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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Pacopuddy said, 5 months ago
Worth a shot.
cmd13 said, 5 months ago
“I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.”
M2MM said, 5 months ago
nice try, but no banana for you :P
Number Three said, 5 months ago
Nice try, Toby.
But unfortunately it looks like Mum and Dad aren’t buying it.
Try again when you’re 18.
LOL xxx
david_42 said, 5 months ago
To see the Stars and Planets, you must leave home.
Allan said, 5 months ago
God planned out each of our destinies billions of years ago. Each path is as He wants it.
whmIII said, 5 months ago
or at least until you’re 18…
Comic Minister said, 5 months ago
Too late Toby.
kaecispop said, 5 months ago
So the stars and the planets are the cause of the whipping you are about to receive for this display of disrespect.
K M
said, 5 months ago
The stars and the planets may control your destiny; but as long as you live in my house, you will control your behavior and your attitude or I will do it for you!
Night-Gaunt49 said, 5 months ago
Your parents are controlled too by the stars and planets and they control you too.
Hunter7 said, 5 months ago
The astrologer for one of our city’s newpapers said the stars & planets do not control our destiny. That would be silly. But mathicmatically, they do provide guidance for mood swings, and other stuff. ….. You know, like when the tea leaf reader tells you someone is going to be really mad at you for something. Soon. …. So Toby…… don’t anger the ones stirring the tea leaves.