Wide Open by Rich Powell for February 08, 2013

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    Ida No  about 12 years ago

    ā€œOh, this old smell? Itā€™s just something that fell off the truck this morning.ā€

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    margueritem  about 12 years ago

    Reminds me of a ā€˜Farsideā€™ cartoon.

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    el8  about 12 years ago

    He would know if he were a professional sniffing dog.

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    Lyons Group, Inc.  about 12 years ago

    Okay after a sneak preview of this single-panel strip,itā€™ll join my early-morning comic line-up staring Mondays following Lio.

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    pschearer Premium Member about 12 years ago

    Iā€™m flagging you for SPAM. Find another way to support your favorite comics, like maybe paying for them.

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    Cat43ullus  about 12 years ago

    ā€œOestrousā€

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    RMom  about 12 years ago

    As a lifetime southerner, I love this strip! Keep ā€™em coming!

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    ScullyUFO  about 12 years ago

    Except that comics.com WANTS people to click on more pages. Nothing wrong with that. Good luck, Mr. P.

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    mai griffin  about 12 years ago

    You certainly worked overtime Debbie! I will add it to mine anywayā€¦

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    shamino  about 12 years ago

    @Debbie: Shame on you for spamming every strip on the server. I just wish there was a way to report you to the admins for this.

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    Bandera_Ken  about 12 years ago

    Thank you. I saw your post and decided to check it out. Looks interesting.

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    kab2rb  about 12 years ago

    Debbie I am not putting you down, you need to contact GC with your question, then post here the answer.

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    AlanValdes1313  about 12 years ago

    ā€¦ā€¦. I saw your comment on EVERY strip telling me to come here. And I find a reused jokeā€¦.. :(

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    AlanValdes1313  about 12 years ago

    hmmmmā€¦ now that I go back and look it is a pretty cool strip!

    I will keep reading for now.

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    Strod  about 12 years ago

    I saw Debbie Jordanā€™s messages all over the place and was mildly annoyed by them, but I decided to visit here anyway. Ā Iā€™m very glad I did, and thus Iā€™m somewhat grateful for DJā€™s spam.

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    awdunn2484  about 12 years ago

    I am glad to see others feel as I do about ā€œDebbieā€. I will drop ā€œDDā€ if I find any more ads at other sites.><>me

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    Perkycat  about 12 years ago

    Back to the comic ā€” whatever she rolled in, only another dog would like the smell.

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    J Short  about 12 years ago

    Stirred the hornets nest. I donā€™t see the big deal; donā€™t click on the site if you donā€™t dig it. Just donā€™t be selling me Avon , Market America etc. As the Dali Lama said,ā€œKnow the rules well, so you can break them effectively.ā€

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    J Short  about 12 years ago

    Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

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    J Short  about 12 years ago

    You stink really pretty.

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    rich creator about 12 years ago

    I would like to thank Debbie for her good intentions although I certainly wouldnā€™t want to step on my fellow cartoonistā€™s toes. The fact is that yes, the more page views, the better for both me and Gocomics. Please donā€™t spam other cartoons but, also, thank you so much for the support.

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    gdogg915  about 12 years ago

    ripped off from ā€œthe far sideā€

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    Kneel Young  about 12 years ago

    Iā€™m gonna try that rolling around trick thingy today. Canā€™t hurt.

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    rich creator about 12 years ago

    Alsoā€¦ please judge the strip on itā€™s own merits. If you donā€™t like it, fine but if you do, donā€™t let the actions of a fan drive you away. We cartoonists are a close-knit lot and I run into many of my peers at National Cartoonist Society functions and let me tell you, everyone Iā€™ve met has been wonderful. So, I hope nobodyā€™s feelings were hurt.Please enjoy the humor you find here and share it with your friends! -your servant with ink-stained hands,Rich

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    rich creator about 12 years ago

    Thanks everyone. Hereā€™s a bit of spam myself: Check out Mike Du Jour by Mike Lester, he started here about the same time I did and I thinks heā€™s pretty dang funny, http://www.gocomics.com/mike-du-jour/2013/02/07

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    rikkiTikki Premium Member about 12 years ago

    Debbie Jordan is hurting this strip by posting here shill on every comic-you are only hurting this strip because you are ticking people off-and it is a bad Far side ripoff as well

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    crswest   about 12 years ago

    I too am annoyed by the spamming. I usually enjoy the comments almost as much as the strip. What next? Promoting your online business?

