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my question is this. Is this a new cartoon or is this from last pre-Thanksgiving as I keep hoping the thread is theyâre still going to sell their house and move down to where the kids are..I have been following Between Friends as well and itâs driving me crazy with the continual but REALLY interesting thread that sheâs drawing and creating! LOL
Since when has Arlo avoided going to the beach? Even at Thanksgiving, thereâs the ocean, and the kids! I donât understand why they donât chuck it all and just move, already.
We use more individualized phrases to describe things that have to be coordinated. Neither of us has ever said, âwe have to talk.â Instead, we get right to whatever the point is.
[Joke] A man returns from traveling, and is talking to the friend he left as a house-sitter. The friend reports, âThere are a couple of things. Your kitty died.â The traveler is horrified, and explained that bad news has to be delivered more delicately. âFor example, you could say, âIt was a beautiful Spring day, and the kitty was chasing a butterfly. The butterfly flew out an upper window and the kitty chased it onto the roof. The kitty was so entranced he didnât notice the edge of the roof. That is how you break bad news, okay?â
âOh⊠okay. The other thing is that it was a beautiful Spring day, and your mother was chasing a butterflyâŠ.â
My Janis is the master of intonation. She has no need of âWe need to talk.â All she has to do is to begin with my name, said in a certain way. I know right then that I could really use a Star Trek transporter.
I never used the âwe need to talkâ phrase. I knew it always led to disagreements. I always said âIâd like your opinionââŠnot that I always agreed with it. lol
One thing strikes me, the lack of non-family attachements for Arlo and Janis. I could never imagine moving to be near my kids as it would make me far from my friends.
I never do this to my husband. I send him an email or text about anything important. That way he has time to read and understand it, and time to think about his answer. His brain works a lot slower than mine and he canât think and respond to normal human conversation.
âWe need to talkâ is different here I guess. It could mean âAre we going to Lancaster, PA for one of our regular trips?â or âAre we going to the reenactment event with our unit this weekend?â or âAre we going for dinner on Wednesday or Thursday this week so I can figure out dinners?â All of these things and most others are his decision.
The worst it means is âproblem with my computerâ- need your help.
Da'Dad over 1 year ago
I would not consider âUsually notâ a fair risk appraisal considering in the first panel Arlo seems to be hearing âDanger Will Robinsonâ
loonygardener over 1 year ago
my question is this. Is this a new cartoon or is this from last pre-Thanksgiving as I keep hoping the thread is theyâre still going to sell their house and move down to where the kids are..I have been following Between Friends as well and itâs driving me crazy with the continual but REALLY interesting thread that sheâs drawing and creating! LOL
abucksworth Premium Member over 1 year ago
Since when has Arlo avoided going to the beach? Even at Thanksgiving, thereâs the ocean, and the kids! I donât understand why they donât chuck it all and just move, already.
nosirrom over 1 year ago
Along with âWe need to talkâ thereâs the infamous âIâve been thinkingâ.
Olddog1 over 1 year ago
That should be âsometimes not.â
ScullyUFO over 1 year ago
Sure. Like Thanksgiving, particularly the traveling, is a good time for anyone.
markkahler52 over 1 year ago
Five words no fella ever wants to hear from a woman: His name, followed by â âWe need to talk!â
well-i-never over 1 year ago
Why is this, âNot a good time for them.â? Since when?
trainnut1956 over 1 year ago
No, itâs usually worse than men anticipate. âWe need to talkâ is femspeak for âYou need to change!â
DaBump Premium Member over 1 year ago
No, it just has that ring of impending doom about it.
Hamady Sack Premium Member over 1 year ago
Nobody likes Thanksgiving.
Emperor Rick over 1 year ago
You spelled âalwaysâ wrong.
flagmichael over 1 year ago
We use more individualized phrases to describe things that have to be coordinated. Neither of us has ever said, âwe have to talk.â Instead, we get right to whatever the point is.
[Joke] A man returns from traveling, and is talking to the friend he left as a house-sitter. The friend reports, âThere are a couple of things. Your kitty died.â The traveler is horrified, and explained that bad news has to be delivered more delicately. âFor example, you could say, âIt was a beautiful Spring day, and the kitty was chasing a butterfly. The butterfly flew out an upper window and the kitty chased it onto the roof. The kitty was so entranced he didnât notice the edge of the roof. That is how you break bad news, okay?â
âOh⊠okay. The other thing is that it was a beautiful Spring day, and your mother was chasing a butterflyâŠ.â
candomarty Premium Member over 1 year ago
Had to look up the âDanger, Will Robinsonâ reference. Never saw Lost in Space.
jarvisloop over 1 year ago
My Janis is the master of intonation. She has no need of âWe need to talk.â All she has to do is to begin with my name, said in a certain way. I know right then that I could really use a Star Trek transporter.
poppacapsmokeblower over 1 year ago
I think, âWe need to talk,â really means, âYou need to listen.â
DawnQuinn1 over 1 year ago
I never used the âwe need to talkâ phrase. I knew it always led to disagreements. I always said âIâd like your opinionââŠnot that I always agreed with it. lol
KJ Premium Member over 1 year ago
We have a "Call and Response " of âIâve been thinkingââŠâOh, no!â
RadioDial Premium Member over 1 year ago
Never understood the use of Gusâ vs Gusâs. Even when I read Gusâ, it still comes out pronounced as Gusâs with an s on the end.
The-Great-Gildersleeve over 1 year ago
Love the wincing expression in panel one
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
And it usually is notâŠ..
billwog over 1 year ago
Are they going to make Gus an offer on his condo?
david.reichert over 1 year ago
One thing strikes me, the lack of non-family attachements for Arlo and Janis. I could never imagine moving to be near my kids as it would make me far from my friends.
locake over 1 year ago
I never do this to my husband. I send him an email or text about anything important. That way he has time to read and understand it, and time to think about his answer. His brain works a lot slower than mine and he canât think and respond to normal human conversation.
locake over 1 year ago
Why would the kids be coming if it was a bad time for them? I think Janis is just assuming things and they never said it was a bad time.
gigagrouch over 1 year ago
The four most dreaded words on the English language.
Milady Meg over 1 year ago
Yes it is.
elgrecousa Premium Member over 1 year ago
Another attempt on her part to pave the way to moving there.
viniragu over 1 year ago
We need to talk, usually means a talking to, not a talking with !!
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen over 1 year ago
SOMETIMES (few though they be) itâs a good thing.
Talking isnât bad. Introducing the talking indicates danger.
raybarb44 over 1 year ago
Au contraire mon amiâŠâŠ.
sjsczurek over 1 year ago
âWe need to talkâ is always as bad as men anticipate. Always.
cracker65 over 1 year ago
She said we need to talk. He heard, you need a lawyer.
eced52 over 1 year ago
Come Janis, just say you want to move permanently, and get it over with. GREg needs to start putting gray in their heirs.
eric_harris_76 over 1 year ago
When it is, itâs plenty bad enough to make up for the other times.
ElVez2 over 1 year ago
Last time my wife of 30 years said âwe need to talkâ..she voided her lifetime contract and filed for free agency
Ginger Vedder about 1 year ago
hehehe
mafastore about 1 year ago
âWe need to talkâ is different here I guess. It could mean âAre we going to Lancaster, PA for one of our regular trips?â or âAre we going to the reenactment event with our unit this weekend?â or âAre we going for dinner on Wednesday or Thursday this week so I can figure out dinners?â All of these things and most others are his decision.
The worst it means is âproblem with my computerâ- need your help.