If only Liz is standing on the other side and Jon hits her to the ground not long after he steps into the sidewalk ice, she would’ve ended up having morning sickness tomorrow…
I was jogging on an unshoveled sidewalk, a mess of frozen footprints, when I saw a patch of clear cement ahead; so I made a great leap to land my next step on something safe. Sidewalk ice – a torn rotator cuff needs lots of physio, and a few months, but it will heal.
Reminds me of some cracked ribs I would prefer to forget. But I do remember that with sufficient motivation you can suppress a sneeze. And cracked ribs are sufficient motivation.
Only Jon would slip on the sidewalk ice the instant he steps out onto it. Also, does anybody remember the strip where Jon, Garfield, and Odie attempted to impress some chicks by inline skating, only for them to lose control, with Jon going off the sidewalk down the bank, while Garfield ran into a tree and Odie into a birdbath?
It seems to be a particularly guy problem, but the mind keeps insisting that you are still 25 yrs old, when the body says “Don’t do this, your 55, it will hurt.” The mind over rules the body and forces it to say “Hold my beer and watch this.”
My wife watched a woman get off the bus once. She stepped onto a solid one-inch iced-over sidewalk, slipped on her butt and slid down the hill alongside the bus. After traveling a short distance, she grabbed hold of a parking meter, whirled around it and kept sliding down the sidewalk as my wife and other horrified bus riders watched. She was heading toward an intersection as the bus pulled away. My wife says she’s assuming she got stopped.
Jon’s family is a little bit incompetent, because during a look at the yearbook, Jon mentions mistakes and things that happened to them. Like one example, a dynamite truck driver got blown to pieces. One time, Jon’s grandson will say “This is my grandpa, Jon Arbuckle! Here’s him in high school, here’s him at the beach, and here’s him fined for speeding down a sidewalk at 50 mph. And here’s him in the energy room.
I have to say, this kind of made me laugh… this was the concept of our Winter “playground equipment,” in grade school. We had absolutely nothing to play on, so, when Winter arrived, we’d all manage to create a long strip of ice, and slide down it on our shoes. This was a pleasant trip down memory lane, for me!
ninjanick101 over 3 years ago
Watch out for vehicles!
Clarence over 3 years ago
And that’s how we call it a time machine (kinda)
codycab over 3 years ago
More like “Memory pain”.
arjun.shriv over 3 years ago
I bet he will break the sound barrier someday.
su43dipta over 3 years ago
But did he trip? It was more a ‘slip’ rather a ‘trip’.
TON618 over 3 years ago
He was pulled apart by a black hole
cracker65 over 3 years ago
A slide actually.
FarhanMaleq over 3 years ago
If only Liz is standing on the other side and Jon hits her to the ground not long after he steps into the sidewalk ice, she would’ve ended up having morning sickness tomorrow…
in-dubio-pro-rainbow over 3 years ago
What fun that was… and it STILL IS funny!
Dean over 3 years ago
Parking lot of store has the most ice in the designated area for the handicapped.
BigDaveGlass over 3 years ago
Rather you than me Jon, I’m staying in where it’s warm, I’ve had enough trouble with this left leg without chancing it….
mrcooncat over 3 years ago
“Watch out for that treeeeeeee !” (George of the Jungle)
jagedlo over 3 years ago
The (not-so) Electric Slide!
DavBlc7 over 3 years ago
Sidewalk ice is what you Yanks call it. We Brits call it pavement ice.
WentBrown over 3 years ago
Hahahahahaha! But seriously. I hate walking on ice. Its so slippery.
LiamG.P over 3 years ago
Jon’s least favorite day: Sunday
Geophyzz over 3 years ago
I was jogging on an unshoveled sidewalk, a mess of frozen footprints, when I saw a patch of clear cement ahead; so I made a great leap to land my next step on something safe. Sidewalk ice – a torn rotator cuff needs lots of physio, and a few months, but it will heal.
heathcliff2 over 3 years ago
Probably taking a close-up of memory lane. Painful or embarrassing, perhaps. Like most kids, Jon usually moves directly ahead, somewhere.
Imagine over 3 years ago
Watch out for that sign post at the end. I think it says “Stop”.
