Nancy by Olivia Jaimes for December 02, 2013

Well, someone was asking where Oona went. Looks like she’s not a nightmare, after all.

Can’t really blame him, Rollo— the menu shounds great!

Thanks, Guy!

Such A Deal!!!☺

This strip is better than I remember it from the 1960s and 1970s. Guy, you are doing a great job.

Very nice. And is that sweet tea in those glasses? I hope so.

Our family had a Thanksgiving/Hanukkah celebration last Thursday night. Brisket and turkey. Plus many sides and desserts. Awesome meal! A shame the two holidays won’t coincide again for about 70,000 years.

A late comment on the flashback story.

I do remember Nancy from the 50’s (when I learned how to read) So seeing the pages of" old familiar faces" brought happy memories. Still enjoy Nancy after all this time. Good job Guy!

this strip is getting better all the time

Very cool. I don’t recall ever seeing Hanukkah celebrated in a major comic strip (I’m sure it’s happened…I just haven’t seen it).

Are they in Texas? Brisket is very popular down here.

Why would brisket be a no-no? It is beef, can’t it be Kosher?

Nancy now has a new best friend?

@Dave Hussell It isn’t the brisket that is a no-no, it’s serving meat and dairy on the same plate that isn’t Kosher.

Thanks, Guy, and I hope you have wonderful Christmas!Dave, I don’t know when Susan will be back, so, yes, brisket can be kosher, but can’t be eaten at the same meal with dairy. However, there is a nondairy (“parve”) sour cream that could be used. I’ve had kosher beef stroganoff that I loved.

Thanks from me too, Guy. Nice to see Hanukkah getting a mention here. To be brief Hanukkah is a very ancient celebration that lasts 8 days because oil that was supposed to burn for only one day somehow burned for 8 days. Hanukkah has no relationship to Xmas save that it is celebrated around the same time. However it may actually have something in common. People often ask why Hanukkah jumps around on the calendar, however it really does not. It begins on the same day every year on the Hebrew calendar, but it is just that, that calendar is a lunar calendar (360 days), while the standard American calendar is a solar calendar (365 days) and thus they do not synchronize. And while one calendar is corrected by adding an extra day, the other is corrected by adding an extra month.Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of the month of Kislev, which coincides with the month of December. And as Hanukkah was around long before Xmas was, one has to ponder if that had an influence on the day Xmas would be celebrated.

Actually, I think they picked the Saturnalia date so it would be noticed. The pagans were used to having a holiday then, and continued to celebrate it as Christians.

Nancy looks like a psychopath