Lio by Mark Tatulli for August 17, 2010

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    margueritem  about 14 years ago

    Stars are against you…

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    rayannina  about 14 years ago

    No, ADVERTISING is against US!

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    Frankr  about 14 years ago

    Gee those spammers are everywhere.

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    i_am_the_jam  about 14 years ago

    There was this store that ran commercials, and their jingle was:

    “You’ll be looking good For a whole lot less At Anthony’s…!”

    And EVERY AUGUST, it was the same thing:

    “You’ll be looking good GOING BACK TO SCHOOL At Anthony’s…!”

    I hated that commercial.

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    Vista Bill Raley and Comet™  about 14 years ago

    Like holding a mirror in front of Dracula!

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    Sisyphos  about 14 years ago

    Arrgh! Commercialization is EVERYWHERE! Run, Lio, run! Find a deep, dark, secret cave, and in it be very, very still and silent, and maybe the wily Advertisers won’t find you!

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    Colt9033  about 14 years ago

    The stars are aligned, Lio, can’t escape HIS fate.

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    BakaBard  about 14 years ago

    Now THAT’s some good advertising connections….

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    Shadoglare  about 14 years ago

    Man, glad to see I’m not the only one that’s sick of seeing this everywhere you turn.

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    Simon_Jester  about 14 years ago

    We feel your pain, Lio…believe me. You can’t come NEAR gocomics any more without being bombarded with…

    “We are Chinese company, offering best athletic footwear, best prices

    Jordan

    Reebok.

    Adidas”

    ….Etc.

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    Larry Miller Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Almost flagged you there, Simon.

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    mjbdiver  about 14 years ago

    Amazing. Lio hangs out with zombies, the Grim Reaper and giant insects without fear but all it takes to get him running scared are a few silly words.

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    dyankee23  about 14 years ago

    The stars are right, and true, unknowable horror must descend upon us…

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    GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago

    It’s coming sooner for some than others.

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    mbne08  about 14 years ago

    school started today in OKC

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    Muzition  about 14 years ago

    I really, really hope this never will happen in real life.

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    GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago

    I love that Staples commercial.

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    pschearer Premium Member about 14 years ago

    “Schoolbells ring and children sing / It’s back to Robert Hall’s again. / Mother knows, for better clothes, / It’s back to Robert Hall’s again. / You’ll save more on clothes for school; / Shop at Robert Hall’s!”

    I miss that sign of the changing seasons from my childhood.

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    sensrule92  about 14 years ago

    Star spam, a cosmic conspiracy!

    @Grog: I like that Staples commercial too, look forward to it every year, especially the look on the kids’ faces.

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    Destiny23  about 14 years ago

    I used to have nightmares like that. Fortunately, after being out of school for almost 30 years, I rarely have a first-day-of-school nightmare any more…

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    guitarmutt  about 14 years ago

    Oh dear! It’s everywhere!

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    Plods with ...™  about 14 years ago

    Aug 24….YaY!

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    lewisbower  about 14 years ago

    I looked forward (in a way) to seeing my loving schoolmates and understanding teachers. For three months I had thought of dirty tricks and had no one to pull them on. Payback Time! More hair was pulled from my teachers head the first week than the rest of the year combined.

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    culprit Premium Member about 14 years ago

    He came close to getting his name up in lights, anyway….

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    rotts  about 14 years ago

    WOW, pschearer, I haven’t heard that Robert Hall’s jingle in ages - since the mid-50s in Chicago, anyway. Thanks for the memory!

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    Sherlock Watson  about 14 years ago

    Sadly, commercials have been a part of our lives for a long time. I remember TV ads for Marlo Furniture in the ’70s, where the pitchman sang to the tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy: “Yankee Doodle went to Marlo, where he knows the prices are low…”

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    topdog93.7  about 14 years ago

    no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    interplanetarycop  about 14 years ago

    The smartest stars always shine the brightest Lio.

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    Dirty Dragon  about 14 years ago

    Have Temporal Engineering Skills - Will Travel

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    Gallifrey

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    pswhitlark  about 14 years ago

    Back to school is coming…Ready or not..,

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    kfaatz925  about 14 years ago

    Poor Lio! You can run, but you can’t hide…

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    JP Steve Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Fifty-fourth first-day-of-school in a row! I’m jealous, Destiny23!

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    pawpawbear  about 14 years ago

    Do y’all remember Ralph and the Alka-Seltzer? “I can’t believe I ate the whoooooole thing. And his wife says,”You ate it , Ralph”.

    Plop, Plop Fizz, Fizz oh what a relief it is.

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    Destiny23  about 14 years ago

    The oldest ad jingle I can remember is from 1973, which I know because it’s right in the jingle.

    “Volare, come see! Plymouth Volare, for 73!”

    (I guess it worked, since many years later I bought a (very used) 1978 Dodge Aspen, which was the Dodge equivalent of the Volare.)

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    wearesiamese  about 14 years ago

    I have the urge to go buy pencils and composition books.

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