I remember when this strip first ran. It was right after a major power outage through a the northeast and part of the midwest US, and parts of Ontario as well. At one point, a US senator (I think) suggested that the problem originated in Canada, but that was proved false, with the trouble actually starting in the Cleveland area. (this comes up in another strip this week). It lasted between 2 hours and 3 days, depending on where you were. The lack of ink was a parody of the lack of power.
I never had a summer vacation that long. It was July and August, with maybe a week on either side. We went back the Wednesday after Labour Day. So, summer was 62 days plus a few, meaning only about 65 – 70 days on average. I hope to live longer than that!
Peter Asher and Jeremy Clyde have been performing together since 2018, doing songs from both duos. Gordon Waller and Chad Stuart have both passed away.
No, I believe she’s saying the ants didn’t avoid the poison ivy, so because they avoided the ants, they stayed away from the poison ivy that the ants were hanging around.
There actually are many people who suggest that the “heart shape” we all use was derived from the shape of buttocks, so that means Amalia isn’t that far off.
And it was on the set of The Big Bang Theory.