Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for June 28, 2010

Dallas does himself, with this absurd contract. He’ll never get the chick this way!

I don’t think he ever had a chance to begin with.

Ha ha, he’s trying to seal the deal with humor.

wish they put the original year dates on toons. (wonder why they don’t) … but great comment about the times we’re living in… (ps. i’ve retained a lawyer in case anyone is offended by this comment…)

The party of the first part (New Broad) agrees that if she (he) steals the blanket from the party of the second part (the Male God) she shall remove herself from his premises immediately and not return until the party of the second part is intoxicated enough to forget why he threw the party of the first part out to begin with.

Worse part is there probably no shortage of women that would sign that garbage and head on home with him.

The sad or silly thing is, Steve having just sat down (returning from the can) is delivering his opening line in the first panel.

Ol’ Steve gets down to business before there’s any business.

She never did get to say “And you are?”

The Genius Joel Perlish said he wished they’d put the original dates on Internet comics. They do, sort-of – the month and day, even if not year. Clearly, the one with the “pre-affair contract” is 8/10 of some year, probably 1981 or something like that.

As I recall, Bloom County came out in the late 70’s, and 80’s.

Kootchie koo skidoo, huh? I may just have to add that to the old vernacular!!!

Amy and Joel: The strip first appeared in December 1980. The date is between the first and second panels and could be 81, which is the year Steve Dallas first appeared, though I think it might be an 84, especially if the strips are going in order, as Oliver was not introduced until 83 and we have been seeing him. (per Wikipedia)

Steve Dallas was the central figure of Breathed’s “Academia Waltz” from his college years. He didn’t wait long to appear and was certainly in the strip within the first year it appeared, probably within the first few months. Another character that appeared that first month was Limekiller, who was much more interesting then than when he later appeared as a presidential candidate for “The Meadow Party.” This was before Bill the Cat of course. I don’t think Limekiller ever appeared after Bill did.

As for Steve Dallas, the words of professor Henry Higgins come to mind. “A confirmed old bachelor and liable to remain so.”

The “Herpes” clause is most important. There is a cure for those “social” diseases, it’s called “Keep your bleeep in your pants.”

Really, Steve, you should know better than that. Get her to sign it without letting her know what it is, and only use it after she wrecks your car. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hammer the spammer.

Just find a woman you don’t like and buy her a house. It’s the Amurrican way!

Steve is such a smooth operator. Is it any wonder that he gets all of the chicks?