Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for September 24, 2011

Isn’t supposed to be the way to a MAN’S heart is through his stomach ?

wet is good

Yeah, wet is good.

damp good

Wow, how long has she been in the bathtub, that he actually had time to make homemade ice cream? Oh, wait, he might have had it ready before she ever got in the tub, and it’s probably some flavor that she can’t ever find in the store and he makes just for her… Yeah, one more reason why Arlo wins Janis’ Husband of the Year award, every year.

With all the good stuff in today’s issue, it is still hard to get by the cell phone next to the bath tub. If the j-babe wanted her peace and quiet, why bring the stupid phone to the party. And since when does the a-man bother asking if he can come in? Is this a sign that he is learning, after all of these years, that his passion must be sweetened? Quick on to panel 5 and 6 to see how it works out!!

Arlo & Janis have the best marriage in the history of comics. A marriage counselor could give out collections of this strip to help clients.

I’m sure some die-hard A&J fans run invitation-only websites hosting no-holds-barred adult commentary for every day’s comic, and probably a collection of fan art to boot. The comments seen here are probably unbelievably tame compared to what would go on there…

My grandmother used to have one of those old-fashioned hand-crank icecream makers. I remember it being really good.

Well done Arlo!

dopeydan, yeah, I was thinking the same thing…Thanks for saying that. Now I don’t have to be the curmudgeon…

talking on the cell phone in the bathtub…about ice cream…and he’s IN the house..?

Maybe the ice cream is cantalope flavored. I loved that flavor, from Isaly’s, as a kid. But no one carries it anymore.

Who carries a cell phone into the bathroom at home?

Sometime in the sixties, Alan Watts talked about ‘The Future of Communications’, and predicted that (I’m waiting for it any week now) soon the phone would be implanted. Then, if your friend didn’t answer, it means – he’s dead. The next feature he immediately mentioned, and apropos A&J here, is the ‘privacy’ switch, for those moments.

I can’t imagine eating ice cream in the bathtub. For one thing, if the water is hot, the steam will melt the ice cream. And if the water has cooled off, eating frozen stuff would make you that much colder…

I need to get a new ice cream freezer ;)