Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for September 03, 2013
September 02, 2013
September 04, 2013
Transcript:
Janis: Granny said never wear white after Labor Day!
Janis: What's this?! Gasp! A white top!
Janis: And I believe...yes! White slacks!
Arlo: Was this the grandmother you didn't care for?
Downundergirl, yeah, I never got it either, but I find it quaint…It shows an intellectual fashion sense, that would denote good upbringing….I know, I know..Kinda silly….I’ll revert to my mom’s adoption of Cid Ceasar’s line, peoples is the craziest monkeys….Or maybe it was the other way around…I don’t know…My dad did abide by that rule, though…
Labor Day marked the end of summer. Never mind the 21st. White clothes and straw hats were summer clothes. If you wore a straw skimmer after labor day anyone was authorized to yank it off your head, break it, then give it back to you. Responses to white suits varied. A lot of laughter was involved.
Oh yes, the Southern belle’s of the plantation era. Social graces that I find missing in today’s women. Janis is becoming quite the sloven woman. And it will come to payback with her own granddaughter some day.
Today’s strip is a reflection of the recent incident on the MTV awards. White clothing was involved. It’s worked in with the “No white after Labor Day ‘rule.’”
Oh, yeah, I almost forgot – my granny liked red, but she refrained from wearing red dresses, because back in her day, only women of easy virtue wore them (according to the “rule”). My mom wore red dresses with abandon, but it wasn’t to spite her mother; it was a tribute to her, to do something that Granny was afraid to do. Granny would have been proud.
Actually, the rule came about because way back when the roads were dirt and therefore became muddy with snow in the winter so, of course, white would become dirty and look bad.
Downundergirl about 11 years ago
never understood that rule.
finale about 11 years ago
Shake that dupa!
Agent54 about 11 years ago
Attire will go good with a straight jacket. All white one.
hankgillette about 11 years ago
Thought she was going in a different direction in panel 2.
i_am_the_jam about 11 years ago
So why can’t you?
Varnes about 11 years ago
Downundergirl, yeah, I never got it either, but I find it quaint…It shows an intellectual fashion sense, that would denote good upbringing….I know, I know..Kinda silly….I’ll revert to my mom’s adoption of Cid Ceasar’s line, peoples is the craziest monkeys….Or maybe it was the other way around…I don’t know…My dad did abide by that rule, though…
belrobin about 11 years ago
Labor Day marked the end of summer. Never mind the 21st. White clothes and straw hats were summer clothes. If you wore a straw skimmer after labor day anyone was authorized to yank it off your head, break it, then give it back to you. Responses to white suits varied. A lot of laughter was involved.
edclectic about 11 years ago
In your face, grandma!
GramEGoose about 11 years ago
The RULE is “Don’t wear white SHOES after Labor Day.”
SnuffyG about 11 years ago
Oh yes, the Southern belle’s of the plantation era. Social graces that I find missing in today’s women. Janis is becoming quite the sloven woman. And it will come to payback with her own granddaughter some day.
sbchamp about 11 years ago
Yes, that’s a twerk
Comic Minister Premium Member about 11 years ago
And next she’s going to say she’s wearing white undergarments.
fritzoid Premium Member about 11 years ago
On a related topic, how far back does the rule “No woman should wear white to a wedding except the bride” go, and does it still apply?
(To the extent that such “rules” EVER apply…)
Doctor_McCoy about 11 years ago
Snow is white. Polar bears are white. White is always all right.
Gokie5 about 11 years ago
Today’s strip is a reflection of the recent incident on the MTV awards. White clothing was involved. It’s worked in with the “No white after Labor Day ‘rule.’”
Gokie5 about 11 years ago
Oh, yeah, I almost forgot – my granny liked red, but she refrained from wearing red dresses, because back in her day, only women of easy virtue wore them (according to the “rule”). My mom wore red dresses with abandon, but it wasn’t to spite her mother; it was a tribute to her, to do something that Granny was afraid to do. Granny would have been proud.
saokada about 11 years ago
Actually, the rule came about because way back when the roads were dirt and therefore became muddy with snow in the winter so, of course, white would become dirty and look bad.
Gokie5 about 11 years ago
Thank you, hs, I did not know that.