The Nutz family is definitely not the Cleavers, the Waltons or the Bradys. But you'll undoubtedly recognize them anyway. Most likely, they're a lot like the family you grew up in... where the battle for the last chicken leg is comparable to the Battle of Bull Run, sibling rivalry is putting it mildly, and family values usually refers to a coupon book. Soup to Nutz by Rick Stromoski stars hard-working Roy Nutz, his loving wife Pat, and their battling brood - sons Roy-boy and Andrew, daughter Babs and rambunctious dog Rosco.
Stromoski is the seventh in a family of 12 children. Growing up in such a large family has given him an especially developed sense of humor that he has expressed through drawing from the moment he could pick up a pencil. A self-taught cartoonist and humorous illustrator, his work has appeared in national magazines, children's and humor books, newspapers, licensed products, national advertising and network television. Stromoski's greeting cards have become best-sellers for several major companies. He has won four Louie Awards for outstanding greeting card design. He has been nominated for his illustration work by the National Cartoonists Society 12 times and was awarded the Reuben division award for best greeting cards in 1995 and 1998, and for magazine gag cartoons in 1999. An NCS board member since 1997, he was elected president in 2005.
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pschearer
said, 4 months ago
“Now can I go play in the back meter?”
david_42 said, 4 months ago
It’s really sad that the USA is the last country on the planet to continue using the Stupid Measurement system.
Did you know that US money and the interstate highway are both metric? Look up the weight of our coins, if you don’t believe me.
Dave Marsden
said, 4 months ago
0.62
pschearer
said, 4 months ago
@david_42
It’s really sad that the world rushed to embrace the measurement system based on an incorrect value for the distance from the North Pole to the equator and a rationalistic worship of the number 10, even when it results in units of no use to anyone. At least units like the foot, yard, and mile retain a connection to a human scale.
I find it interesting that even after going metric most countries still retain some version of the pound, even if now it’s defined as 0.5 kg.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 4 months ago
@pschearer
Whereas keeping the arbitrary royal numbering system based upon the king’s foot length is oh so more rational.
Comic Minister said, 4 months ago
Well done Andy!
Notsoastute said, 4 months ago
Give him 2.54cm and he’ll take 1.609344km just doesn’t have same zing to it.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
@Notsoastute
Forget the conversion, that is the problem. Base 10 is easy to understand.
pbuckland said, 3 months ago
Being Canadian, we had metric and celcius foisted upon us after a lifetime of thinking otherwise and it stinks. 12 is a far more logical base than ten when doing carpentry work etc as it can be divided evenly by 2,3,4,and 6, and a basic knowledge of fractions brings 8 and 9 into the mix very easily as well. As for temperatures, the larger range of the fahrenheit scale gives a far more accurate measure without resorting to decimals or fractions. In the lab, metric may have its use, but how often do we need to divide by ten when discussing the weather?