Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for September 11, 2011

I’m surprised to see a brand name of alcoholic beverage in the strip—especially wrapped in ad language that went out in the 1950’s. The commercial may as well have been for Blatz!

Of course, Arlo’s strategy is pointless, since ad sales and airtime prices are based on stats that are (so far) unaffected by whether anyone’s actually sitting in front of the TV when the ad is shown.

Just a hint folks, I think it’s called humorous sarcasm….

I don’t watch commercials at all, nor do I buy anything advertised more than once a day on TV. I’m with you Arlo.

Funny you should mention that, Ashburn Stadium, my American Government professor showed us that ad this past Friday. Along with about 12 more cig ads after that.

Wow…some have read too much into this strip. Can you tell who?

@Senex, very good. :o)

My guilty pleasure is watching commercials…“Hey, you dang woodchucks, stop chuckin’ my wood!” for example…..some are like mini movies…(Yeah, I know, a lot of them suck, but me? I get into how much they suck!) The best one I’ve seen recently is the sly one for Subaru. A guy see’s an old flame at a gathering, has flashbacks to the times they shared together. In his old Subaru. Tag line. “You never forget your first Subaru..” Cracks me up….

Hey, and why isn’t anybody commenting on the first panel? That’s the funniest line I’ve heard in a long time! Seriously, Ask your doctor if Bud Light is the beer for you? I don’t care who you are, that’s funny!

Put down the skunky beer, and slowly walk away

9 out of 10 Camels that have been tried by doctors are GLAD that the doctors prefer women.

Ten years had passed, and we are about to see the second ten years pass.

Some wounds never heal.