Art holds a mirror up to Nature. The Buckets come along, turn the mirror on Art and say, “Look how goofy you’re acting. Now get to work, Art. Your kids need an Xbox 360.”
The Buckets comic strip isn’t a parody of family life. Parodies are filled with hearts and rainbows or enraged tirades and dramatic confrontation. The Buckets, though? Nope. Real life, baby. It’s funny because it’s on a page and not in your house at the moment. Next week, when it’s happening to you, you’ll thank us for reminding you that it’s supposed to be funny.
Greg Cravens looks in the mirror and see not himself, but all of us. And then he draws up the silly, grand, goofy, thrilling, utterly human things we do and calls it The Buckets.
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KathyMTM said, 7 months ago
good one!
david_42 said, 7 months ago
My doctor is two years older than I am (60) and we have minor arguments about how to live longer. I vote for having a younger wife who really loves you and dogs. The former makes you happy and the latter make you get off your butt and exercise!
Perkycat said, 7 months ago
I think I’ve been doing something right to be healthy at my age. And doctors do seem to be getting younger and younger!
Number Three said, 7 months ago
LOL LOL… What’s wrong with him? Is he in for a check up?
xxx
Allan said, 7 months ago
LOL Gotta love Grandpa Frank.
gopwomanusa124 said, 7 months ago
The secret to you to keep living…keep breathing
USAFMSGT said, 7 months ago
My doctor said it is their job to get us to 80. After that we’re on our own.
Greg Cravens
said, 7 months ago
@gopwomanusa124
Right! Keep living… keep breathing… and (very important) keep thinking outside your (shrinking) comfort zone occasionally. I find myself hunting smaller and smaller places to keep my mind if I’m not careful.
Comic Minister said, 7 months ago
But you’re not the doctor Frank.
Saucy1121
said, 7 months ago
The secret to a long life is to eat your vegetables every day for 100 years.
M2MM said, 7 months ago
Learn to “let go” don’t hang onto anger, don’t stress out about things you can’t change, and enjoy everyday like you weren’t expecting it to last. My dad’s aunt ate what she wanted, didn’t get much exercise, but she never worried or got upset, not even when her husband died. She lived to be in her 90’s. :)
Linda Dean
said, 7 months ago
@Greg Cravens
mine fits nicely in an empty Legg’s pantyhose egg…
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
Since we are all going to die the point of living is to be happy with it and treat our body in the best way possible. But how many can do that or want to?
msowards said, 6 months ago
Oh! That’s an easy one. Just don’t die…
Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago
(@msowards
Since it isn’t easy you are of no help.