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    Old Man River  about 12 years ago

    Iā€™ve been auditing this strip for a week now, and I am adding it to my regulars. Keep up the good work

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    keb27253  about 12 years ago

    Like the strip very much. I live in North Carolina and it nice to see you use towns and cities from here. Keep up the good work.

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    rich creator about 12 years ago

    Yeesh! What a day Iā€™m having.

    To address the ā€œRip Offā€ thing: Coming up with 5 gags a week isnā€™t a cake-walk especially when you make your living doing other stuff. Some gags are bound to overlap and I can accept that, but donā€™t accuse me of plagiarism for cryinā€™ out loud. I usually think up the weekā€™s gags when Iā€™m out for a walk on Sunday, pencil them Monday and ink through the week.

    I canā€™t control what my fans do. Sorry this woman spammed the toons.

    If youā€™d like to see what I do to make money, check out my blog (the link is above), thereā€™s all sorts of stuff about my MAD Magazine work, Game stuff, t-shirts etc.

    Itā€™s simply my aim to entertain my audience as best I can and I hope you get a laugh out of it.

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    waykirk  about 12 years ago

    Thanks to your spamming fan, I quit and I am out of here.

    This is not the way to promote your toon.

    I can appreciate your situation, but this is annoying.

    The old Sarge

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    Donna S  about 12 years ago

    Ooooh la la Fifi, Eau de skunk, spray? : D

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    Bandera_Ken  about 12 years ago

    Iā€™m betting the strip gained more than it lost. It gained me for example.

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    rich creator about 12 years ago

    Hold on, Iā€™m sending ultrasonic waves to her keyboard and creating a short. She should be stopping anytime soon!! BZZZZZT!!

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    rich creator about 12 years ago

    Boy, I sure hope Mondayā€™s comic doesnā€™t suck!

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    rich creator about 12 years ago

    I guess I canā€™t complain. Got 100 new subscribers today!

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    AStarofDestiny  about 12 years ago

    Iā€™m glad Debbie mentioned this. Iā€™d much rather have someone recommend a comic they like in the comments versus some political rant any day (though honestly I never saw any of her initial posts, just all the complains about it). As for me, this looks to be an enjoyable strip. ā€œRecycledā€ or not, I donā€™t care, it brings a smile to my face.

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    gosfreikempe  about 12 years ago

    I also thought dEbbie was being a bit rude by posting the same note on so many other cartoons. However, Iā€™m glad to have found this strip.

    Debbie, Iā€™ll appreciate it if you donā€™t do that often.Mr. Powell, thank you for a funny cartoon. I donā€™t subscribe, but I will add it to the4 dozen or so cartoons I read every morning.

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    el8  about 12 years ago

    Kep on keepinā€™ on, Rich. Whether it be writers, musicians, cartoonists, etc, I keep in mind ā€œThere is nothing new under the sun.ā€

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    pawpawbear  about 12 years ago

    I like the strip. Iā€™ll keep reading it. Thanks.

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member about 12 years ago

    Debbie is a regular, daily poster at Ten Cats. I think she has been pulled by the moderators here at gocomics. I am sure she meant no harm, just an enthusiastic fan is all. I hope the powers that be will re-consider and let her back.

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    Kneel Young  about 12 years ago

    The end.

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    rich creator about 12 years ago

    Yahooooooo!

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