Careful there Arlo. Need to distinguish between the blouse and the contents of the blouse. Make sure that you make the object of your real interest very clear. Minefield approaching fast.
Diaphanous is transparent under certain lighting conditions and opaque at other times. Best example I know is the formal dance in the Pierce Brosnan re-make of “The Thomas Crown Affair.”
KenTheCoffinDweller about 5 years ago
Careful there Arlo. Need to distinguish between the blouse and the contents of the blouse. Make sure that you make the object of your real interest very clear. Minefield approaching fast.
Anathema Premium Member about 5 years ago
Arlo should have let her know then how much he liked it.
Gizmo Cat about 5 years ago
I don’t understand the difference between see-through and diaphanous? Seems the same to me????
Carguy about 5 years ago
Why did she give it to her roommate? Mommento?
dlkrueger33 about 5 years ago
See-through = slutty. Diaphanous = ???? Who uses this word? LOL
Skeptical Meg about 5 years ago
I know… the guy readers here are sad she gave it away too. But now you know what to get for her birthday.
Opus about 5 years ago
After all these years Arlo asks about it.
sheilag about 5 years ago
Peasant blouse? Been a long, long time since I’ve seen one of those in “the wild” (and not as part of some costume)… :-P
mamarose127 Premium Member about 5 years ago
Are you sure you just don’t want to strain some paint?
Vangoghdog01 about 5 years ago
Diaphanous is transparent under certain lighting conditions and opaque at other times. Best example I know is the formal dance in the Pierce Brosnan re-make of “The Thomas Crown Affair.”
SapphireSkies Premium Member about 5 years ago
Macmillan dictionary definition of diaphanous: “very light and thin enough to see through.” Janis fell for the marketing spin!
T Smith about 5 years ago
I don’t know who this Diaphanie woman is, but I like her style!
Terrence Feenstra Premium Member about 5 years ago
I remember that strip. Jimmy slipped a hint of nipple past the editors.
DDrazen about 5 years ago
And now I’ve got Fleetwood Mac’s “Gypsy” in my head.
DCBakerEsq about 5 years ago
We have the same dialogue at our house, but it involves various other articles of clothing …
cuzinron47 about 5 years ago
I guess she didn’t want to see through anymore.
thewizofaz about 5 years ago
We called them Seymour blouses (back in the day)
Ahuehuete about 5 years ago
That must have been some blouse if he still remembers it 30 years later.
paul brians about 5 years ago
If you’re looking at the blouse, it’s diaphanous. If you’re looking at what’s under it, it’s see-through.
bryan42 about 5 years ago
I hear ya’, Arlo. I like the ones my wife used to wear.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
Janis is a mature woman and she has bad feelings about how her body has changed over the years. Arlo has no such problem with her body.
Homerville Premium Member about 5 years ago
Arlo and me just might be related.
Tyge about 5 years ago
I don’t get the worry line under Janis’ eyes in Panel 4!?!?
jonesbeltone about 5 years ago
Arlo still love Janis more than she will ever know.
I’mStandingRightHere about 5 years ago
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