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1. about 4 years ago on Gasoline Alley

   Gilded Age. There are a couple other factors—-time (fast food is fast) and the fact that people naturally like sweet, salty, fatty food, and the food industry panders to and encourages that preference, from infancy on. Right now, I would love to go through a bag of BBQ potato chips (but won’t).

2. over 4 years ago on Gasoline Alley

   “Hillbilly Hare”?

3. about 5 years ago on Gasoline Alley

   Subjunctive. “Gave” is fine.

4. over 8 years ago on Gasoline Alley

   I want the stenciled chair! Nice, playful framing in panel 1.

5. over 8 years ago on Gasoline Alley

   Left to prowl the shop, he will find Walt’s cane.

6. about 9 years ago on Gasoline Alley

   Many theologians say animals have souls (or they couldn’t move) but not spirits, so they are not immortal. Me, I think (1) God loves us and would want us to have what we love in the next life, and (2) there’s supposed to be a new, perfected creation, and animals would surely be part of that—-Isaiah’s vision. Looking forward to seeing our Remy again.

7. about 9 years ago on Gasoline Alley

   Try WAMU-FM online; 4 hours every Sunday, 7-11 p.m.http://wamu.org/programs/the_big_broadcast/16/01/28/the_big_broadcast_jan_31_2016I’ve never heard Dick Tracy on The Big Broadcast, but OTRCat has downloads for just about every show.

8. over 9 years ago on [Deleted]

   Well, Wikipedia says it’s Si Slocum, which seems more likely (alliterative).

9. over 9 years ago on Gasoline Alley

   Si Keeler. I had to look it up on Toonpedia. Drawn by Frederick Burr Opper.

10. over 9 years ago on Gasoline Alley

    The Powerful Katrinka is from Fontaine Fox’s wonderful Toonerville Folks. http://www.toonopedia.com/toonrvil.htm