Transcript:
Person 1: I love firefly season. Person 2: There's a firefly season? Person 1: Look around. Person 2: I can see them. I just wonder how many of them you have to shoot to make a meal. Person 1: Who is this? Person 2: I'll just stay here in the dark.
alviebird over 11 years ago
This must be a reference to the TV series, but since I’ve never watched it…….
piccchickknits over 11 years ago
Nah, it’s a reference to hunting season— deer hunting can be serious business here in the Midwest.
Mr Nobody over 11 years ago
Be vewwy quiet. I’m hunt firefwies!
Varnes over 11 years ago
I want what Jef’s having…….
Varnes over 11 years ago
When they smash on your windshield, their smeared luminescence glows on the glass for a while….
ellisaana Premium Member over 11 years ago
Fireflies leave one feeling serene.
ellisaana Premium Member over 11 years ago
Driving in the Berkshires one summer night. We crested a hill to see what appeared to be ground fog shimmering in the valley below. When we arrived in the valley, we found ourselves driving through a cloud of fireflies.
sonorhC over 11 years ago
What I wonder is who the first speaker is, who doesn’t immediately realize that the second speaker must be Caulfield.
Daniel Cooper Premium Member over 11 years ago
Cute, but this must have been the easiest strip to draw, ever!
T_Lexi over 11 years ago
♪♫ You would not believe your eyesIf ten million firefliesLit up the world as I fell asleep ♬♪
= :~) over 11 years ago
This strip is getting more and more esoteric every day.
NoCents over 11 years ago
Ever notice that they only flash when they are gliding UP? Always wondered about that.
R.U. Kidding over 11 years ago
I’m way past tense.
annieb1012 over 11 years ago
We called ’em “lightning bugs,” too. Never heard “fireflies” until well into school.
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@thebird55
What TV series?
library79reader over 11 years ago
A “start”
Defective Premium Member over 11 years ago
This strip has nothing to do with a tv show and I don’t even know why anyone would think so when there are dozens of fireflies depicted in the strip! It’s June bug season that I hate. Those things are HUGE and when they hit they REALLY hurt (motorcycle).
Random Lurker Premium Member over 11 years ago
“Pastis, is that you?”
hippogriff over 11 years ago
Varnes: When eaten by a Mediterranean gecko, you can watch them keep flashing for a half minute..MrJimCos: Geckos don’t chew, and there was none on its mouth.
BandGeek121 over 11 years ago
I think we just landed in redneck territory! If there’s an abundance of it local, they know how to eat it right!
Varnes over 11 years ago
Defunctdoormat, hey now, I love June Bugs. They’re big, a beautiful brown, they make a lot of noise, and they’ve never harmed anyone…Did you know they are the origine of the word “Humbug”? Bees, hornets and wasps also make a buzzing sound…Back in the day, some people just didn’t like the sound…So the phrase, “Don’t worry, it’s just a hum-bug” became popular. The meaning eventually was used to say something was trivial, and then was used as a way to disparage something….Anyway, I like June Bugs….
Hot muggy weather? Awe, Humbug! He said ironically…
clutzyninja about 11 years ago
Once when I was a little kid, I spent an entire night smacking fireflies with a baseball bat. I thought it was cool how they would glow on the way off the bat, like a spaceship getting shot down. But I killed so many, I barely saw any around our house the rest of the summer. I was really sad and ashamed when I realized what I had done, even as a child. My first lesson in widlife conservation.
SCP-Junior-Researcher about 3 years ago
Pretty sure this is the PE teacher