Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 13, 2021

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    wjones  about 3 years ago

    You have a point. What does Arlo have to say about it?

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    Michael G.  about 3 years ago

    This man has layers of bitter complexity.

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    Ruth Brown  about 3 years ago

    Or the longer he lives the more he has seen death on his corner.

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    Da'Dad  about 3 years ago

    Kept an abalone shell for loose things on my dresser but maybe Gus is making a reference to Aprodite, the goddess of love, rising from the sea in a shell. That is an interesting adult rated chapter of Greek mythology.

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    ncrist  about 3 years ago

    HIS mother. HIS parents. He regrets not having spent more time with THEM

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    Darsan54 Premium Member about 3 years ago

    Why, yes.

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    Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member about 3 years ago

    I know what he means.

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    Vangoghdog01  about 3 years ago

    Tone is everything. Gus never struck me as the kind of parent that tried to guilt trip his kids. But, Mary Lu’s comment makes me wonder. Hope not, life is tough enough without having to put up with that. You have a spouse, and kid(s) and parent(s) and souse’s parent(s) and a job, etc. Your time is finite and they all want/need more than you have.

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    Tyge  about 3 years ago

    Yeah Gus, you did! But not last night as the saying goes. 8^ )

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member about 3 years ago

    Pop, just made a general comment.

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    Bruce1253  about 3 years ago

    Bye Gus.

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    j.l.farmer  about 3 years ago

    he is probably speaking from his own personal experiences. there are just a handful of people who mean that much to me that i keep in contact with…keeping the lines of communication open is a two-way street. the ones who disappoint me are in one-way street category. i figure when my time comes they can read about me in one or two lines in the paper.

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    Alias1600  about 3 years ago

    I’ve read this comic from its beginning in the newspapers. Was even more fun when I learned my dad read it also and we could laugh about the quirks of relationships. I’ve continued to read it the almost 30 years since he’s passed on. Then I made the mistake of reading the comments here. Big difference in men born of his generation, and those lucky enough to still be alive and able to post here.

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    KEA  about 3 years ago

    Get yourself a sweet Madonna – Dressed in rhinestones sittin’ on a – Pedestal of abalone shell.

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    barry.whitten  about 3 years ago

    were gus from the south, it would have been.. " i didnt just fall off a turnip truck"

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    Scoutmaster77  about 3 years ago

    Foreshadowing?

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    rugeirn  about 3 years ago

    “No. You’re not that attractive.”

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    annefackler61  about 3 years ago

    The first time I met my husband , he leaned out of his car and yelled You’re Gorgeous. I was 21 he was 37.We kept in touch all these years. As of August 2021 we have been married 7 years. I’m 59 and he’s 77. I still laugh about our first meeting.

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    Raijin31  about 3 years ago

    My mother died Tuesday night. This is too soon. Ugh. At least my mother and I were close, and I am able to say that I have very few regrets.

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    Da'Dad  about 3 years ago

    Thank you for sharing your story. Reminded me of another comment from my brother-in-law. He quipped his mother would introduce him as her daughter-in-law‘s first husband.

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