Ralph: Son, make sure you marry a woman with a common first name!
Norman: How come, dad?
Ralph: Wherever you go, you'll always be able to buy her one of these souvenir key-chains! Here we go - "June." My anniversary shopping is done!
His anniversary shopping may be done, but his doctor’s visits for his soon-to-be ailing back (from sleeping on the couch for weeks, if not months on end) are just beginning…
Right! We saw Kevin Fagan at a book signing a few years ago, and I believe I remember him commenting on the fact that “Honeybunch” was otherwise nameless.
Every time I see one of those keychain displays, I look for one with the name “Josephine.” Haven’t found one yet. Not even “Josie.” The closest I’ve seen is “José,” but that wouldn’t go over well.
I dunno but the bio on Drabble at the right of the toon tells us that June is, "the Drabble matriarch best known as “Honeybunch.”"Maybe it’s just my screen . . . anyway, Ralph is Ruthless . . . ☻
So, I feel like it’s only in the last week of this comic that Honeybunch was given the name June, and suddenly we are hearing it every other strip?And in the month of June?
The Nihilist over 12 years ago
Oooo — a Rockefeller, who knew…
noahproblem over 12 years ago
His anniversary shopping may be done, but his doctor’s visits for his soon-to-be ailing back (from sleeping on the couch for weeks, if not months on end) are just beginning…
LeoAutodidact over 12 years ago
Wonder if there’s one that says “Echo”?
Nighthawks Premium Member over 12 years ago
you mean they don’t have ‘Shanequa’ on any key rings?
richardj over 12 years ago
Right! We saw Kevin Fagan at a book signing a few years ago, and I believe I remember him commenting on the fact that “Honeybunch” was otherwise nameless.
Joan32 over 12 years ago
maybe his anniversary is in June!
Dex_N_FX over 12 years ago
maybe the joke will be that he doesn’t even know his wife’s first name.
Cartoonacy over 12 years ago
Every time I see one of those keychain displays, I look for one with the name “Josephine.” Haven’t found one yet. Not even “Josie.” The closest I’ve seen is “José,” but that wouldn’t go over well.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 12 years ago
Neither Josephine (which happens to have been my mom’s name, and her nickname was “Josie”) nor June, are common names.
REDROCKER51 over 12 years ago
if i bought my wife a key chain for her anniversary, believe me, there had BETTER be a vehicle to go with it…or a HEAD will roll !!!!!!
Llywus over 12 years ago
Actually, Dry, June used to be a very common girl’s name.
yldonaldson over 12 years ago
Honeybunch has a first name!!!! Who knew?!
GoodQuestion Premium Member over 12 years ago
I dunno but the bio on Drabble at the right of the toon tells us that June is, "the Drabble matriarch best known as “Honeybunch.”"Maybe it’s just my screen . . . anyway, Ralph is Ruthless . . . ☻
Dex_N_FX over 12 years ago
@GoodQuestion – Didn’t notice that at first
robert423elliott about 2 years ago
Usually, June is just a shortening of Juanita. When I was growing up, our neighbor was named Juanita and she went by June.
Jaythor over 1 year ago
More than she deserves………
kaystari Premium Member 11 months ago
So, I feel like it’s only in the last week of this comic that Honeybunch was given the name June, and suddenly we are hearing it every other strip?And in the month of June?