Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 24, 2018

Lifting is harder lately.

Arlo, you need an eleven-foot pole at least before getting involved in any “Off the top of your head” replies here. Think long and hard before making a comment. :)

Inflation.

“Just let me know when panties are half off….”

I feel her pain. Alas, my “now” ones weigh about four times what my “then” ones did.

I’m sorry Meg, you’ll have to be more specific…

Is that the joke? They cost more because they have to work harder?

The same can be said for any number of things.

A good bra is a work of engineering.

And a good bra that really gets Arlo’s attention needs a mortgage….. but it’s probably worth it….. 8^)

Worse than a waste of good money. Studies show that wearing bras contributes to sag. But I think her comment is about how once, a good bra was all about function, and now, it’s harder to design the function into a fashion statement. Arlo doesn’t care either way. Their function is to lie on the bedroom floor where he flings them. And at that point, he’s mesmerized by the movement like a cat at a ping pong match and doesn’t notice anything else. It don’t mean a thing, if it ain’t got that swing.

Of course “in the day” most women in the mid 60’s didn’t wear a bra…… good times then.

Just a uncommitted huh! will do, Arlo.My motto is "sometimes I’m quiet because I can’t think of anything better to say. And sometimes I’m quiet because I know better than to say what I’m thinking.

My Brother in law considers anything above the waist as “perky”.

I think Arlo has tuned out completely like last Friday’s strip.

Ma oui. Vive le Difference!!!

I will bet Janis is perfectly fine without one on. Why mess with the perfect ones she has now.

I agree with *@MeGoNow*’s take, above. Re: function vs. fashion. Plus there are many more fabrics, fastener options, and fashion “looks” desirable and available now.

I was reminded how expensive bras are after I fried a couple of my late wife’s bras in the drier at the laundromat. After that I let them air dry.

Arlo is being very wise in remaining silent in that last panel.

Arlo still wears the one he got in college.

Sports bras for big girls over sixty who are dressage riders cost ALMOST as much as the horse. The sports bra for dressage riders was a remarkably popular booth at the World Equestrian Games….

I keep trying to convince my wife to save money and give them up. She’s not having any of that though.

I’m sure Arlo would be glad to give her a supporting hand.

TMI!

Over to watch the girls roll around under her shirt highlight of my day

A man’s only concern is can the new bra be removed with one hand.

My SO says this as well. I’m glad I can still buy the same brand/style of undershorts I started using in high school, although they are a bit larger now.

Talk about tap dancing in a mine field!!!

Bras, who needs them?

Erin go bragh

When I was much younger a popular morning radio host talked about getting a bigger computer. He called it a “four hooker.” That came back to me with today’s comments.

The Mrs and the girls found a good bra fitter (they do exist, don’t laugh) when we were living in San Francisco. They say that life changed for the better that day. And I had a new $350.00 charge on a credit card that day. But, and this is a big but, happy wife and happy daughters. Very cheap price to pay.

Worse is when one wears an odd size and has to order it as no one carries the size. Sears used to advertise that they had bras that fit 80% of women – guess who is in the other 20%! And one pays extra because there is maybe one bra made in the size that meets what I want – plain, front opening – and one has to buy that one from the one place that sells it, no matter the price! Hence, I am about to make my every 10 years or so purchase of 3 of them.