Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for January 09, 2025

I wonder if anyone remembers, ‘Kid’n Play’?

OMG! I mentioned the hairline thing yesterday, but had no idea that Berkeley Breathed was thinking along the same lines!

(Yes, yes, I’m aware that these strips are from 1989, but honestly I don’t think I ever read this particular arc.)

SNL had some funny skits with Reagan as Gumby.

Wait til he starts shedding like a cat

Made me think of Elvis who, by the way, would have been 90 today

And thus, Kid and Play had the inspiration for their haircuts.

And so, the Leningrad Cowboys got their start…

Elvis has entered the building!

Looks a lot like Chris Tucker in “The Fifth Element”:

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Fun fact: In 1979, minoxidil was approved for the treatment of hard-to-control high blood pressure. Doctor’s noted that patients on minoxidil experienced the side effect of excessive hair growth. This was especially problematic in children.

They started to prescribe it off-label to balding patients.

In 1988, topical minoxidil, rebranded as Rogaine, was approved for the treatment of baldness in men.

This strip is riffing on that history.

Is this the character from The Sixth Element?

Rabbits in a row moving backwards.

A receding hare-line…

Ha! ha! ha! ha! He! he! he! he!…