and continue to laugh as they haul you away to the funny farm, Where life is beautiful all the time and I’ll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they’re coming to take me away, ha-haaa hee hee
My great-grandmother was born in 1876. She grew up on a farm in central Georgia(USA). She went from buckboards and carriages to the time in 1970 when she flew on a 747. She passed in 1973 and will be dearly remembered as long as there are those of us to do so.
John Pike, that’s an amazing arc through history in a single lifetime. Was it just a time of accelerated change due to industrialization and World War, or will the next 100 years see equal (or greater) change? My daughter born in 2000 will go from a time of personal computers, cell phones and the mapping of the human genome to…..?
The “life” arc of Walt does reflect the amazing changes that the generation (that he would be at the end of) witnessed.
Most of my grandparents were born in Ireland in the 1880’s & 1890’s where life had not changed much since the middle ages (Transportation was mostly foot - no cars, trains were miles away and horses were for the better off.) A couple of them lived to see the wright brothers through to Armstrong on the moon.
Dr. Demento played it a lot; I’m finding Napoleon XIV, AKA Jerry Samuels, as the Artist (oh, and the B side was the same song, Backwards); songwriter? Still looking…
Makes me think of my father’s father. He had been born in 1889, had joined the army in time to help chase after Poncho Villa, served as a supply sergeant during the First World War, was made an officer in the North Carolina National Guard between the wars and was a major in the Army Air Forces stateside during WWII. He lived to see the rise and fall of communism in Russia and lived just short of his 101st birthday in 1990.
serenasakitty over 14 years ago
Good morning Joe-Allen
axe-grinder over 14 years ago
Amazing to think of all the changes codgers like Walt have seen, progress and otherwise.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 14 years ago
and continue to laugh as they haul you away to the funny farm, Where life is beautiful all the time and I’ll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats and they’re coming to take me away, ha-haaa hee hee
pawpawbear over 14 years ago
@ Axe-grinder
My great-grandmother was born in 1876. She grew up on a farm in central Georgia(USA). She went from buckboards and carriages to the time in 1970 when she flew on a 747. She passed in 1973 and will be dearly remembered as long as there are those of us to do so.
tcambeul over 14 years ago
I think of all of the changes that my dad saw(born 1904), then I think of all of the changes that I have seen(born 1944)!!!
axe-grinder over 14 years ago
John Pike, that’s an amazing arc through history in a single lifetime. Was it just a time of accelerated change due to industrialization and World War, or will the next 100 years see equal (or greater) change? My daughter born in 2000 will go from a time of personal computers, cell phones and the mapping of the human genome to…..?
Yukoneric over 14 years ago
If only we all would or could.
436rge over 14 years ago
Now we know why Walt has lived so long and where he got his corny sense of humor.
celeconecca over 14 years ago
But St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until Wednesday.
jollyjack over 14 years ago
The “life” arc of Walt does reflect the amazing changes that the generation (that he would be at the end of) witnessed. Most of my grandparents were born in Ireland in the 1880’s & 1890’s where life had not changed much since the middle ages (Transportation was mostly foot - no cars, trains were miles away and horses were for the better off.) A couple of them lived to see the wright brothers through to Armstrong on the moon.
BigGrouch over 14 years ago
nighthawks….Ogden Edsel, I believe?
pbarnrob over 14 years ago
Dr. Demento played it a lot; I’m finding Napoleon XIV, AKA Jerry Samuels, as the Artist (oh, and the B side was the same song, Backwards); songwriter? Still looking…
JP Steve Premium Member over 14 years ago
Wikipedia says Jerry Samuels was the writer pbarnrob
hossblacksilver over 14 years ago
Makes me think of my father’s father. He had been born in 1889, had joined the army in time to help chase after Poncho Villa, served as a supply sergeant during the First World War, was made an officer in the North Carolina National Guard between the wars and was a major in the Army Air Forces stateside during WWII. He lived to see the rise and fall of communism in Russia and lived just short of his 101st birthday in 1990.
Airboy20 over 14 years ago
A nice strip, and one of the few (maybe the first?) time we ever see Walt’s father. His mom showed up for a while in the early strip.