So big deal if her skirt is caught in the door. Unless its raining or the roads are sloppy, it won’t hurt a thing (trust me, I know). It really isn’t anyone else’s concern, and trying to get her attention for something so mundane is likely to cause an accident.
I had a Lotus Europa for six years when I was a carefree bachelor. Driving with my eyes about 30 inches above the road was a trip! Realizing a head-on collision was fatal at almost any speed… a different sort of trip. One day some guy accidentally backed up onto the front of the car, stopping with his bumper inches from the windshield.
This really happened. It was a coat, actually, and I wrecked it. Being a cartoonist was a good thing. When something like this happened, I got a daily strip out of it …which really offset the misery!
We drove a little 2 seater sports car for many years. It really was like sitting on the ground sometimes. We’ve also recently been driving a class A motor home (the one that looks like a bus.) After driving that for a while, any car feels like you are sitting on the ground.
Years ago, I was working (Pharmacist) in a very busy drug store and I bent down to pick up a box of Rx bottles and heard and felt a loud ripping noise; it was my pants split open from the zipper all the way to the belt. What to do, What to do? I side stepped with my back side against the wall to the rest room about 60 feet away with all the customers watching and got into the rest room and used a heavy duty stapler to staple up the seam from the inside. Worked perfectly but couldn’t sit down without getting jabbed with staples!
So she’s a "nitwit " for not noticing? Lovely attitude. If that car was really interested in letting her know, the passenger would have opened the window and hollered at her.
One day after parking my car I happened to see a car pulling in. Some apparent fabric or material was hanging out the driver door. After the lady (no passengers) exited the car I told her what I saw and said I hoped nothing was torn. She said no, but she wondered why she seemed to have trouble moving about. She was not wearing a coat. The day was pleasant and sunny. However coat or no coat vehicles are not designed for visibility along or around driver doors. Naturally driving, though first priority, is a distraction.
The car has changed since the last time we saw it. John’s sports car used to be a T-top convertible two-seater. Panels 2 and 3 show that it is not a T-top and it appears to have a bench seat behind Elly in Panel 3.
A cartoon from years ago showed a teen leaving for school with the seat of her skirt ripped open. The mother is pointing it out in alarm, but her father is saying, “I was going to mention it, but I was afraid it might be the latest style.”
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
had that ever happened to you, ladies reading this?
capricorn9th over 5 years ago
Her skirt must be so voluminous that she is not feeling any tug of the fabric stuck in the door.
charliefarmrhere over 5 years ago
Have seen it a number of times, & managed to tell a few. Dangerous if in an accident & your clothes are jammed in the door.
AllishaDawn over 5 years ago
Not sure if I ever had it sticking out, but I do remember having to gather my skirt up in clumps so I can shut the door.
Argythree over 5 years ago
And I have seen men who got their raincoats stuck in car doors. So it can happen to anyone…
Macushlalondra over 5 years ago
I have one skirt I have to be very careful about gathering all of it before shutting the door.
dwane.scoty1 over 5 years ago
Rush Hour around here is only 20% skirts/dresses,if that!
jpayne4040 over 5 years ago
LOL! Now that’s funny!
Knightman Premium Member over 5 years ago
Almost as bad as thinking you are so cool and your zipper is down!!! Doh!!!
Jabroniville Premium Member over 5 years ago
haha, oh Elly. I love how Lynn’s not afraid to make ANY of her characters look bad.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 5 years ago
Drove a sports car for a week while truck being fixed. I felt like my butt was on the street. But still neat to drive it around.
FrannieL Premium Member over 5 years ago
Today’s strip was a LOL.
gypsywolf59 over 5 years ago
So big deal if her skirt is caught in the door. Unless its raining or the roads are sloppy, it won’t hurt a thing (trust me, I know). It really isn’t anyone else’s concern, and trying to get her attention for something so mundane is likely to cause an accident.
flagmichael over 5 years ago
I had a Lotus Europa for six years when I was a carefree bachelor. Driving with my eyes about 30 inches above the road was a trip! Realizing a head-on collision was fatal at almost any speed… a different sort of trip. One day some guy accidentally backed up onto the front of the car, stopping with his bumper inches from the windshield.
jless over 5 years ago
Lynn’s Notes:
This really happened. It was a coat, actually, and I wrecked it. Being a cartoonist was a good thing. When something like this happened, I got a daily strip out of it …which really offset the misery!
rebelstrike0 over 5 years ago
Maybe she will catch on when her skirt rips off, then Elly is walking around in her panties.
Catmom over 5 years ago
This is not nearly as bad ss getting the back of your skirt caught in your pantyhose
Lecherous over 5 years ago
Guilty. Coffee on top of the car, sunglasses on the hood and a BBQ cover on the trunk. Not at once.
Jan C over 5 years ago
We drove a little 2 seater sports car for many years. It really was like sitting on the ground sometimes. We’ve also recently been driving a class A motor home (the one that looks like a bus.) After driving that for a while, any car feels like you are sitting on the ground.
kodj kodjin over 5 years ago
Years ago, I was working (Pharmacist) in a very busy drug store and I bent down to pick up a box of Rx bottles and heard and felt a loud ripping noise; it was my pants split open from the zipper all the way to the belt. What to do, What to do? I side stepped with my back side against the wall to the rest room about 60 feet away with all the customers watching and got into the rest room and used a heavy duty stapler to staple up the seam from the inside. Worked perfectly but couldn’t sit down without getting jabbed with staples!
Ginny Premium Member over 5 years ago
So she’s a "nitwit " for not noticing? Lovely attitude. If that car was really interested in letting her know, the passenger would have opened the window and hollered at her.
heathcliff2 over 5 years ago
One day after parking my car I happened to see a car pulling in. Some apparent fabric or material was hanging out the driver door. After the lady (no passengers) exited the car I told her what I saw and said I hoped nothing was torn. She said no, but she wondered why she seemed to have trouble moving about. She was not wearing a coat. The day was pleasant and sunny. However coat or no coat vehicles are not designed for visibility along or around driver doors. Naturally driving, though first priority, is a distraction.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
Any Scotsman out there in full kilt?
howtheduck over 5 years ago
The car has changed since the last time we saw it. John’s sports car used to be a T-top convertible two-seater. Panels 2 and 3 show that it is not a T-top and it appears to have a bench seat behind Elly in Panel 3.
Hippogriff over 5 years ago
A cartoon from years ago showed a teen leaving for school with the seat of her skirt ripped open. The mother is pointing it out in alarm, but her father is saying, “I was going to mention it, but I was afraid it might be the latest style.”
debbie8pole over 5 years ago
That happens as I have gotten my sweater coat caught in car door. Fortunately, when I was the passenger I would open the door to pull my coat in.