Want to know how he got that name? Satchel was watching him in the pet store’s salt-water tank, sitting there waving his whatchamacallits around, and thought to himself “look at that thing rustle.”
Many years ago I made up a great pun using the word anemone. I forget what it was, exactly. But I do recall emailing it in to Pastis and I never heard back, nor did I see it in his strip. As MMM might say, I was gutted.
DennisinSeattle almost 4 years ago
Good one, Bucky!
tonypezzano almost 4 years ago
With a friend like Bucky you need anemones.
Straker UFO almost 4 years ago
Now go whack Darby Conley with a baseball bat, like they would in Pearls Before Swine
AGED_ENGINEER Premium Member almost 4 years ago
From someone who was around then, Bucky’s last line is a loose homage to Walt Kelly and his spunky possum.
hariseldon59 almost 4 years ago
Darby should leave the puns to Pastis.
Breadboard almost 4 years ago
One point for Bucky ;-)
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Want to know how he got that name? Satchel was watching him in the pet store’s salt-water tank, sitting there waving his whatchamacallits around, and thought to himself “look at that thing rustle.”
iggyman almost 4 years ago
Named after the actor who played the Professor on Gilligan’s Island?
dwane.scoty1 almost 4 years ago
4 & 1/2 ⭐️’s, Iggy! Go to Trivia Nite @ Andy Capp’s Pub!
Qiset almost 4 years ago
A tribute to Pogo!
TheWildSow almost 4 years ago
Those are some nice fronds on Russell. And you know what they say….With fronds like these, who needs…well, you know!
snuster1 almost 4 years ago
l lol’d !!!
Jeffin Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Very nearly a coffee spitter.
snuster1 almost 4 years ago
If it was a girl, Satch would have called it Annie Mae
Egrayjames almost 4 years ago
I have a brother named Russell……He’s such an anemone!
Redd Panda almost 4 years ago
So, he’d be … “Anemone of the People?”
LKrueger41 almost 4 years ago
A 2-day long setup, but well worth it.
bobbyferrel almost 4 years ago
Long way to go for that one.
jokinjoerivers almost 4 years ago
Reference to Pogo
Droptma Styx almost 4 years ago
A two-day setup for THAT pun?
k8zhd almost 4 years ago
Oh dear, the pun has arrived. It’s the lowest form of humor – unless you thought of it first.
christelisbetty almost 4 years ago
A pun 2 days in the making !
mistercatworks almost 4 years ago
He’s carrying it around in a bag because it needs tidal motion to feed. That’s why you don’t see many in aquaria.
PuppyPapa almost 4 years ago
Worked up HOW MANY days for this?!?!
Well done, Buckster, well done.
amaneaux almost 4 years ago
The video game “Final Fantasy IX” has a monster called anemone. Whenever one shows up, I yell “It’s an enemy anemone!”
WilliamDoerfler almost 4 years ago
Everybody is a critic.
grumpypophobart almost 4 years ago
To Bucky, just about everyone and everything (other than Bucky, of course), is the anemone.
ex window inspector almost 4 years ago
reminds me of a MASH episode and a scene between Radar and Hot lips…funny
Scoutmaster77 almost 4 years ago
Clever…
comicsboi Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Many years ago I made up a great pun using the word anemone. I forget what it was, exactly. But I do recall emailing it in to Pastis and I never heard back, nor did I see it in his strip. As MMM might say, I was gutted.
WentBrown almost 4 years ago
Hmm Satchel learned something scientific interesting.
NoNoz Premium Member almost 4 years ago
https://www.amazon.com/Pogo-We-Have-Met-Enemy/dp/0671212605
SavannahJim Premium Member almost 4 years ago
POGO LIVES