Tagged as: Brenda Starr

December 25, 1975* — Older Strips # — Special Materials

Modesty insists I begin today’s exposé of nitwits with Maria Scrivan’s relevant diagram of how I use reusable bags.I’d do better if I could get them to the car, because both my co-op and my (usual) grocery store have signs at the door reminding you, which is okay if the bags are 50 feet away […]

(Pajama Diaries)(Sheldon)This juxtaposition amused me before I’d come up with a theme for the day, but it starts us off well.In both cases, the wife is mocked for a fascination the husband can’t grasp, and both are affectionate rather than hostile.The first, by Terri Libenson, works on a self-deprecating “Yeah, I know, but humor me,” […]

Today’s Stone Soup stands up well enough on its own, but to absorb the full effect of the bathos, you have to have been following the saga of “Holly’s boyfriend” since it began nearly a full month ago. We’ve not only gone through the sturm und drang alluded to here of Holly’s mom insisting on […]