Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for March 10, 2014

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    GR6  over 10 years ago

    She was at least once in the past.

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    Catfeet Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Meg looks older than her mom!

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    joedon2007  over 10 years ago

    Where did this come from? Mom and alligators? Did I miss this before?

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    davbart92663  over 10 years ago

    I don’t even understand the first panel. Gene will be home before dark? What, are you afraid of vampires?

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    suevanv Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Meg is obviously a latchkey kid who’s home from school before Mom and Dad (Gene) get there. She has grown up quite a bit since we saw her last in the little pink tutu at Halloween. They do grow up fast…I blinked and my daugher grew up and gave me a granddaugher…talk about deja vu!

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    T_Lexi  over 10 years ago

    Also… more evidence of Mary Lou still being just a little bit too tightly wound.

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    ScullyUFO  over 10 years ago

    We now know that “The Dock” is located in a state with alligators.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Is this like a TV soap opera where suddenly a character is played by a different actress who looks nothing like the previous one, and who is 5 years older?

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    ARLOS DAD  over 10 years ago

    Forget the alligators, you need to be afraid of the….land muskies…

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    gaebie  over 10 years ago

    Meg has always been drawn next to one of her parents. It is hard to perceive her height when she by herself. And this whole strip today is a little weird.

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    Chuck_it_all  over 10 years ago

    Perfect answer. Baby alligators are cute and fun to watch.

    Though I would have gone with:

    Sure mom, I’m going to work on my science fair project. Where do we keep the U235 or Pu240? Oh, yeah, pick up a dozen KLYSTRON switches on the way home. Thanks!

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    belcherman  over 10 years ago

    My guess is that Meg is meant to be about 9 or 10, maybe 11 in this strip. Fashion-wise, she’s going through an awkward stage, which is why she looks older. As for where Meg and her parents might live, does this narrow it down?http://www2.southeastern.edu/orgs/pbrp/lessons/definitions/american_alligator.html

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    hippogriff  over 10 years ago

    ScullyUFO: Well, that excludes all but the east coast from Virginia to Texas.

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    Varnes  over 10 years ago

    belcherman, thanks….I give it two burps up!

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  over 10 years ago

    Not all

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  over 10 years ago

    Not all

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    George Alexander  over 10 years ago

    Alligators are only dangerous when they are hungry, and since they’re cold-blooded critters, they’re not hungry that often. That’s one reason why they’re known for lazing around.

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    Dirty Dragon  over 10 years ago

    Bit of a problem if JJ is fast-forwarding the strip Funky Winkerbean-style.. the Gene/Mary Lou storyline is right in the middle of Gus selling the restaurant.

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    lindz.coop Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Well whoever said Meg looks older than her mom is right — yuck!

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    hippogriff  over 10 years ago

    belcherman: Right. Entering the teenybopper stage, Meg wants to look older. MaryLou is at the stage where she doesn’t want to look older. It will all resolve in a decade or so with both of them accepting their real age.

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    Darryl Heine  over 10 years ago

    How she aged!

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    slsharris  over 10 years ago

    Nothin’ like stealth puberty…

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