Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for June 16, 2010

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    lewisbower  over 14 years ago

    Looks like some people save for their retirement.

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    fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago

    “There’s Mr. Dominguez. He thinks of us as family.”

    “That’s nice.”

    “So let’s sell him only what he wants and has the money to buy.”

    Nope, not funny.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 14 years ago

    Mr. Dominguez should disinherit them!

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    Wildmustang1262  over 14 years ago

    Sell him for the bloody money! Forget it!

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    carmy  over 14 years ago

    Run away, Mr. Domiguez!

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    fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago

    “There’s Mr. Dominguez. He thinks of us as family.”

    “That’s nice.”

    “It’s because the staff are sincerely polite to him and have respect for him.”

    Naaah, still not funny.

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    artisanx  over 14 years ago

    “There’s Mr. Dominguez. He thinks of us as family.”

    “That’s nice.”

    “Not really,,, He keeps asking our staff members when they’re coming home to finish their chores…”

    “Well, maybe he’s forgetful or lonely or just wants some company.”

    “Well then, I guess YOU get to clean out the basement!”

    Howzzat, fritziod?

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    rainman5353  over 14 years ago

    fritzoid In the comic strip, not funny. In your post, funny

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    Coyoty Premium Member over 14 years ago

    “He thinks of us as Family.” “That’s nice.” “So let’s make him offers he can’t refuse.”

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    fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago

    The thing is, Joe, is that the way Carlos and Hector have written it, it IS funny.

    In a 30-minute sitcom, there’s a lot of opportunity to shift tone from funny to serious to funny. In a three-panel humor-driven (as opposed to suspense-driven or drama-driven) comic strip, there’s less so. When the purpose of a particular day’s installment is to be funny, let it be funny.

    In “Baldo”, there have certainly been occasions when Hector and Carlos have gone for sentiment or drama rather than humor, but this is not one of those times. (Rarely, if ever, have they tried to be “morally instructive”, which seems to be what you want.) Let THEM determine when to go for a laugh. I suggest, here and elsewhere, you try to figure out what the cartoonist is trying to communicate, rather than trying to shoehorn what they produce into what you want to hear. Perhaps you won’t enjoy them as much (it seems that virtually every comic strip that we both read does jokes from time to time of which you disapprove), but maybe you’ll develop a better understanding of how comic strips work.

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