Powerboy said, This is a dead end. bet it leads to the altar of redemption.
Maybe, but what if Slim figures it out, and decides that a life of crime is the life for him? It may be easier than his current job, and he already looks like a kingpin.
Axe, Slim looks more like a bowling pin, rather than a kingpin.
Can you imagine the spree of stupid crimes Slim would lead his evil minions on? Robbing dumpsters of thrown away food. Disguising themselves as children so that they could use the kids menu. Counterfeiting buy one get ten free coupons to Corkies Restaurant. Oh, the horror…
RE: Yesterdays comment - I was out of town for two weeks, and then had family visit for another couple weeks. It’s good to be back, thanks!
oooooh, they’re TELEPATHS who can read each other’s thought balloons! Mayhaps the Lord Almighty has sent two angels down to test Slim’s competence. Or maybe He is already there, in the form of Walt Wallet, which would explain the longevity.
@gocomicsmember: Whispered statements are distinguished from out-loud speech by having a dashed, rather than solid, outline for the balloon. At least that’s the convention I’ve seen most often.
Dypak said, Axe, Slim looks more like a bowling pin, rather than a kingpin.
That’s the image I was going for there. I thought the kingpin was the foremost bowling pin– as well as the head of a crime syndicate. Maybe a real bowler will set me straight. Around here, we have mostly candlepin bowling, and Slim looks nothing like a candlepin!
jumbobrain said, Whispered statements are distinguished from out-loud speech by having a dashed, rather than solid, outline for the balloon. At least that’s the convention I’ve seen most often.
I agree with you on the convention, and suspect Jim just goofed. If he looked at it today, he probably wondered what he was thinking… or is it whispering?
Hillbillyman about 15 years ago
This is a dead end. bet it leads to the altar of redemption.
axe-grinder about 15 years ago
Powerboy said, This is a dead end. bet it leads to the altar of redemption.
Maybe, but what if Slim figures it out, and decides that a life of crime is the life for him? It may be easier than his current job, and he already looks like a kingpin.
alondra about 15 years ago
Looks like Ramona’s the brains of this crime duo.
g6793 about 15 years ago
…and the real Reverend still hasn’t shown up yet…H’mmmmmmmmmmm…
Durak Premium Member about 15 years ago
Axe, Slim looks more like a bowling pin, rather than a kingpin.
Can you imagine the spree of stupid crimes Slim would lead his evil minions on? Robbing dumpsters of thrown away food. Disguising themselves as children so that they could use the kids menu. Counterfeiting buy one get ten free coupons to Corkies Restaurant. Oh, the horror…
RE: Yesterdays comment - I was out of town for two weeks, and then had family visit for another couple weeks. It’s good to be back, thanks!
jumbobrain about 15 years ago
oooooh, they’re TELEPATHS who can read each other’s thought balloons! Mayhaps the Lord Almighty has sent two angels down to test Slim’s competence. Or maybe He is already there, in the form of Walt Wallet, which would explain the longevity.
gocomicsmember about 15 years ago
And just how would you suggest distinguishing whispers from out-loud speech? You obviously had no problem figuring out how the artist intended it.
jumbobrain about 15 years ago
@gocomicsmember: Whispered statements are distinguished from out-loud speech by having a dashed, rather than solid, outline for the balloon. At least that’s the convention I’ve seen most often.
axe-grinder about 15 years ago
Dypak said, Axe, Slim looks more like a bowling pin, rather than a kingpin.
That’s the image I was going for there. I thought the kingpin was the foremost bowling pin– as well as the head of a crime syndicate. Maybe a real bowler will set me straight. Around here, we have mostly candlepin bowling, and Slim looks nothing like a candlepin!
jumbobrain said, Whispered statements are distinguished from out-loud speech by having a dashed, rather than solid, outline for the balloon. At least that’s the convention I’ve seen most often.
I agree with you on the convention, and suspect Jim just goofed. If he looked at it today, he probably wondered what he was thinking… or is it whispering?
axe-grinder about 15 years ago
And to Marseydotes yesterday– your “paper or plastic” joke cracked me up. It was the perfect Ramona Lisa story, from outside the canon.