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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cutiepie29 said, 5 months ago
I’m printing this one out and sticking it on my refrigerator. It fits my life PERFECTLY! My kids and husband don’t seem to care, but I sure do.
Movingsound
said, 5 months ago
And that’s how the fight started.
Doctor Toon said, 5 months ago
Reverse the rolls and that’s my ex and I
Towards the end of our marriage I went “on strike” and our house started to look like it was going to turn into one of those hoarders shows
Zanere said, 5 months ago
I have a certian “clutter threshhold”. when reached its time to clean, if it hits before my weekly cleanup. threshhold is not very high.
david_42 said, 5 months ago
My wife and I have the same level of tolerance. About the only problem is when all of the baskets are full of her clean clothes and there’s more laundry to do.
Shyygirl27 said, 5 months ago
The husbands only care if the wives don’t. If you go on strike they start to care pretty quickly.
Perkycat said, 5 months ago
My husband and I are pretty equal on this. We work together to keep the house in general clean. Our own personal space like my desk & craft table and his garage get rather messy.
Comic Minister said, 5 months ago
At least he cares for you Sarah.
Davepostmp said, 5 months ago
@Doctor Toon
How ’bout some butter for those rolls?
saxie5 said, 5 months ago
I just feel better mentally when things are organized. With my husband, the place could look like a bomb exploded and I don’t think it would bother him…
Greg Trail _ I'm a Dillo!
said, 5 months ago
Baaaaaad Larry…. BadbadbadbadBAAAAAAAAAAAD LARRY!
Hunter7 said, 5 months ago
@Greg Trail _ I'm a Dillo!
Good Larry…. GoodgoodGooood Larry!
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I am like Larry…. clutter threshold is very high. But I will clean…..if someone nags and nags. And nags again & again. lol
Doctor Toon said, 5 months ago
@Davepostmp
roles
duh
I’m on vacation and sleeping odd hours, apparently my brain is on vacation too
SNERK
whmIII said, 5 months ago
Sounds like my first wife…
eric sanders
said, 5 months ago
LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!