The Buckets by Greg Cravens for July 09, 2015
Transcript:
Hey! You're looking at cartoons in the newspaper! Yep! My granddad used to read them to me! Want me to read them to you? Nah. We'll just wait til they're on Netflix. Wh... But... When granddad read me the comics, sometimes the punchline was a kid gettin' smacked with a big ol wooden spoon. Granddad used to laaaaugh...
Suzanne S Barnhill Premium Member over 9 years ago
Somewhat ironic to be reading this online.
morningglory73 Premium Member over 9 years ago
I go where the comics are to read them. The only reason to buy a newspaper was for the comics pages.
YatInExile over 9 years ago
I get all my comics online. That way, I don’t have to deal with the newspaper dropping my favorite strip.
Strod over 9 years ago
I see a circular strip… The Family Circus?And a square one… that’s more common… Ziggy, The Argyle Sweater, Ballard Street, Herman, Marmaduke or Strange Brew maybe?
ellisaana Premium Member over 9 years ago
Granddad must have been reading “The Katzenjammer Kids.”
Comic Minister Premium Member over 9 years ago
Sorry Frank.
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member over 9 years ago
Set-up is very stilted, unnatural: “Hey! You’re looking at cartoons in the newspaper!” More natural would be: "What are you reading?" or: “I didn’t know you read the paper!”
Number Three over 9 years ago
The good ol’ days!
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Saucy1121 Premium Member over 9 years ago
I print and hang up ones to do with hearing (in my test booth) and hearing aids (in my office). They get a laugh from my patients.If all the comics I read online were in my local paper, it would be nothing but comics. Not a bad idea, come to think on it.