The Dinette Set by Julie Larson for July 08, 2013

Maybe she could grind up a coupla Viagra tabs in it as well. Woooeeee! Wouldn’t cost her anything at all. Just ask Verl to get some of the V-dust from Jerry’s pockets.

Cap’n… Exactly what I was thinking!And not only talks, but apparently cooks, as well.

I need one!Especially if it can keep itself full of cookies.

G’morning, Crustwoodians!Maybe if we ask nicely, the cookie jar will make us one of those special shakes, too.

@Jules

Aren’t you embarrassed? Do you really think so little of your own work?

Purple!

Poor baby….

Hope you don’t mind, but I’m also shipping you a gallon of our still-in-beta Dual-Action Peppermint Pepto Brain Bleach to try…no charge, as long as you’ll fill out a short survey next week to let us know how you liked it, and how well it worked..

2Old is already on the beta testing team… I think she enjoys it.

Well, there was that small Turkey ‘N’ Dressing flavor fiasco.

And on today’s episode of Guess Who’s Talking…

Guess there is no editing/quality control of the balloonage…

We want accurate balloonage!!!!.(That’s what was said in the initial Viagra test group)……sorry Purple Sky.

Also… did the PENNY’S remodel …. ? ? ? I don’t’ recognize the kitchen…….

Worse yet, the cookie jar is ANSWERING itself. Time for therapy…for Julie’s balloon issues!

I am surprised she doesn’t flavor it with Ovaltine, it is such a healthy choice

Heat chocolate caramel syrup and add instant coffee crystals (not decaf).

Yes, Burl, in the other room, is in a big hurry for his energy drink. He doesn’t want to fall asleep while watching TV. I believe that he’s watching ‘Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo’…

The balloons are no problem as long as I know to whom they belong (I’m used to THAT) but it does sound disgusting. I can totally overlook other activities of these people (as long as I don’t see any – as their swimming pool).

@Gym shoe, I figured this is the opposite wall from our normal view, as the table and chairs (sans finials) are the same. And I think the find it is atop what appears to be a coffee maker.

@Groomer, don’t disparage coffee crystals; I loved Taster’s Choice Hazelnut on some really good double vanilla ice cream (even better with a little Kahlua added) but the crunch is delightful.

I love this comic, but sheesh, it’s embarrassing how often the word balloon tails go the wrong way. When Julie screws up this way, you would think there would be an editor somewhere in the process who would catch the mistake and get it fixed before it’s published.

Where do I buy a cookie jar like that. Does it say “come here little girl?” Oops, sorry!

Thanks, Marg…. and…um… credit for what?

Shygirl… please feel free! Marg and I believe in Marg and Susan’s Super-Strength Ultra Brain Bleach for all!

Whether I bring in some tablets or chews, or the regular liquid, they’re for everybody!

And of course, you can find it all for sale in various fine Crustwood and Ballard Street establishments, or order your favorite flavors on a one-time or regular delivery basis through me or Marg.

If you are a heavy user, your house can even be plumbed for pipeline delivery …. we contract for this service with X-Tech Industries (XTI), and the work is provided by their fine technicians.

Contrary to popular misconceptions, M&S SSUBB is NOT a mind-altering or addictive drug…. it will do NOTHING to harm your brain.

In fact, by removing distressing or alarming distractions, it helps foster clear thinking.

Right Marg?Um… right… Marg?

Dunestrider…. I wasn’t aware that anybody missed the fact that Burl was in another room…In any case, though….it had nothing to do with Brain Bleach…. or with what was presumably Joy’s speech emanating from the cookie jar.

Did you notice that?

As for the misdirected arrows…I tend to cut cartoonists a lot of slack.

Don’t jump to conclusions about Julie being lazy or not caring about her readers.

It might be that she works full time, or even has three jobs, and hasn’t much time for the Dinette Set…. most cartoonists don’t make much, and do comics as a sideline, unless they’re very famous, and in a LOT of papers, or don’t mind poverty.

The arrows are probably not why papers drop the strip…. the panels are crowded, hard to decipher on the shrinking newspaper page, and the humor doesn’t appeal to everybody.

Maybe Julie’s disabled or just can’t see well, so she misses details when she’s re-using panels….

Or maybe she simply finds it amusing, for some strange reason… producing a strip like this kinda proves you don’t think like everybody else.

And yeah… colorists can’t change any black lines… syndicates do have people who check the strips…. though they have to cover a LOT of territory…. and all they can do is ask the cartoonist to fix it, IF there’s time.