Bloom County 2019 by Berkeley Breathed for May 13, 2016

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    Sherlock Watson  over 8 years ago

    Opus has the right idea; there’s nothing wrong with a landline, especially when the power goes out.

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    Enter.Name.Here  over 8 years ago

    Dude, why are you sitting in the back with the garbage?

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    Kind&Kinder  over 8 years ago

    I have a cell and a landline. When the sun’s emissions finally knock out the satellites, I’ll still be able to order pizza!

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    anotherwhirl  over 8 years ago

    My landline worked even during power outages. All the cells conked out. Beat that.

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    Lyons Group, Inc.  over 8 years ago

    “…there’s nothing wrong with a landline, especially when the power goes out.”-But try telling some young person that these days and they turn into a fencepost (i.e., ignore you).

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    Algolei  over 8 years ago

    I still have a rotary dial phone.

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    Sisyphos  over 8 years ago

    I have never had a cell phone. I do have a landline.Difficulty in contacting me? Tough; I like it that way….

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    e.groves  over 8 years ago

    We had one when I was a kid in the 50’s. Kids and party lines are not always a good pairing.

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    banjinshiju  over 8 years ago

    After Katrina, land lines were down. A company I worked for at the time had then installed satellite internet service as a backup.

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    Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe  over 8 years ago

    2500 series phone, just about bullet proof.

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    Habogee  over 8 years ago

    Funny how a cartoon like this brings all the Luddites bubbling to the surface.

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Luddite here. And let me point out something no one else above has mentioned. I have a FIOS landline. When power goes out, my battery backup lasts about 3-4 hours. Then my phone goes out too. I simply do not want to be reachable, or locatable, 24/7. Privacy is worth a little inconvenience.

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    Mema Jean  over 8 years ago

    Loved the old rotary phones. Had a special “dialer” tool that was just smart looking when used. Miss the old hand set as well. Hate, just hate the new phone shapes. Ugh

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    Godfreydaniel  over 8 years ago

    I bought my phone from Julius Caesar’s garage sale and never had a problem with it……

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    Diane in comics land Premium Member over 8 years ago

    I kept my landline for a long time after getting my cell phone, but hardly ever used it. On the rare occasions when I did try to use the old phone, it would be dead, no dial tone. I’d have to use the cell to call the phone company to complain. After several months and the scenario repeating 3-4 times, I decided there was no advantage for me to pay for such a “service.”

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    billswingle  over 8 years ago

    Thank you Mr. Breathed for an excellent strip today! Loved it!

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    tomielm  over 8 years ago

    Recently saw a catalog from a “country store” in Vermont which offered replicas of dial phones, princess phones and even the old candlestick phones — for those whol enjoy being able to hang up on an annoying caller with old fashioned emphasis, or who are just sentimental.

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    FireMedic  over 8 years ago

    #M for Murder doesn’t quite cut it.

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    lindz.coop Premium Member over 8 years ago

    From my cold, stiff fingers.

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    kcoates21  over 8 years ago

    you don’t talk over each other when at least one party is using a landline.

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    Port&Hodge4ever  over 8 years ago

    I suppose it was inevitable. Today’s Bloom County cannot be stuck back in the 1980’s forever. The old style phone went into the trash along with the Banana Jr. computer, the wooden box TV, and the Ronco Turnip Twaddler. Of course, mentioning the Lion King means that Bloom County is still stuck in the 1990’s for the moment. I suppose when they come for Opus’ flowered ottoman that he’ll have lost everything that matters.

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