And the sign said “Everybody welcome, come in, kneel down and pray.” And they passed around a plate at the end of it all, and I didn’t have a penny to pay. So I got me a pen and a paper, and I made up my own little sign; I said “Thank you, Lord, for thinkin’ bout me! I’m alive and doin’ fine!”
I though this was a Hispanic strip, not Italian. “Dolce Vita” is pronounced /dohl-chay vee-tah/; it’d be “Dulce Vida” (/dool-say vee-dah/) in Spanish.
I bet that mall closed down because of the some of the signs weren’t good enough. I can understand the signs in the third, fourth and fifth panels, but the second and sixth were just wack. As for the first, VERY wack. How do you expect a family trip to the mall if you can’t predict how big your family will be; my aunt Drucilla has ten kids (since the oldest’s birthday in May and the youngest’s in January, they range from 44 to 22).
a long time ago (early 80s) when I was still riding BMX we would go down to the local DAV store and buy pants so we wouldn’t damage our good pants (good pants=pants mom paid good money for). Of course most of the clothes were adult size so they were very baggy on us kids.
As far as the baggy pant phenonmena goes, here’s the real truth:
When someone goes to prison, they confiscate their belts and shoelaces. Artists of the Hip-Hop era adopted this style of dress to make them look more thuggish and give them more “street cred” as though they had been in prison. Though a negative image and sometimes a racial stereotype, entertainment moguls use this image to sell records.
BTW- very interesting discussion going on here on the subject.
“I never miss the strip, enjoy it a lot. But your out of line. You must have never run a small store. The goofs come in every day to ask for change even when they know they need it for the bus every day. They buy nothing, take you away from your customers that your waiting on and if your slow getting to them they make a scene. More malls have closed because of these goofs than the other way around. I am not prejudice, right now I have 21 Latinos working at my plant. At my other place I had over 50. Baggy clothing, hair hanging down over their eyes. Try putting them next to a machine and see how long they last. Then you will see why they don’t even get hired.”
Originally, baggy clothing was just because guys had to wear their dad’s suits. Very common among poorer farming families in the 1920’s and 30’s (I saw a picture of my mom’s dad wearing pants that were WAY too big for him, ankles bunched up, jacket almost covering his fingers). Of course, in the 30’s, it suddenly became a fashion statement - the “Zoot Suit”. That slowly died out - but baggy clothing did not originate with prison culture, contrary to some popular beliefs.
carmy over 15 years ago
Signs of the times. Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?
JonD17 over 15 years ago
it’s the sign of the times Carmy
StrangeTikiGod over 15 years ago
And the sign said “Everybody welcome, come in, kneel down and pray.” And they passed around a plate at the end of it all, and I didn’t have a penny to pay. So I got me a pen and a paper, and I made up my own little sign; I said “Thank you, Lord, for thinkin’ bout me! I’m alive and doin’ fine!”
LibrarianInTraining over 15 years ago
StrangeTiki, very nice. I adore poetry.
kubaker1 over 15 years ago
This is a rerun!
Nighthawks Premium Member over 15 years ago
signs, signs everywhere there’s signs….
do this , dont do that….if you read the signnnnns….
Templo S.U.D. over 15 years ago
I though this was a Hispanic strip, not Italian. “Dolce Vita” is pronounced /dohl-chay vee-tah/; it’d be “Dulce Vida” (/dool-say vee-dah/) in Spanish.
I bet that mall closed down because of the some of the signs weren’t good enough. I can understand the signs in the third, fourth and fifth panels, but the second and sixth were just wack. As for the first, VERY wack. How do you expect a family trip to the mall if you can’t predict how big your family will be; my aunt Drucilla has ten kids (since the oldest’s birthday in May and the youngest’s in January, they range from 44 to 22).
KingRat over 15 years ago
a long time ago (early 80s) when I was still riding BMX we would go down to the local DAV store and buy pants so we wouldn’t damage our good pants (good pants=pants mom paid good money for). Of course most of the clothes were adult size so they were very baggy on us kids.
KingRat over 15 years ago
and let us not forget the 1980 Madness song Baggy Trousers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv1EteQhiDo
HelenasCookies over 15 years ago
As far as the baggy pant phenonmena goes, here’s the real truth:
When someone goes to prison, they confiscate their belts and shoelaces. Artists of the Hip-Hop era adopted this style of dress to make them look more thuggish and give them more “street cred” as though they had been in prison. Though a negative image and sometimes a racial stereotype, entertainment moguls use this image to sell records.
cartooningpro over 15 years ago
Just thought I’d share this email from a reader.
BTW- very interesting discussion going on here on the subject.
“I never miss the strip, enjoy it a lot. But your out of line. You must have never run a small store. The goofs come in every day to ask for change even when they know they need it for the bus every day. They buy nothing, take you away from your customers that your waiting on and if your slow getting to them they make a scene. More malls have closed because of these goofs than the other way around. I am not prejudice, right now I have 21 Latinos working at my plant. At my other place I had over 50. Baggy clothing, hair hanging down over their eyes. Try putting them next to a machine and see how long they last. Then you will see why they don’t even get hired.”
KenyarJad about 15 years ago
Originally, baggy clothing was just because guys had to wear their dad’s suits. Very common among poorer farming families in the 1920’s and 30’s (I saw a picture of my mom’s dad wearing pants that were WAY too big for him, ankles bunched up, jacket almost covering his fingers). Of course, in the 30’s, it suddenly became a fashion statement - the “Zoot Suit”. That slowly died out - but baggy clothing did not originate with prison culture, contrary to some popular beliefs.
hookedoncomics about 15 years ago
If you know how many individuals that work for you, that are minority, you may be considered prejudice.