I’ve begun to notice how cartoonists have lately have their characters doing things that have nothing to do with the joke at hand instead of just standing there reciting dialogue. Notice in the first panel John pouring a drink and in the second panel handing it to his Phil.
Lynn’s Notes:Before he bit the bullet and proposed to Joan, Alan did ask us a lot of questions about things like cohabitation, home ownership, the right to go fishing if he wanted to. One really good thing was that we had come from a very solid home. Sure, our folks had their ups and downs. They both came from very different backgrounds and were often at odds with each other, but they lived in an era when you saw it through to the end. Marriage was more than a contestable contract – it was, “’til death do you part.” ..Too many people now think of marriage as just that – a contract, that can be broken when one person doesn’t think it’s going well. Too bad children grow up, and work out your problems.
Generally, many agree that in cases where people are in danger, such as wife beating or drug abuse, or something grave such as adultery, marriages can and should end. That is also authorized by the Bible. But as was pointed out, too many people buy into the “no-fault divorce” as well as the idea of a disposable marriage – if it ain’t working out, just throw it away. Too bad kids get stuck in the middle of it and are too young to move out.
rusty gate over 12 years ago
Ha ha ha…
pouncingtiger over 12 years ago
Phil likes the freedom of being single.
arye uygur over 12 years ago
I’ve begun to notice how cartoonists have lately have their characters doing things that have nothing to do with the joke at hand instead of just standing there reciting dialogue. Notice in the first panel John pouring a drink and in the second panel handing it to his Phil.
gobblingup Premium Member over 12 years ago
Yes, they were seriously discussing how much Phil didn’t want to get married.
gobblingup Premium Member over 12 years ago
Heck, if you want to discuss John and Elly’s marriage, join the gocomics commenters!p.s. Thank you to everyone who talked about Bromo yesterday!
NateWright over 12 years ago
hahaha!!! sooooo good!!!
Allan CB Premium Member over 12 years ago
Lynn’s Notes: Before he bit the bullet and proposed to Joan, Alan did ask us a lot of questions about things like cohabitation, home ownership, the right to go fishing if he wanted to. One really good thing was that we had come from a very solid home. Sure, our folks had their ups and downs. They both came from very different backgrounds and were often at odds with each other, but they lived in an era when you saw it through to the end. Marriage was more than a contestable contract – it was, “’til death do you part.” ..Too many people now think of marriage as just that – a contract, that can be broken when one person doesn’t think it’s going well. Too bad children grow up, and work out your problems.
MysteryCat over 12 years ago
“you can’t tie down a banjo man. ".
(See today’s Cul de Sac.)
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member over 12 years ago
For me, I think Phil is a perfectly reasonable… in fact, very pleasant guy and his questions are appropriate and valuable.
USN1977 over 12 years ago
Generally, many agree that in cases where people are in danger, such as wife beating or drug abuse, or something grave such as adultery, marriages can and should end. That is also authorized by the Bible. But as was pointed out, too many people buy into the “no-fault divorce” as well as the idea of a disposable marriage – if it ain’t working out, just throw it away. Too bad kids get stuck in the middle of it and are too young to move out.