It partly has to do with copyright. Cartoon characters have to have distinctive features – like Charlie Brown’s round head and zig-zag stripe on his shirt, Buxley’s bead (too big for pearls) necklace and LBD.
I also wondered about wearing the apron to the movie theater—until I realized, when looking at panel one again, that the apron gives the artist a convenient place to put today’s date in the strip …
ValkaI said partly. I have seen clothing as one of those features – I suspect Tarzan is another one..Jeff0811L [well, chuckled] OL. Unless too low, I tend to adjust the intellectual level of my contributions more or less to that of the discussion.
Joan32 over 9 years ago
How long to go to the restroom and back?
therese_callahan2002 over 9 years ago
Count the nature calls.
BearsDown Premium Member over 9 years ago
Looks like a Home Depot bucket.
usafmsgt over 9 years ago
Mayor Bloomberg would not be happy. Good.
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member over 9 years ago
This is terrific! My IRA is invested in the diabetes industry. Drink up and make me rich!
gzitver over 9 years ago
I’ve been to lots of movies like that, where I was practically the only one in the theater— which gives you an idea of my taste in movies.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) over 9 years ago
What about the popcorn?
ChessPirate over 9 years ago
To be more precise: one of their “Ralph Drabble Drink Cups”…
hippogriff over 9 years ago
It partly has to do with copyright. Cartoon characters have to have distinctive features – like Charlie Brown’s round head and zig-zag stripe on his shirt, Buxley’s bead (too big for pearls) necklace and LBD.
gzitver over 9 years ago
Because it’s funny?
Kevindrabble over 9 years ago
Ralph already must have sugar diabetes, hence the need to quench his thirst. But, maybe it is just a big cup of Diet Mt Dew
rgcviper over 9 years ago
I also wondered about wearing the apron to the movie theater—until I realized, when looking at panel one again, that the apron gives the artist a convenient place to put today’s date in the strip …
Jeff0811 over 9 years ago
It gives simple-minded folk something to talk about. Apron or no apron? Discuss. Pearls, yay or nay?
hippogriff over 9 years ago
ValkaI said partly. I have seen clothing as one of those features – I suspect Tarzan is another one..Jeff0811L [well, chuckled] OL. Unless too low, I tend to adjust the intellectual level of my contributions more or less to that of the discussion.