Aw, Janice. I think you’re setting yourself up for a sad reality check when the “kids” are still busy with their lives and that room doesn’t get much more use than it ever did. But hey, hope springs eternal.
Comfort first. A few years ago at Thanksgiving the guys were talking about how their wives wouldn’t let them have recliners because they didn’t look right. I sided with the guys, much to the dismay of my female cousins. I’m all about comfort—I don’t live in a museum and if you don’t like the way my house looks, that’s ok with me.
Does Janis think the kids are going to visit more often now that they’ve closed their restaurant? They will need to find new work and probably be just as busy. The kids visit as often as they want to.
~ Someone left the chair out in the rain And my stomach feels kind of queasy ‘Cause it took so long to easy And I’ll never have that chair to sit in again Oh no! ~
alasko almost 3 years ago
Not easy, nor cheap.
mddshubby2005 almost 3 years ago
Careful, Arlo – next she’ll be fixing up one ratty old husband.
wjones almost 3 years ago
Some things are just hard to let go.
eromlig almost 3 years ago
That’s not all that isn’t as easy as it used to be.
Lucy Rudy almost 3 years ago
Reupholster it.
Da'Dad almost 3 years ago
Arlo’s face in panel 4 looks like he was lobbing one to Janis and she didn’t miss it.
Tyge Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Euphemism???
frerrick almost 3 years ago
Yeah !!! I’m still surprised they only the one child……………bit like Jimbo and Rose. Lotsa lovin, but only one offspring to show for it.
frerrick almost 3 years ago
Sorry — insert the word ‘have’ between ‘only’ and ‘the’ in the first line.
nosirrom almost 3 years ago
Maybe they can replace the easy chair with an easy couch.
Dwight Schmiddlapp almost 3 years ago
She’s right, they don’t make chairs like they used to. Now they all fall apart after a couple of years.
suelou almost 3 years ago
Why do the wives in all these cartoons seem to become very bossy and the poor guys never have any say about things??
Grace Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Aw, Janice. I think you’re setting yourself up for a sad reality check when the “kids” are still busy with their lives and that room doesn’t get much more use than it ever did. But hey, hope springs eternal.
The Pro from Dover almost 3 years ago
Throw away everything that belongs to Arlo and keep everything that belongs to Janis.
jarvisloop almost 3 years ago
Interesting it is that Janis immediately wants to trash one of Arlo’s belongings instead of hers.
Deezlebird almost 3 years ago
Comfort first. A few years ago at Thanksgiving the guys were talking about how their wives wouldn’t let them have recliners because they didn’t look right. I sided with the guys, much to the dismay of my female cousins. I’m all about comfort—I don’t live in a museum and if you don’t like the way my house looks, that’s ok with me.
Michael G. almost 3 years ago
Subtle power play.
Uncle Bob almost 3 years ago
This was a “laugh out louder!”
Going Nuts almost 3 years ago
Every time there’s a conversation that includes the kids, anything physical from the old days gets kicked to the curb.
DawnQuinn1 almost 3 years ago
Double entente.
Dirty Dragon almost 3 years ago
Maybe Janis reads Crankshaft, and figures she’d better have the room ready in case the kids have to move back home in her universe as well?
Cincoflex almost 3 years ago
Love Janis’ smirk; clearly that lounger has seen some moves!
kd1sq Premium Member almost 3 years ago
When I was a younger man I had a huge couch that was exactly like that chair…
RonaldDad Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Remember the Byrds—Down in the Easy Chair (musical notes here).
raybarb44 almost 3 years ago
First thing a woman gets rid of when fixing the house up is the guy’s stuff. Never fails…..
paranormal almost 3 years ago
And it’s the most comfortable chair in the house…
timbob2313 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Chairs are to be used and thrown out when they are no longer comfortable
MuddyUSA Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Janis must have been apart of the easiness of the chair!
locake almost 3 years ago
Does Janis think the kids are going to visit more often now that they’ve closed their restaurant? They will need to find new work and probably be just as busy. The kids visit as often as they want to.
ira.crank almost 3 years ago
The “kids” may have other places they’d rather visit.
BC in NC Premium Member almost 3 years ago
~ Someone left the chair out in the rain And my stomach feels kind of queasy ‘Cause it took so long to easy And I’ll never have that chair to sit in again Oh no! ~
David Huie Green ForceIsAUsefulFiction almost 3 years ago
“Fun while it lasted, though.”
tcviii Premium Member over 2 years ago
This strip is a hint of the kids’ visit to come later this year.