Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for November 07, 2023

No, and don’t call me Shirley!

Arlo put on gloves. Janis should know how much of a concession that already is for a man.

What’s a newspaper??? Come on Janis, you don’t get hardcopy anymore.

And don’t call me Shirley

I am serious — and don’t call me Shirley.

people get their news on line now. But he should have put down drop cloth

Is she going to have to worry about him dancing on the roof?

Does he ask directions?

Spread the comics section! More than enough coverage — right?!…

This is a job for a professional.

at $4.50 a cover copy for a 30 page [if I’m lucky] daily edition of the print edition of my local newspaper, I wonder why I bother. If Arlo’s hearth is as large as our house’s he’d need 18 to 22 dollars’ worth of newspapers to cover it.

Not sure newspapers would’ve protected his face, unless he’d fashioned some into a mask…

More than once I had to reach up in there to catch a bird that had gotten stuck. Not fun.

Wear a N95 mask or respirator. That residue is almost pure carcinogen.

Open the front door. The chimney draft will pull most of the flue dust up and out.

…and don’t call me Shirley.

And don’t call me Shirley!

The Big Question: Should Arlo be canceled for appearing in black face?

Quick flashback to daylight savings time strips: https://futurism.Com/neoscope/doctors-call-eliminating-daylight-savings

and don’t call me Shirley

“Chim chimney

Chim chimney

Chim chim Cher-ee!

A sweep is as lucky

As lucky can be. . ." “Chim Chim Cher-ee” – Mary Poppins Movie

Nah, it looks like his face protected the room.

I think JJ is making a very subtle comment here; why would he want to use newspaper for ANYTHING???

She never jests…and don’t call her Shirley.

Thus spake the chimney sweep!

She’s not jesting, Arlo. And don’t call her Shirley.

Are we over the “moving to alligatorville” scare now?

Who the hell is Shirley???

Now she tells him.

Face mask and goggles??

Right. He should cover the floor with laptops, tablets and any spare monitors that might be available.

We haven’t bought a paper in ten years dear.

Don’t call me Shirley

This is why we hire a chimney cleaning company that uses long rods, a vacuum, and video inspection to make sure all is good with the chimney

I looked like that once after tearing down a ceiling in a building that originally had a coal burning furnace