Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for December 19, 2012

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    Agent54  almost 12 years ago

    I am guessing a bottle of brandy as she seems to be holding a brandy sniffer. Must have had a real bad day from her expressions.

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    pbarnrob  almost 12 years ago

    Spend all day carefully wrapping ‘stuff’ in expensive pretty paper (we save Sunday funnies for much of it), that’s going to be ripped and shredded next Tuesday. You’re ready for that shot of pain-reliever, but it’s already wrapped! He’ll have to unwrap it, since your hands don’t work now…

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    Wenthral  almost 12 years ago

    or…. She had the bottle out expecting a bit after a job well done on wrapping presents and realized afterward she wrapped the bottle also.

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    bigbob1946  almost 12 years ago

    This seems to be one strip that you need to see tomorrow’s strip to make some sense.

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    Cofyjunky  almost 12 years ago

    LOL!! Go Janis! To deal with the holidays, these days, is to be in need of a drink!

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    wowbert  almost 12 years ago

    Brandy? Looks like she’s ready for cognac! Can’t tell if the glass is warmed, though.

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    rini1946  almost 12 years ago

    it took a second she was wrapping all the presents and got frustrated and wanted a drink so she gave him his present early so she could get a drink but is that the only bottle of booze in the house

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    Gray Vinson  almost 12 years ago

    EPIC!

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    ScullyUFO  almost 12 years ago

    Wife resents hubby doing nothing while she has to wrap the gifts. That’s why I do all the wrapping. It’s a small price to pay for Peace on Earth, and Good Will Towards Men, especially THIS man.

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    QuietStorm27  almost 12 years ago

    I enjoy wrapping most of the time. It helps when I wrap as I buy the gifts instead of all at once.

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    belcherman  almost 12 years ago

    Beware of irritated wives bearing gifts!

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    42ntson  almost 12 years ago

    snifter not sniffer

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    Dani Rice  almost 12 years ago

    My husband means well, but bless his heart, he can barely seal an envelope! He wraps the kids gifts, because they never notice.

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    Pipe Tobacco Premium Member almost 12 years ago

    What a rather silly comment. Having a drink or two of brandy is not “chemical dependency”.

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    smalltownbrown  almost 12 years ago

    Gift bags, gift bags – much easier

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    smalltownbrown  almost 12 years ago

    and recyclable

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    Bstokes  almost 12 years ago

    In the first frame Arlo is peeking through the keyhole. Janis is miffed because he already knows what the present is.

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    Crunchy Frog  almost 12 years ago

    Awww, whatta bunch of killjoys. Wrapping presents should be fun! I think it’s fun, anyway. I love picking out the gift wrap that best goes with the gift and/or gift recipient in question, coming up with creative ways to decorate the package, cute things to write on the gift tags, etc.

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    Crunchy Frog  almost 12 years ago

    And if people are just ripping them open in seconds, shame on them! What kind of sad creature knows nothing about enjoying the presentation of a special thing?

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    alc7 Premium Member almost 12 years ago
    Or smug, self rightous, sarcasm
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    Marko56  almost 12 years ago

    Snifter, not sniffer.

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    jmo328  almost 12 years ago

    as she seems to be holding a brandy sniffer I thought they were called “snifters”.

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    bigbob1946  almost 12 years ago

    Maybe she isn’t sure if Arlo might like it and has a short time window to return it.

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    bevgreyjones  almost 12 years ago

    Why on earth is everybody complicating this? She is giving him a bottle of the expensive whatever for Christmas, is sick of wrapping presents and gives him the booze so they can have some. No return time frames, just an early present

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