Gasoline Alley by Jim Scancarelli for December 14, 2009

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    Yukoneric  almost 15 years ago

    More like Doofus.

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    LudwigVonDrake  almost 15 years ago

    Is that Gertie?

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    phydeaux44  almost 15 years ago

    LudwigVonDrake: I was thinking the same thing. My mind’s going: “Oh Lord, she’s gonna take Rufus and Kitty to a Byrd concert and abandon them in the audience.”

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    axe-grinder  almost 15 years ago

    Maybe she’s Gertie’s daughter.

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    stringmusicianer  almost 15 years ago

    Maybe he’s related to O. Henry.

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    alondra  almost 15 years ago

    No that’s not Gertie. But it was a stupid question at such a time. Take care of kitty first!

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    axe-grinder  almost 15 years ago

    Payment information does come ahead of the care, but not small talk.

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    OldManMountain  almost 15 years ago

    I wouldn’t worry. O’Donnell’s Eighth Law of Cartoon Physics states–

    VIII: Any violent rearrangement of feline matter is impermanent.

    Cartoon cats possess even more deaths than the traditional nine lives might comfortably afford. They can be decimated, spliced, splayed, accordion-pleated, spindled, or disassembled, but they cannot be destroyed. After a few moments of blinking self pity, they reinflate, elongate, snap back, or solidify.

    http://remarque.org/~doug/cartoon-physics.html

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    kab2rb  almost 15 years ago

    I think she trying to clam Rusfus down. But I am surprise about not asking about money?

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    BlitzMcD  almost 15 years ago

    Unbelievable. I don’t “soapbox” much, but this one is a sore spot. I long for the day when someone can state their name (or what is perceived as their name in this case) without getting a response about being tied in with some sort of national identity. So what follows next? Rufus’ name is connected with that country? Then what? He is automatically in lockstep in thought and deed with the millions of people who inhabit that country?? Oh please. How about “Rufus” “O’Rufus” or whatever as an individual who speaks and thinks for himself instead of a “one of them”? Granted, the latter is a stretch in this case, but the point stands.

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    Paul1963  almost 15 years ago

    Paperwork does come before treatment.

    I don’t think Kitty is in mortal danger here. Why not? Because Jim has drawn her (him?) using traditional cartoony signs of illness (lolling tongue, rolling eyes). I think if Kitty were really mortally ill, Jim wouldn’t have drawn him (her?) that way.

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    Xrystalia  almost 15 years ago

    OK, PEOPLE… first of all, this is a COMIC strip, not a DRAMA strip. Lighten up! Kitty will be fine. It was a great opportunity for a joke.

    Second, this reminds me of when I went into the hospital to have my fourth child. I was in active labor and they handed me the forms to fill out. I couldn’t think to fill in the first blank and it was “Name”!

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    ocean17  almost 15 years ago

    Rufus O’Goldbagel, I like it.

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    ORteka  almost 15 years ago

    Maybe it is Gertie’s sister. At least Kitty will be in good hands.

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    Durak Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    Why does she even need to ask? Everyone in this town knows each other. And if they don’t I bet they ALL know Rufus. Who else does all the dirty, nasty chores that no one else will do?

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    axe-grinder  almost 15 years ago

    Xrystalia said, OK, PEOPLE… first of all, this is a COMIC strip, not a DRAMA strip. Lighten up! Kitty will be fine. It was a great opportunity for a joke.

    And at this point, after all the discussion, I think the receptionist is (in the literal sense) just trying to get the name right.

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    Durak Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    I don’t really care too much about the liberal mantra, or nasty jokes about illegal aliens.

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    MJ Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    Did I do something wrong? My posts have been deleted. I’m not a bad guy. Just wondering.

    -MJ

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