Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 15, 2017

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    alasko  about 7 years ago

    Cool ringtone Arlo.

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    Lyrak  about 7 years ago

    Why did she throw away their silverware?

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    Emjeff  about 7 years ago

    This comic never makes any sense.

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    BJB  about 7 years ago

    This made no sense at all…

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    Tyge  about 7 years ago

    Sometimes a ringing phone can sound like a cacophony.

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    renewed1  about 7 years ago

    Pavlov’s dog has nothing on us.

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    JaneCl  about 7 years ago

    Maybe she was just dumping it into the silverware drawer.

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    stonegarden  about 7 years ago

    I would say the silverware basket opened or broke, dumping her just washed silverware on the floor. And the sound from that was similar to Arlo’s ringtone. A little dig at the variety of ringtones available.

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    Vangoghdog01  about 7 years ago

    My ring tone is a howling wolf that gets more forlorn with each cycle through the howl.

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    joedon2007  about 7 years ago

    maybe the people that “don’t get it” wash dishes by hand.

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    Cozmik Cowboy  about 7 years ago

    Note the bulging basket side with little motion lines in panel 2, then J’s eyes in 3 & 4; the basket fell open.

    I’m afraid this one is not one of Jimmy’s best (he was just talking about that over on his webpage). But at least he didn’t resort to the stupid cat.

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    Fontessa  about 7 years ago

    Yes—-the flatware basket popped open, and the jingle of falling flatware sounded like Arlo’s cell phone ring tone.

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    jarvisloop  about 7 years ago

    I’ve followed A&J since 1986, and quite a few of Jimmy’s strips require a close examination and a little thought. His strips do not always evoke instantaneous laughter. (And Luddie’s not stupid.)

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    Wooded trail  about 7 years ago

    My thought is: the side popped open accidentally dumping silverware everywhere. (thats one crazy ringtone!)

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    jarvisloop  about 7 years ago

    A couple of weeks ago, Jimmy had a strip about Peter the Pumpkin eater, and I supplied a link that claimed the old nursery rhyme was actually about murder. Today, I ran across a site that claims some nursery rhymes are about drinking: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-secret-liquor-history-of-nursery-rhymes

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    Kandorian Premium Member about 7 years ago

    The joke was more discernable online than in print. I couldn’t tell from the print version what happened to the silverware.

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    realist666  about 7 years ago

    perspective off, or shape of basket changed due to cartoon physics

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