Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for June 03, 2020

Nice psychology.

Me thinks when Janis says “We” and Arlo says “I” they’re both talking about the same person.

Fine, Janis – you do the work, while I party!

Arlo’s face in the last panel!!!

Notice how she uses the word “we” when she actually means “you”…

Set the trap and wait for the unsuspecting creature to walk into it.

A work party requires beer and pizza.

Sounds like my wife.

The dreaded “Honey-Do” list

I don’t see how cooking can look like a relaxing weekend, unless for you it is something you don’t do regularly. A bit like painting windows.

Where does Janis get those crazy ideas?

Work party; THERE’S an oxymoron!

" … that’s the sound of the men workin’ on … " – Sam Cooke, US singer/songwriter, cut down much too early in life

Set up like a bowling pin………….

Men are from Mars. Women are… You know the rest.

I don’t think that’s what “work party” means, Janis.

How convenient. “Naked Fix-up Day” falls on the first Saturday in June. (“Naked Gardening Day” is the first Saturday in May.)

I hate to paint,except on canvas, so early on in our marriage, my wife asked me to paint some shutters. I decided that i would paint still mounted instead of removing them first. I painted the shutters, part of the shrubs and some of the sidewalk ,not to mention the brick around the edges! Needless to say I was never “allowed” to paint anything around the house again! ;o)

‘Work’ and ‘party’ are two separate verbs, Janis!

Work….Party…. Does not compute. Does not compute.

my wife is like Janis. I say two fun things and her go to is the list. By the way, never paint windows. Replace them with Vinyl.

I know better than to put a positive spin on chores. Even working together with great music doesn’t make it a party. But if my hubby wants to smoke ribs and then make a banana split while I sit back…woot! that’s a win.

What he said: “Since you asked… etc.”

What she heard: “At. Your. Command…” ☺

We, mostly I, took that “Honey Do” list in March when the lockdown/SIP/self quarantine started and worked on it exclusively under the condition that nothing could be added until it was finished. I limited the next list to 10 items before another list could be made. The girls coming home from university helped and we have not had a list longer than 5 items for over a month.

When you wife says, “What would you like to do this weekend?” You know she already has a list!!

She can do her plans— the painting, and Arlo can do his plans of cooking out. Women can paint just as well as men.

I thought that, too , locake: one person (YOU Janis) do the painting. If Arlo paints , too, there will be no food. You need Arlo to bbq, to reward your painting with good food.

Wow, that conversation took a quick left turn.

Nah, let’s save that for a rainy day.

Honey Do lists should be outlawed.

Party on Janis!

Strip down and paint. Then shower together…

Well done, Janis.

Complaining won’t help, Arlo, but willing cooperation can bring a fine reward.

And then next week, she will want to paint them back the way they were because they look even worse now.

Honey Do’s… :-)

Mr Johnson – have you considered starting a second strip with Gene and family?

Another member of the PPP (Party Pooper Party)

Like Hell, it would be like a work party.

I could feel the wind being let out of Arlo’s sails.