Close to Home by John McPherson for June 30, 2021

  1. F72798fc 23b3 4446 ba71 c86071cde6f1
    Strob Premium Member over 3 years ago

    So I guess we’re in a stretch of comics from 2011. The copyright has looked like “20V” the last few days.

     •  Reply
  2. F72798fc 23b3 4446 ba71 c86071cde6f1
    Strob Premium Member over 3 years ago

    “Please be seated – oh, never mind.”

     •  Reply
  3. Airhornmissc
    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Standing at attention should be relatively easy for these folks. At Ease could be a little tougher. Fall Out is courting disaster.

     •  Reply
  4. Pictures 087
    Baarorso  over 3 years ago

    I’m glad there’s a group to combat the disorder. Hemorroids are a pain in the butt! ;D

     •  Reply
  5. Missing large
    whahoppened  over 3 years ago

    Thank you, thank you. You may be seated,

     •  Reply
  6. 20211101 125120
    scote1379 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Who forgot to bring the doughnuts?

     •  Reply
  7. Large img 1746
    Zykoic  over 3 years ago

    Standing room only…….

     •  Reply
  8. Photo 1501706362039 c06b2d715385
    Zebrastripes  over 3 years ago

    Stand up speech…

     •  Reply
  9. Missing large
    geese28  over 3 years ago

    Where’s the Preparation H spokesperson?

     •  Reply
  10. Donald duck2
    gmu328  over 3 years ago

    author, well done!

     •  Reply
  11. Thumbnail img 0108
    Jeffin Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Alright. Let’s get started. Everyone pick your seat.

     •  Reply
  12. Missing large
    jbduncan  over 3 years ago

    Butt, who can give up that red meat diet?

     •  Reply
  13. Missing large
    wongo  over 3 years ago

    What a pain in the ass !

     •  Reply
  14. Profile msn
    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    No sitting and everything very full bodied and soft? I’m thinking it appears a bit late for prevention. I know a pain in the az when I see one.

     •  Reply
  15. Photo
    DawnQuinn1  over 3 years ago

    John did not need a punchline. The image said it all.

     •  Reply
  16. Snorlax
    TheDadSnorlax Premium Member over 3 years ago

    2011? and I thought these were new ones……….

     •  Reply
  17. Img 8467
    Dobie  Premium Member over 3 years ago

    I saw a few mentions of the sound effect used in yesterday’s 2011 rerun, so after way too much Red Bull, I did a search for the year-to-date.

    Minus the words he used that are already in the dictionary, the others would be onomano… onomatopo… umm, words that sound like the names given.

    clonk, fzzzt , brap, pleh, wa-ooo, tink, wump, sproing, vrrrt, boing, foosh, bwaaaaah, uurrp, vrrrrrrrrreee, skish, and of course… yesterday’s… slorp.

    I intend to see how many of these I can slip into conversations today at work!

     •  Reply
  18. Missing large
    cor_en_fa  over 3 years ago

    Usually these conventions are a pain in the ass. This bloody-well better be worth my time.

     •  Reply
  19. Img 1610
    WCraft Premium Member over 3 years ago

    So anytime they clap, it is always a standing ovation?

     •  Reply
  20. Image002
    hsawlrae  over 3 years ago

    Remember to NOT vote for them at the next election.

     •  Reply
  21. Bearfront
    paranormal  over 3 years ago

    Oh Look! A standing ovation!!!!

     •  Reply
  22. Horse galloping
    backyardcowboy  over 3 years ago

    “Please join me in our Anthem: I sat down on a burning ring of fire…….”

     •  Reply
  23. Rg200
    CrouchingBruin  over 3 years ago

    I thought this might be a repeat from 10 years ago, but I looked at the comic for June 30, 2011, and it’s different. Odd choice of year for this comic.

     •  Reply
  24. Missing large
    the lost wizard  over 3 years ago

    I’d like to be part of a standing committee on just about anything.

     •  Reply
  25. Fun o meter
    ZBicyclist Premium Member over 3 years ago

    2011. So this strip is in reruns, too. With the purge over the last few months at GoComics (e.g. Anderson’s “Wrong Hands”, and Cravens “Hubris”, for example) and the retirement of several cartoonists (e.g. “Stone Soup”) — it would be interesting to know what percentage of GoComics strips (and even more interesting to know what percentage of GoComics page views) come from recycled material.

    I don’t mind the recycled humor; Calvin and Hobbes is still wonderful to read, even though after the first panel I can basically quote the rest of the dialogue because I read it to my kids so often. But the effect is to make it (even) harder for younger artists.

    It’s like classical music. I love a good performance of a Beethoven symphony, but just presenting the classics dries up support for new material.

     •  Reply
  26. Stinker
    cuzinron47  over 3 years ago

    That’s a sore subject.

     •  Reply
  27. Missing large
    knottytippet  over 3 years ago

    Switch to a whole food vegan diet. You will never strain again.

     •  Reply
  28. Missing large
    Buckeye67  over 3 years ago

    If prevention is their game, it appears they haven’t been too successful since none of them can sit down. Also, standing for too long is one of the ways you can get hemorrhoids.

     •  Reply
  29. Missing large
    felipenollaFFA  over 3 years ago

    Sponsored by Preparation H

     •  Reply
  30. Yellow submarine
    spaced man spliff  over 3 years ago

    A gathering of Alter Non-Køckers.

     •  Reply
  31. 704fe3d1 4a7d 495f a742 2d8456861f60
    admiree2  over 3 years ago

    Attention members of the BIg Classics Book Club. This evening we will meet in Conference Room H to discuss The Grapes Of Wrath in a time of technology.

     •  Reply
  32. Missing large
    aussie399 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    What’s the seating arrangements?Veeerrryyy softStanding ovation guaranteed

     •  Reply
Sign in to comment

More From Close to Home