Drabble by Kevin Fagan for June 28, 2013
Transcript:
Norman: In this year's "pageant of the painters" show, I'll be the farmer in the "American Gothic" painting. I stand onstage next to my wife, with a dignified look on my face. We have to stand perfectly still for 2 minutes! Ralph: Don't mess it up like last year... Turn off your cell-phone!! Norman: Don't worry. I'm putting it on vibrate!
Proginoskes over 11 years ago
Oh, yeah, nothing could POSSIBLY go wrong if he did that …
gkid over 11 years ago
If Echo is in this , this is gonna be good.
Nightlasher over 11 years ago
Oh good, this isn’t a rerun!
bill0364 Premium Member over 11 years ago
hard to believe but it’s actually his daughter.
sbchamp over 11 years ago
Turn it OFF!?!?!You nuts?
MAGA Premium Member over 11 years ago
Oh good – not a repeat strip. Just a predictable outcome!
vldazzle over 11 years ago
Very predictable! He probably has not tried the vibrate before so it will make him laugh when the farmer has a very serious expression.
pschearer Premium Member over 11 years ago
I seem to recall reading that the models in “American Gothic” were actually brother and sister. (Wouldn’t it be amazing if there were some electronic way to confirm that?)
Dr_Fogg over 11 years ago
The house is in Eldon Iowa, right off Hwy 163. Watch for the signs. They built a visitors center across the street about 6 years ago. http://www.wapellocounty.org/americangothic/
hippogriff over 11 years ago
r0sc0e: His sister and his dentist posed for American Gothic.
vldazzle over 11 years ago
Very interesting seeing the history of the house and all the occupants for over 100 years. If I ever passed that way, I’d be sure to take a photo there (which I’m sure is provided at a fee, now that it is a monument).
Michelle Morris over 11 years ago
No,Norman,turn the damn thing off…oh,never mind.
cutiepie29 over 11 years ago
Even my not-quite-8-year-old son sees the flaw in Norman’s plan here. He says, “Turn it off, Stupid!”