakemama said, 3 months ago

    I love this strip…reminds me of my family. My mom would say the same thing to my dad and me when we got into our “comfy clothes”. What’s wrong with baggy, mismatched stuff on the weekends?

38. 

    Shikamoo said, 3 months ago

    DRY I’m glad you called Norm on yesterday’s comments.

    It’s not that we don’t like you. We only know the persona you choose to portray. You may be a decent guy who treats his wife well.

    It just doesn’t show here.

39. 

    Burgundy2 said, 3 months ago

    Notnorm - me and the collective. Resistance is futile. Bwahahah!!!

40. 

    ejcapulet said, 3 months ago

    Oh, just ignore Notnorm and enjoy the comic, he’s your stereo-typical whiner: he feels so helpless and pathetic in his real life that he has to go on a post board and irritate a bunch of strangers to feel powerful. The more anyone responds to him, the more powerful he feels and it makes him worse. I see similar behavior in 3rd graders all the time - it’s really pretty sad.

41. 

    Doctor Toon said, 3 months ago

    NotNorman - I believe by ‘we’, Burgundy is referring to the ever increasing number of people who have made it clear that your negativity is annoying and unwelcome.

42. 

    Macushlalondra said, 3 months ago

    I’m glad I’m not the only one. If you read Gasoline Alley he’s no different over there. Always whining about the current storyline. He said once he felt sorry for my husband. Well we’ve been married for 24 years and though we’ve had our ups and downs we’ve been pretty happy.