Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for January 22, 2022

Girls Talk Too Much – Peter Pan

…and then you find out what you just agreed to.

So Arlo, just what were you thinking about that held your attention there?

Is that what that look is called???

Moving to Arizona!

You just agreed to paint the whole house, inside and out.

Janis’ dialogue balloons need to have the Peanuts adults speaking in the trombone sound effect. “Wah-wah-wah…”

Sometimes you really need to meditate, and you miss a few details of your current conversation.

Easiest is just to apologise as profusely as seems appropriate, and admit that you zoned out, in my experience.

Or, “You’re absolutely right! I am wrong.”

Didn’t work. It won’t if you give the deer-in-the-headlights look.

And she wanted to know if the pants she bought him fit.

Marital white noise.

That s me when my wife forgets she is talking to hearing impaired me.

Hearing impairment is a different route to the same predicament.

What will Arlo do when Janis says, “You didn’t hear a word I said, did you?”

I hope you didn’t agree to wear a puffy shirt. You won’t be able to justify your pirate look saying she is a low-talker. :D

Excellent strip – one of the best ever.

Men keep things from their mind in boxes…and they have one box with absolutely nothing in it.

After several decades of marriage, I’ve developed “husband’s ear”. I know when the pitch or volume of the audio stream changes so that my input is required:

“Well, that depends. Let me think about it…”

Applying the liquid that makes the invisible writing re-appear:Panel 1: “I think I’m too old for sex and I’m calling it quits.”Panel 2: “It’s just too much work.”

Nice try, but batted down in the end-zone…

Probably thinking about a girlfriend he knew 50 years ago.

So, I have a bad shoulder from throwing too many Hail Mary’s.

Often when I read a particularly funny or relevant strip, I show it to my wife. This meets both criteria, but I don’t think I will share this time.

Oh she so KNOWS he wasn’t listening! :)

Later, when he asks, she’ll say “we discussed this and you agreed, remember?”

That’s not a Hail Mary. That’s the main play in a man’s arsenal. Smartest one too….

Most husbands have a cup for attention, while most wives have a firehose for sharing. Arlo’s cup runneth over.

No clue what this one is about. What does Hail Mary have to do with anything?

I am female. My husband and I are nothing like Arlo and Janis. Maybe that is why I don’t get this comic half the time.

HIS. Husband Inattention Syndrome. No known remedy…

GREAT STRIP TODAY!

The first two panels are meme material.

been there, done that, didn’t work

I went to a wedding once and the officiant told the groom to memorize and use a simple 5 word phrase as it would end most arguments and save him when he zoned. The phrase was “You may be right, dear.”

I swear Arlo is smart!!!

I always use the generic, “whatever you say Hon”.

“You look so beautiful today!” . . .that would’ve worked a treat, Arlo

This happened to my husband and me three times today!

I would never talk to someone who wasn’t listening. What a waste of time.

I do this with my husband all the time – in reverse. Pre-pandemic example – he will ask “Should we go to Home Depot, Lowes, CompUSA or Walmart to walk around?” Me – “which ever”. Him – “Which Wendys should we go to for lunch/dinner?” Me – same response as before. Him – “Do you want to go away this weekend or next?” Me “whichever”

Basically I don’t want to go and walk around in any of the stores – I want to stay home and do housework/work work. I don’t like eating out – I would rather cook. I don’t like to go away…