Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!

http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp

Mark Thorson wrote:
> Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!
>
> http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp

*Eh!* Bill Griffith seems to be getting lazy, his meaninglessness used
to be a lot more esoterically, surrealistically entertaining.

Even Homer Simpson thinks Zippy is getting 'preachy'.

And apparently Zippy's not living at the top of the Trans-America
pyramid anymore. Kinda looks like he moved to east Oakland.
--
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.

Domine, dirige nos.
Let the games begin!
http://www.dancingmice.net/Karn%20Evil%209.mp3

Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:??>??>??> Mark Thorson wrote:??>> Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!??>>??>> http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp??>??> *Eh!* Bill Griffith seems to be getting lazy, his meaninglessness used ??> to be a lot more esoterically, surrealistically entertaining.??>??> Even Homer Simpson thinks Zippy is getting 'preachy'.??>??> And apparently Zippy's not living at the top of the Trans-America ??> pyramid anymore. Kinda looks like he moved to east Oakland.??> -- ??> Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.??>??> Domine, dirige nos.??> Let the games begin!??> http://www.dancingmice.net/Karn%20Evil%209.mp3??>????Whenever someone mentions "paper or plastic" I think about Moosemeat. ??Once, he asked some of the ladies, when we were asked "paper or plastic" ??in the supermarket, to tell them we were "bi-sackual", but I don't think ??he had any takers. lol??????Becca??

Becca wrote:
> Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:Mark Thorson wrote:
> Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!
> http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp

> *Eh!* Bill Griffith seems
> to be getting lazy, his meaninglessness used to be a lot more
> esoterically, surrealistically entertaining. Even Homer Simpson
> thinks Zippy is getting 'preachy'. And apparently Zippy's not
> living at the top of the Trans-America pyramid anymore. Kinda looks
> like he moved to east Oakland.??Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.

> Whenever someone
> mentions "paper or plastic" I think about Moosemeat. Once, he asked
> some of the ladies, when we were asked "paper or plastic" in the
> supermarket, to tell them we were "bi-sackual", but I don't think he
> had any takers. lol Becca


Reminds me of the time i announced to a room full of black men that i
only ate white meat
--
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.

Domine, dirige nos.
Let the games begin!
http://www.dancingmice.net/Karn%20Evil%209.mp3

Mark Thorson wrote:
> Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!
>
> http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp

To each his own , although a *bit* funny
now way is it a hoot . (showed to a number of folks)
Hoot never got a mention

On Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:19:46 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:

> Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!
>
> http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp

love the zipster. the swine at the *washington post* dropped it and yet
kept on 'family circle.' no cultcha.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:41:49 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:19:46 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:
>
>> Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!
>>
>> http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp
>
>love the zipster. the swine at the *washington post* dropped it and yet
>kept on 'family circle.' no cultcha.
>
Personally, I've never liked Zippy. Not a Family Circle fan either.
I like Zits and Sally Forth.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:41:49 GMT, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:19:46 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>
>>> Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!
>>>
>>> http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp
>>
>>love the zipster. the swine at the *washington post* dropped it and yet
>>kept on 'family circle.' no cultcha.
>>
> Personally, I've never liked Zippy. Not a Family Circle fan either.
> I like Zits and Sally Forth.
>

The comics when downhill after Calvin stopped. I still read some of the old
stuff like BC ,Hagar, Shoe, Rhymes With Orange, but any of the new ones just
don't seem either funny or to have a purpose.

sf said...

> On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:41:49 GMT, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:19:46 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>
>>> Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!
>>>
>>> http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp
>>
>>love the zipster. the swine at the *washington post* dropped it and yet
>>kept on 'family circle.' no cultcha.
>>
> Personally, I've never liked Zippy. Not a Family Circle fan either.
> I like Zits and Sally Forth.


I've never much been green when it comes to paper or plastic but after
"Living with Ed" I'm kinda/sorta torn. On the one side I'd like paper bags
but the experience of baby cockroaches living inside them I'm still in
favor of plastic.

Andy
Haven't had a roach as long as I've been in PA! Got bats! Easy catch!

