Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 18, 2014
October 17, 2014
October 19, 2014
Transcript:
Gene: Look at it this way, Shrimp!
Gene: If your mother and I did open a cafe, it wouldn't be for months, maybe a year!
Meg: I'd be in the fifth grade!
Gene: Almost out on your own!
I’ve been thinking…..maybe they should open one of those cat cafes I’ve been reading about.
Could be a win/win situation for the cats and customers who don’t want to be tied down 24/7 in caring for a cat. Oh wait, cats don’t have owners…they have servants.
@Spent HenTo remove the extra post I had learned that you can move the mouse arrow.cursor to the post and a Delete option appears with the Flag and Reply options.
No nightmares – a kid that age dreams of being grown up, and, wow, 5th grade is a sort of turning point, old enough to start earning some money, and learning to manage it. Gene is pulling her in, inviting her to be part of her mothers dream.
I wish JJ would draw the Shrimp a wee bit cuter. I also hope that the story stays with Gene & her mother & back to Arlo & Janis often. The strips that have been done of the Shrimp & her school mates were boring.
Give the kid a break. All her young life was spent at home waiting for her mother or grandfather to come home late after ‘closing time’. She just got a taste of ‘normal family life’ and wants to enjoy it for a while.
Fifth graders today are younger than we were in fifth grade. We have 2 nieces and 2 nephews who are past 5th grade. In fifth grade they are more like husband and I were in MAYBE 3rd grade.
Around here there is legally no minimum age for a child to be home alone, but husband was director of an agency for children with problems and according to the state children’s protection people – if a child is left home and is not yet 12 years of age they will intervene as the child is too young to be home alone.
randayn about 10 years ago
Gene’s is/gonna be a great dad.
Spent Hen about 10 years ago
I’ve been thinking…..maybe they should open one of those cat cafes I’ve been reading about.
Could be a win/win situation for the cats and customers who don’t want to be tied down 24/7 in caring for a cat. Oh wait, cats don’t have owners…they have servants.
Observer fo Irony about 10 years ago
@Spent HenTo remove the extra post I had learned that you can move the mouse arrow.cursor to the post and a Delete option appears with the Flag and Reply options.
Observer fo Irony about 10 years ago
And how odd that the Reply automatically puts your name in the comment box.
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member about 10 years ago
Sorry, Ludwig is a huge hit with the fans..The cat is really funny just by his expressions.,Don’t like cats, keep it to yourself..
bachinsure about 10 years ago
Isn’t fourth grade….now…a little bit young to be telling her she is on the way out. Give the poor kid nightmares!
ARLOS DAD about 10 years ago
5th grade equals a paper route…
lutherg1 about 10 years ago
The Shrimp must have one ugly dad.
EarlP2 about 10 years ago
No nightmares – a kid that age dreams of being grown up, and, wow, 5th grade is a sort of turning point, old enough to start earning some money, and learning to manage it. Gene is pulling her in, inviting her to be part of her mothers dream.
LittleIggy about 10 years ago
That is one homely kid!
KEA about 10 years ago
ho hum
locake about 10 years ago
JJ is not very good at drawing humans. These both look like some type of ape.
Kathleen Cunningham about 10 years ago
I wish JJ would draw the Shrimp a wee bit cuter. I also hope that the story stays with Gene & her mother & back to Arlo & Janis often. The strips that have been done of the Shrimp & her school mates were boring.
AliCom about 10 years ago
Give the kid a break. All her young life was spent at home waiting for her mother or grandfather to come home late after ‘closing time’. She just got a taste of ‘normal family life’ and wants to enjoy it for a while.
mafastore about 10 years ago
Fifth graders today are younger than we were in fifth grade. We have 2 nieces and 2 nephews who are past 5th grade. In fifth grade they are more like husband and I were in MAYBE 3rd grade.
Around here there is legally no minimum age for a child to be home alone, but husband was director of an agency for children with problems and according to the state children’s protection people – if a child is left home and is not yet 12 years of age they will intervene as the child is too young to be home alone.