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I always wondered why my wifeās friends burst into laughter when I meet them for the first time.
My wife bought an automatic soap dispenser for the kitchen. I had my issues with it. I waved my hand below the dispenser, eventually realizing that I was supposed to hold my hand still ā indeed the soap spurted out. I then held my hands still under the faucet. After about 10 seconds I remembered that it was not yet battery-powered.
Although Iām of the female gender, Iāve often thought it unfair that comics, greeting cards, etc., use men as butts of humor, while the women get off scott free. I commented on this once in the āPicklesā comments (itās ok for Opal to tip Earlās chair over while heās sitting in it, but not vice versa) and got my ears pasted back, so have tried not to criticize peopleās pet strips since. As a corollary, I donāt appreciate woman-haters among the commenters who never miss an opportunity to low-rate all women in general; as a child, I had to live with a pretty abusive man, and have observed similar evils in other circumstances. I guess the bottom line is, if I donāt want to read blanket condemnations of classes of people, I shouldnāt read the comments.
Arlo and Janis have the best marriage in all of 2D. This strip just portrays the normal behavior of females to blab about rather intimate details of their husbands. Itās not at all like the insulting commercials on tv where the white male is always the dumb one. Here, Janis is often the nitwit.
Gokie5: That is the reason that a ātalking womanā (show biz for female straight man) is extinct. My wife is the best talking woman not in the business, but the male-bashing meme keeps us from making a living that way.
Butch Glover @jcm1655āWHITE males wonāt try to kill you if they are made fun of?ā Try Columbine. Or Aurora. Or the Boston marathonā¦.".Their killings werenāt based on being made fun of.They did them for fun or Allah.They did not kill as a defense of white maleness.
(By the way, some white dudes be crazy and dangerous. Consider most ISIS members, ALL NAZIs, Andrew Jackson.)
Wow ā this is a comic strip. Everyone gets made fun of. While I donāt agree that Janis was the butt of this particular strip ā she has been on many others. There is no secret anti-male agenda. Lighten up everyone! Itās a comic ā making fun of and highlighting our common foibles is part of what humor is all about!
cowlick or hand shake issue, either way Janis definitely āsharedā some kind of woman-to-woman secret about her man, judging from the innocent eyes (not!) in last panelā¦
This makes Janis look pretty mean. She is mean to Arlo more than she is nice. Rose and Jimbo in Rose Is Rose have a good marriage and always treat each other lovingly.
@Night-Gaunt49 āYou canāt just say that violence is a mental illness. Doesnāt work.ā.Sure you can and sure it does.The problem comes when you think crazy killers should be excused because they MUST be nuts..A sane person doesnāt enjoy torture and murder.Those did.Ergo, they are/were insane..The Catholic Crusades and Catholic Inquisition were natural outgrowths of their teachings, professing to be Christian while violating the teachings of Christ. They both attracted the insane.
Apparently none of the overly sensitive guys moaning here have never heard of the blond jokes ā just for starters. Then there are the feminist jokes, the lesbian jokes, the female teacher jokes, secretary jokes, and I can go on if anyone wants me toā¦.
Agent54 almost 10 years ago
girl talk knows no bounds. sadly
ScullyUFO almost 10 years ago
Apparently Janis made a remark about the temperature of Arloās hands.
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Wives are a major reason so much blood pressure medicine is sold.
starcandles Premium Member almost 10 years ago
I donāt get it.
jbmlaw01 almost 10 years ago
I always wondered why my wifeās friends burst into laughter when I meet them for the first time.
My wife bought an automatic soap dispenser for the kitchen. I had my issues with it. I waved my hand below the dispenser, eventually realizing that I was supposed to hold my hand still ā indeed the soap spurted out. I then held my hands still under the faucet. After about 10 seconds I remembered that it was not yet battery-powered.
bagbalm almost 10 years ago
Last time I read this strip. Iām tired of men all being buffoons in our society.
