Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for May 24, 2020

Splunge!

Getting older, Arlo. Getting older.

How can he think about groping for a word when Janis is right there in front of him?

I know the feeling!

Don’t just think grope.

Sure the word wasn’t groping him?

Stop thinking about it and it’ll come to you.

That’s the worst of having a huge vocabulary: you KNOW there’s a word for it, but you just can’t … you know…!

Zaftig?

My wife and I go through this at least once a day. Sometimes it"s her, other times it’s me, but most times we both try to figure out the term we know is right there on the tip of your tongue. Welcome to the mid-sixties!:-)

It’s the primary reason to stay married when you become AARP eligible. At that point you have to have a spouse nearby to provide the word, the missing name, complete the sentence, remind you of the reason you went into the other room after you return with nothing, tell you what you said you had to do today, and…

If the spouse isn’t near then don’t sweat it. It’s just like waiting for public transportation. The word or whatever the missing link is will come to you…eventually.

“Groping?” “On the tip of his tongue?” Down, boy!

On the other hand, we never have that problem with four letter words.

Uh oh… SOMEBODY needs to join Toastmasters!

“I don’t give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.” Mark Twain

“The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” Mark Twain

Nice to know I’m uncombined, Arlo…

that happens way too often for me now

…and don’t even TRY to pull up a name

Yeah, that’s a daily occurrence in our household. I personally blame the information flood we live in rather than our, ehm, … well, you know.

Age, Arlo. Old age and I forgot what else its called but I know it happens to all of us.

If you don’t use it, you lose it. That doesn’t apply to just languages…or rules grammatic.

“Janis, you look the essence of summer, my love.”

At first I thought he was trying to block a sneeze so he didn’t release an droplets.

My conversation is a crossword puzzle, lucky for me my wife has the clues.

Tell me about it.

Oh Arlo honey, been there, done that!

Happening more and more often. I stick out my tongue cuz’ it’s right there on the tip of it.

too often!

And the word doesn’t want to be groped.

Like every fourth strip, Jimmy Johnson, you’ve nailed me, us, again.

As I’ve grown older this happens more and more often.

Been there, live that.

It took me five minutes to remember the term “bathroon sink”, just ten minutes ago, while I was IN the bathroom.

Yup. The Word Search game. Factory standard in all of us, usually kicking in when we hit our 60s. Ain’t getting old a hoot?

Been there, done that, looked like an idiot.

Actually, “Grope” was the word he wanted to say/use…

senior moments. I I have them all the time and I am 55..