On Jun 6, 4:25*pm, Becca > wrote:
Whenever someone mentions "paper or plastic" I think about
Moosemeat. ??Once, he asked some of the ladies, when we were asked
"paper or plastic" ??in the supermarket, to tell them we were "bi-
sackual", but I don't think ??he had any takers. lol??????Becca??

I miss Moosie. He had curmudgeon and politically incorrect down to a
T

maxine in ri

On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 13:37:55 -0400, "Ed Pawlowski" >
wrote:

>The comics when downhill after Calvin stopped.

Ain't that the truth?
>I still read some of the old
>stuff like BC ,Hagar, Shoe, Rhymes With Orange, but any of the new ones just
>don't seem either funny or to have a purpose.

<Nodding head in agreement>

For Better or for Worse is food related today (June 7, 2009)
http://www.fborfw.com/strip_fix/

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Jun 7, 1:21*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:41:49 GMT, blake murphy
>
> > wrote:
> >On Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:19:46 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> >> Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!
>
> >>http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp
>
> >love the zipster. *the swine at the *washington post* dropped it and yet
> >kept on 'family circle.' *no cultcha.
>
> Personally, I've never liked Zippy. *Not a Family Circle fan either.
> I like Zits and Sally Forth.

Ok, but what about Arlo and Janis, Rose is Rose, and Lio?

sf wrote:
>
> Personally, I've never liked Zippy. Not a Family Circle fan either.
> I like Zits and Sally Forth.

Many people don't "get" Zippy. They're better
off with Peanuts or Dilbert or other strips
that spell everything out for you.

Ed wrote:

> The comics when downhill after Calvin stopped. I still read some of the
> old stuff like BC ,Hagar, Shoe, Rhymes With Orange, but any of the new
> ones just don't seem either funny or to have a purpose.

I like Dilbert, Close To Home, and Ballard Street.

Bob

Mark wrote:

> Many people don't "get" Zippy. They're better
> off with Peanuts or Dilbert or other strips
> that spell everything out for you.

I haven't read Peanuts since Charles Schulz died. But it's a classic strip;
as the complete Peanuts collection books get released, I buy them. (I've
also got the complete collection of The Far Side and Calvin & Hobbes.)

Bob

On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:25:29 -0700, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>>
>> Personally, I've never liked Zippy. Not a Family Circle fan either.
>> I like Zits and Sally Forth.
>
>Many people don't "get" Zippy. They're better
>off with Peanuts or Dilbert or other strips
>that spell everything out for you.

I don't like New Yorker magazine either.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:
>
>
> Becca wrote:
>
>> Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:Mark Thorson wrote:
>> Today's Zippy strip is a hoot!
>> http://www.seattlepi.com/fun/zippy.asp
>
>
>> *Eh!* Bill Griffith seems to be getting lazy, his meaninglessness used
>> to be a lot more esoterically, surrealistically entertaining. Even
>> Homer Simpson thinks Zippy is getting 'preachy'. And apparently
>> Zippy's not living at the top of the Trans-America pyramid anymore.
>> Kinda looks like he moved to east Oakland.??Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.
>
>
>> Whenever someone mentions "paper or plastic" I think about Moosemeat.
>> Once, he asked some of the ladies, when we were asked "paper or
>> plastic" in the supermarket, to tell them we were "bi-sackual", but I
>> don't think he had any takers. lol Becca
>
>
>
> Reminds me of the time i announced to a room full of black men that i
> only ate white meat

Just FYI the "room" was in a place, a fast food restaurant, a room in
which to order fried chicken, a "Church's Fried Chicken" place where i &
my friend were the only 2 white people in the room.

My caucasian friend, who asked me what i wanted to eat, still cringes
when i recall the anecdote to him
--
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.

