Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for August 01, 2012

Can someone explain to a poor perplexed foreigner what it means?

Gus is short for Augustus after whom the month is named.

Don’t forget his brother, Julius!

Ineffective. Meter doesn’t scan.

Just wait for February. Everyone currently complaining about the heat will be wishing for it.

I was ready for fall weather in March, and this is Michigan!

I’m sorry, but Gus is just not short for Augustus.

Check Wikipedia:GUS:noun a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.

which Roman bigshot can we blame for the misery ol’ man winter visits on us?it’s kind of a matter of degrees. to make summer more bearable, our a/c’s only have to bring the temps down from 90 to 78 or so. In winter we have to bring the temps up from like ZERO to 78 or so……….speaking in terms of economics, summer is better.

I guess nobody has noticed that this strip conatins a rariety – a clean limerick.

♫♪♫♪Hop on the bus, Gus!♫♪♫♪

Nope, I will not complain in February, The thought of sitting in front of a fire while blowing snow howls outside with a cocktail and a good book…Mmmmmmmm…..I hate heat.

Well, that was a surprise. I was expecting it to end with the fact that in the US, August is the only month without a holiday.

Shouldn’t that have been “whom”?

The only Guses I’ve ever know were Greek guys named Constantine…but then, what do you expect from Greeks? (My grandfather was Greek, so keep yer sense of humour, folks!)

Dog days of summer? So does that explain the brown steamy lumps that Arlo is about to step in?

I’ll take fall & winter over spring & summer any time! You can always dress warmer when it’s cold, even iside the house, but this unending heat and humidity is pure misery.