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!
“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.
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…
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.
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…”
margueritem about 14 years ago
Stars are against you…
rayannina about 14 years ago
No, ADVERTISING is against US!
Frankr about 14 years ago
Gee those spammers are everywhere.
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.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ about 14 years ago
Like holding a mirror in front of Dracula!
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!
Colt9033 about 14 years ago
The stars are aligned, Lio, can’t escape HIS fate.
BakaBard about 14 years ago
Now THAT’s some good advertising connections….
Shadoglare about 14 years ago
Man, glad to see I’m not the only one that’s sick of seeing this everywhere you turn.
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.
Larry Miller Premium Member about 14 years ago
Almost flagged you there, Simon.
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.
dyankee23 about 14 years ago
The stars are right, and true, unknowable horror must descend upon us…
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
It’s coming sooner for some than others.
mbne08 about 14 years ago
school started today in OKC
Muzition about 14 years ago
I really, really hope this never will happen in real life.
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
I love that Staples commercial.
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.
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.
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…
guitarmutt about 14 years ago
Oh dear! It’s everywhere!
Plods with ...™ about 14 years ago
Aug 24….YaY!
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.
culprit Premium Member about 14 years ago
He came close to getting his name up in lights, anyway….
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!
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…”
topdog93.7 about 14 years ago
no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
interplanetarycop about 14 years ago
The smartest stars always shine the brightest Lio.
Dirty Dragon about 14 years ago
Have Temporal Engineering Skills - Will Travel
Wire The Master
Gallifrey
pswhitlark about 14 years ago
Back to school is coming…Ready or not..,
kfaatz925 about 14 years ago
Poor Lio! You can run, but you can’t hide…
JP Steve Premium Member about 14 years ago
Fifty-fourth first-day-of-school in a row! I’m jealous, Destiny23!
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.
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.)
wearesiamese about 14 years ago
I have the urge to go buy pencils and composition books.