Domine, dirige nos.
Let the games begin!
http://www.dancingmice.net/Karn%20Evil%209.mp3

On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:58:45 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:25:29 -0700, Mark Thorson >
> wrote:
>
>>sf wrote:
>>>
>>> Personally, I've never liked Zippy. Not a Family Circle fan either.
>>> I like Zits and Sally Forth.
>>
>>Many people don't "get" Zippy. They're better
>>off with Peanuts or Dilbert or other strips
>>that spell everything out for you.
>
> I don't like New Yorker magazine either.

the new yorker cartoons are mostly not good. some wag said you could
replace every caption with 'christ, what an asshole,' and chances are they
would be better.

zippy is more a smile than a laugh. at the very least, it's well-drawn.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:31:20 -0700, Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:

> Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:
>>
>> Reminds me of the time i announced to a room full of black men that i
>> only ate white meat
>
> Just FYI the "room" was in a place, a fast food restaurant, a room in
> which to order fried chicken, a "Church's Fried Chicken" place where i &
> my friend were the only 2 white people in the room.
>
> My caucasian friend, who asked me what i wanted to eat, still cringes
> when i recall the anecdote to him

frankly, i'd be surprised if the black people even noticed.

your pal,
blake

blake wrote on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:11:12 GMT:

>> On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:25:29 -0700, Mark Thorson >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Personally, I've never liked Zippy. Not a Family Circle
>>>> fan either. I like Zits and Sally Forth.
>>>
>>> Many people don't "get" Zippy. They're better
>>> off with Peanuts or Dilbert or other strips
>>> that spell everything out for you.
>>
>> I don't like New Yorker magazine either.

> the new yorker cartoons are mostly not good. some wag said
> you could replace every caption with 'christ, what an
> asshole,' and chances are they would be better.

Blake, the cartoons are about the only things I look at in the New
Yorker! Fortunately, I can look at it in the library and not buy it.

>zippy is more a smile than a laugh. at the very least, it's
>well-drawn.

An amazingly large fraction of the comic strips in the Washington Post
seem to be drawn by people with negligible artistic ability.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:42:58 GMT, James Silverton wrote:

> blake wrote on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:11:12 GMT:
>
>>> On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:25:29 -0700, Mark Thorson >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Personally, I've never liked Zippy. Not a Family Circle
>>>>> fan either. I like Zits and Sally Forth.
>>>>
>>>> Many people don't "get" Zippy. They're better
>>>> off with Peanuts or Dilbert or other strips
>>>> that spell everything out for you.
>>>
>>> I don't like New Yorker magazine either.
>
>> the new yorker cartoons are mostly not good. some wag said
>> you could replace every caption with 'christ, what an
>> asshole,' and chances are they would be better.
>
> Blake, the cartoons are about the only things I look at in the New
> Yorker! Fortunately, I can look at it in the library and not buy it.
>
some of the reporting is very good. i'm pretty impervious to poetry of any
sort, and the stories usually seem extremely pointless.

>>zippy is more a smile than a laugh. at the very least, it's
>>well-drawn.
>
> An amazingly large fraction of the comic strips in the Washington Post
> seem to be drawn by people with negligible artistic ability.

appallingly true. and shrinking them down to fit two pages as they did
recently didn't help much. and i'm sick of squinting to read the numbers
on the crossword grid.

the houston *chronicle* has a pretty nice on-line comics page, and you can
build a custom selection to see your favorites every day under a one-click
u.r.l.:

<http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComics.mpl>

while we're on the subject, i might as well throw in a plug for *the comics
curmudgeon*:

<http://joshreads.com/>

....for pungent commentary on the strips of the day.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:31:20 -0700, Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:
>
>
>>Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq. wrote:
>>
>>>Reminds me of the time i announced to a room full of black men that i
>>>only ate white meat
>>
>>Just FYI the "room" was in a place, a fast food restaurant, a room in
>>which to order fried chicken, a "Church's Fried Chicken" place where i & my friend were the only 2 white people in the room.
>>
>>My caucasian friend, who asked me what i wanted to eat, still cringes
>>when i recall the anecdote to him
>
>
> frankly, i'd be surprised if the black people even noticed.

It was one of those rare occasions when i actually thought to say
something witty. With my best hand to cheek Jack Benny gesture, i did
notice a few chuckles from the black guys, all very "on the down low" im
sure, but never the less....

>
> your pal,
> blake


--
--
Mr. Joseph Littleshoes Esq.

Domine, dirige nos.
Let the games begin!
http://www.dancingmice.net/Karn%20Evil%209.mp3