FosterGrant almost 10 years ago
But sheās still saving the best stories for later.
mr , b almost 10 years ago
I have overheard of comments from girls about thumb size about it was equal of a maleās"equipment " . I do not know though .
Gokie5 almost 10 years ago
Although Iām of the female gender, Iāve often thought it unfair that comics, greeting cards, etc., use men as butts of humor, while the women get off scott free. I commented on this once in the āPicklesā comments (itās ok for Opal to tip Earlās chair over while heās sitting in it, but not vice versa) and got my ears pasted back, so have tried not to criticize peopleās pet strips since. As a corollary, I donāt appreciate woman-haters among the commenters who never miss an opportunity to low-rate all women in general; as a child, I had to live with a pretty abusive man, and have observed similar evils in other circumstances. I guess the bottom line is, if I donāt want to read blanket condemnations of classes of people, I shouldnāt read the comments.
uffdaphil almost 10 years ago
Arlo and Janis have the best marriage in all of 2D. This strip just portrays the normal behavior of females to blab about rather intimate details of their husbands. Itās not at all like the insulting commercials on tv where the white male is always the dumb one. Here, Janis is often the nitwit.
jcm1655 almost 10 years ago
They make fun of the white male because were the only ones left that wonāt try to kill you if were made fun of.
ARLOS DAD almost 10 years ago
Hormonesā¦..
3pibgorn9 almost 10 years ago
Trenchant observation.
Philinmpls almost 10 years ago
@bagbalm Almost everyone is. But we havenāt changed ā¦
hippogriff almost 10 years ago
Gokie5: That is the reason that a ātalking womanā (show biz for female straight man) is extinct. My wife is the best talking woman not in the business, but the male-bashing meme keeps us from making a living that way.
Diane in comics land Premium Member almost 10 years ago
um, for those men who are offended by this one, get a clue. Jimmy Johnson is male. Janis is the butt of the joke here, and she often is in this strip.
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen almost 10 years ago
Butch Glover @jcm1655āWHITE males wonāt try to kill you if they are made fun of?ā Try Columbine. Or Aurora. Or the Boston marathonā¦.".Their killings werenāt based on being made fun of.They did them for fun or Allah.They did not kill as a defense of white maleness.
(By the way, some white dudes be crazy and dangerous. Consider most ISIS members, ALL NAZIs, Andrew Jackson.)
CaptB almost 10 years ago
Wow ā this is a comic strip. Everyone gets made fun of. While I donāt agree that Janis was the butt of this particular strip ā she has been on many others. There is no secret anti-male agenda. Lighten up everyone! Itās a comic ā making fun of and highlighting our common foibles is part of what humor is all about!
Army_Nurse almost 10 years ago
cowlick or hand shake issue, either way Janis definitely āsharedā some kind of woman-to-woman secret about her man, judging from the innocent eyes (not!) in last panelā¦
bjballard1 almost 10 years ago
Iām with Starcandles. I just donāt get it, and othersā comments donāt make it any clearer
Sheila Hardie almost 10 years ago
My guess: Heās commenting on the fact they just met, and yet theyāve already obviously exchanged personal information that has Robin cracking up.
locake almost 10 years ago
This makes Janis look pretty mean. She is mean to Arlo more than she is nice. Rose and Jimbo in Rose Is Rose have a good marriage and always treat each other lovingly.
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen almost 10 years ago
@Night-Gaunt49 āYou canāt just say that violence is a mental illness. Doesnāt work.ā.Sure you can and sure it does.The problem comes when you think crazy killers should be excused because they MUST be nuts..A sane person doesnāt enjoy torture and murder.Those did.Ergo, they are/were insane..The Catholic Crusades and Catholic Inquisition were natural outgrowths of their teachings, professing to be Christian while violating the teachings of Christ. They both attracted the insane.
lindz.coop Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Apparently none of the overly sensitive guys moaning here have never heard of the blond jokes ā just for starters. Then there are the feminist jokes, the lesbian jokes, the female teacher jokes, secretary jokes, and I can go on if anyone wants me toā¦.