As to “spoilers”. This strip is like a romance novel—you know the principals are going to end up getting married and living happily ever after. Besides, I am re-reading strips from 2008 when LJ finished the story and started re-running the strip from the beginning, which I had never seen. (I started reading it in the paper about the time April was born), so Michael’s happy ending was fresh in my mind.
I own about 5-6 books LJ wrote and have read them many many times. Hmmm may have to start all over again….it’s been much more fun watching her raise her kids than worrying about my own….as they were going through all their teen angst etc.
Unlike the dailies, Sunday strips need to be submitted at least two months ahead of the publishing date. As a result, Sunday strips almost never correspond with the story shown in the weekday strips. Bill Watterson learned that lesson when he tried to coordinate some Calvin & Hobbes with dailies and Sundays; he said it was a pain in the butt!
No, I didn’t know that. It is really clever of you to let us all know …Do keep up the good work, it will save us weeks, or years of worry and suspense.
Just curious, exactly what would you forbid your kids to do? Play in the sprinklers? Pretend a cardboard box is an airplane? Ride in a wheelbarrow? Sit in a hammock? Ride a tricycle? Sit in your car? Hide in the bushes? Play with the hose? Walk on a low fence? Play with a large ball? About the only dangerous thing I can see here is the kid on the ladder.
And here you see the difference between a real spoiler (thanks to Herp derp) and a mention of a generic future event that most of us could guess anyway. Thank you, Mr. Derp for pointing that out to us.
Have you come out of the closet and admitted to being an insufferable twit who is so starved for attention that you have to turn to snide remarks in the comment section of comic strip to feel important? Any of that ring a bell with you?
krys723 almost 11 years ago
Says the boy whose Mom who lets you climb the ladder towards the roof? :)
LeslieBark almost 11 years ago
As to “spoilers”. This strip is like a romance novel—you know the principals are going to end up getting married and living happily ever after. Besides, I am re-reading strips from 2008 when LJ finished the story and started re-running the strip from the beginning, which I had never seen. (I started reading it in the paper about the time April was born), so Michael’s happy ending was fresh in my mind.
kfccanada almost 11 years ago
I own about 5-6 books LJ wrote and have read them many many times. Hmmm may have to start all over again….it’s been much more fun watching her raise her kids than worrying about my own….as they were going through all their teen angst etc.
curmudgeon68 almost 11 years ago
My, what a control freak you must be.
lightenup Premium Member almost 11 years ago
What a drama king! ;-) You look like you’re having plenty of fun, Michael. Mom certainly isn’t stifling you…
bluffwood almost 11 years ago
winter tires. A concept lost on Americans in the lower 48.
USN1977 almost 11 years ago
Unlike the dailies, Sunday strips need to be submitted at least two months ahead of the publishing date. As a result, Sunday strips almost never correspond with the story shown in the weekday strips. Bill Watterson learned that lesson when he tried to coordinate some Calvin & Hobbes with dailies and Sundays; he said it was a pain in the butt!
Linda Pearson almost 11 years ago
Party Pooper!
androscoggin almost 11 years ago
I sure hope John & Elly have good homeowners’ insurance – not so much for the stuff those boys might break, but for the boys who might get broken!
androscoggin almost 11 years ago
P.S. – Sure looks like fun, though!
danlarios almost 11 years ago
to play or not to play
mai griffin almost 11 years ago
No, I didn’t know that. It is really clever of you to let us all know …Do keep up the good work, it will save us weeks, or years of worry and suspense.
bevgrey almost 11 years ago
No one “goes gay” anymore than they go white or go tall. It’s genetic, not a choice.
Hawthorne almost 11 years ago
“Aw, couldn’t they spare just one tire to use as a swing?”
Not unless they can scrounge a dead one somewhere. Good winter tires are not up for grabs, period! lol!
Gretchen's Mom almost 11 years ago
Ahhhhhh . . . to be a kid in the summertime!!!!! ;-)
JanLC almost 11 years ago
Just curious, exactly what would you forbid your kids to do? Play in the sprinklers? Pretend a cardboard box is an airplane? Ride in a wheelbarrow? Sit in a hammock? Ride a tricycle? Sit in your car? Hide in the bushes? Play with the hose? Walk on a low fence? Play with a large ball? About the only dangerous thing I can see here is the kid on the ladder.
JanLC almost 11 years ago
And here you see the difference between a real spoiler (thanks to Herp derp) and a mention of a generic future event that most of us could guess anyway. Thank you, Mr. Derp for pointing that out to us.
joebaxter69 almost 11 years ago
Have you come out of the closet and admitted to being an insufferable twit who is so starved for attention that you have to turn to snide remarks in the comment section of comic strip to feel important? Any of that ring a bell with you?
tcarroll29 almost 11 years ago
Nice speedo