CarmineBazile over 3 years ago
Could be worse.
clownbuckle over 3 years ago
LOL i wonder if it went any better for him before or if he just didn’t ever learn
chris_o42 over 3 years ago
On his rear…
awcoffman over 3 years ago
Reminds me of some cracked ribs I would prefer to forget. But I do remember that with sufficient motivation you can suppress a sneeze. And cracked ribs are sufficient motivation.
Gameguy49 Premium Member over 3 years ago
9-1-1 …..send an ambulance to Memory Lane please!
cactusbob333 over 3 years ago
Better to go down Memory Lane than up schitt’s Creek.
A R V reader over 3 years ago
And Jon is reminded why he stopped playing on sidewalk ice, the fun part was the other kids laughing at him.
cubswin2016 over 3 years ago
Morons and ice do not mix.
DanWolfie over 3 years ago
Besides Lorenzo Music as Garfield, I could hear Thom Huge’s Jon Arbuckle voice in my head as I read this.
CaveCat87 over 3 years ago
Only Jon would slip on the sidewalk ice the instant he steps out onto it. Also, does anybody remember the strip where Jon, Garfield, and Odie attempted to impress some chicks by inline skating, only for them to lose control, with Jon going off the sidewalk down the bank, while Garfield ran into a tree and Odie into a birdbath?
raybarb44 over 3 years ago
to the Emergency Room…..
Cedar the squirrel over 3 years ago
Why is Liz asking a cat? I still don’t get why they do this
paranormal over 3 years ago
Poor Jon should learn how to make Garfield laugh without causing himself pain…
Natarose over 3 years ago
More like a zip down memory lane
Barnabus Blackoak over 3 years ago
No, taking a slide down Memory Lane…..
Bruce1253 over 3 years ago
It seems to be a particularly guy problem, but the mind keeps insisting that you are still 25 yrs old, when the body says “Don’t do this, your 55, it will hurt.” The mind over rules the body and forces it to say “Hold my beer and watch this.”
ComicsKid over 3 years ago
what fun of a “memory lane”!!!
Pokemon Fan over 3 years ago
and at the end of the lane, there’s a hospital.
AustinKniga-Bartlett over 3 years ago
People avoid that for a REASON!
geese28 over 3 years ago
And Jon meets the big bully called the intersection….
SlashPhantom over 3 years ago
At least this wasn’t downhill.
AndyMoser over 3 years ago
More like “Misery Lane” if you ask me. #themiseryindex :)
Katzi428 over 3 years ago
A reminder that Jon is not a kid anymore!!
Mario500 over 3 years ago
(wonders about whether the “MEMORY LANE” mentioned in the cartoon was in reference to a certain road or not)
JesseLouisMartinez over 3 years ago
Slip, sliding away
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 3 years ago
Tripping down (literality) memory lane.
donwestonmysteries over 3 years ago
My wife watched a woman get off the bus once. She stepped onto a solid one-inch iced-over sidewalk, slipped on her butt and slid down the hill alongside the bus. After traveling a short distance, she grabbed hold of a parking meter, whirled around it and kept sliding down the sidewalk as my wife and other horrified bus riders watched. She was heading toward an intersection as the bus pulled away. My wife says she’s assuming she got stopped.
6th Billiard Ball Student over 3 years ago
I can’t recall Memory Lane.
SlashPhantom over 3 years ago
Jon’s family is a little bit incompetent, because during a look at the yearbook, Jon mentions mistakes and things that happened to them. Like one example, a dynamite truck driver got blown to pieces. One time, Jon’s grandson will say “This is my grandpa, Jon Arbuckle! Here’s him in high school, here’s him at the beach, and here’s him fined for speeding down a sidewalk at 50 mph. And here’s him in the energy room.
tinstar over 3 years ago
I have to say, this kind of made me laugh… this was the concept of our Winter “playground equipment,” in grade school. We had absolutely nothing to play on, so, when Winter arrived, we’d all manage to create a long strip of ice, and slide down it on our shoes. This was a pleasant trip down memory lane, for me!
hagarthehorrible over 3 years ago
Whatever, childhood has it’s own charm. I wonder when Jon will grow up.
I like anime over 3 years ago
How can you go that far by putting one toe on the ice
Firestar over 3 years ago
To be expected, Jon… Duh.
Discowaffle96 over 3 years ago
more like taking a slip down memory lane
a dimwit over 1 year ago
So this is what logic is called in cartoons.