Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for May 15, 2020

Dream? Oil spill? Ink spill?

Ruh-Ro!

I always found sunbathing so uncomfortable, especially lying on my stomach, that I never lasted long enough to get burned.

Now that’s gonna hurt twice. The blisters will form and Arlo will have his say. Then he will put something on it for her.

Janice! I’m shocked at you even thinking those words.

That really doesn’t look like shade.

The grass grows greener over the septic tank.

Janis also burnt the back of her knees, legs and ankles. I’ve done all three and it hurts like $#*%!

Sunset at least stops the sunburn from getting any worse.

???…… She must have forgotten about octopuses.

Ahhh! The Creeping Shadow!

We got a bobber! Red on one side, white on the other! Common sight in the spring in Florida!

How did she undo her bikini top? Yesterday’s cartoon showed no back clasp. (I’ll get my coat)

Shade tree.

Arlo abdicated his duty! Did he fall asleep? It’s still his job to watch the clock on the sunbathing and issue one last warning.

If you look closely her back gets a bit red in panel 3 Then in panel 4 Her back and arms have a lot of red.

I am offended to see Janis wearing blackface, while using profanity.

I’m lost. Does the black represent the sun going down (passage of time)? That would explain the sunburn. Or is it the suntan oil burning? Or her skin? And where did the shrub that behind her go?

I thought Janis could count on Arlo. He was supposed to execute a surprize Ice-Bucket Challenge after 10 minutes. ;-)

We never seem to get to panel 5.

I guess we’ll find out tomorrow but I think maybe the sunburn crept up on her?

could be worse, at least Janis’ butt was covered.

The point of today’s strip is ambivalent. (A word about which I am of two minds.)

At least her vitamin D level will keep the Covid-19 away.

shade. passage of time. sunburn.

I had a second skin tumor removed yesterday, same forearm. Sunlight is not to be underestimated.

If that is the shadow of a tree, she’s gonna have a funny sunburn tomorrow!

Falling asleep while lounging can lead to repercussions!

Probably from Arlo tomorrow!

Spring sunbathing is dangerous. You don’t feel the heat.

I fell asleep in the sun while in college. Had to sleep the next three nights sitting in a chair, with my forehead leaning on the wall.

Oh Janis; it’s gonna hurt-a lot!

Arlo will be to blame for not waking her up.

Janis is now a crispy critter!

I don’t believe in reincarnation, but if I did I’d want to come back as a yellow towel. <[:o)

What? A giant bird took a dump?

If it’s that color, it’s not a sun burn, it’s a sun char.

Closest faux expletive characters I have seen. No hesitation in interpreting Janice’s ¶Øض meaning.

Maybe JJ was using creative license and rather than being a shadow the artist was attempting to convey that our heroine realized that she was in deep….

Our hero Arlo is on his way with his trusty gallon of aloe Vera and perhaps a medical bag of alternative remedies.

I have only had one bad sunburn in my life and it was a doozy. I was visiting with friends at the beach. I am pretty sure I should have gone to the hospital, not because it was blistering but because it covered a good 75% of my body at just short of blistering. I had vertigo – couldn’t drive – and felt sick to my stomach. Later that night, I was so hot and uncomfortable that I decided to take a cool bath – well, when I went to stand up, I couldn’t. Still dizzy, so I crawled to the bathroom. I filled up the tub with cool water and stayed in it until the water warmed up. I did that 3 times. Finally was able to get some sleep. When I got home, my mom put Solarcaine on my back and that’s when we discovered I was allergic to it. That was fun getting it off. Then she did towels soaked in cold water and vinegar. That worked. I vowed never to take a 7 hour walk along the beach again (I was talking to a friend and we walked between 10 and 5 pm – it was a really good conversation). At least I was evenly roasted. The only thing not burned was where my bathing suit was, the bottom of my feet and the palms of my hands. Oh, and what parts of my head my hair covered (I had my hair up, so even the back of my neck got burned). I was a mess.

Do that too many times and one could get sun cancer.

Warning radiation burns!

Her bra’s shoulder strap disappeared. Where did it go?

She deserves a pat on the back for asserting her right to sunbathe when she wants…

It’s a good thing that she wasn’t sunbathing sunnyside up. If she had, she would have had a couple of fried eggs.