The Meaning of Lila by John Forgetta and L.A. Rose for April 30, 2013

So . . . if this is a rerun, why mention something so current like the Boston Bombings, huh?

. . .if He does have a Bomb, It’s obviously not from the Devils’ workshop.

The illustration is a re-run from 6/27/2006. The text originally ran:Panel 1 – Lila: Where are we?Drew: An outdoor shopping mall.Panel 2 – Drew: It’s designed to look like a quaint village.Panel 3 – Lila: Wow… Now you can shop AND get fresh air.Panel 4 – Lila: America truly is a wonderful place.I think it was much nicer first time around…

Why mention something so current as urinating in public?

I thought these were reruns.

They are reruns, sorta. The writer could no longer afford to hire artists for the strip, and so it went into reruns. He did, however, maintain the right to tweak the existing strips, and said at one point that originals might one day return.

Thanks, Michael, for the great explanation :-) And, you’re a great researcher, Phantom Plumber. The original seemed out of date to me since outdoor shopping villages are pretty commonplace, now.

Pretty serious stuff today, it’s not funny but depressing. I have to agree with Lila, it seems we’re not safe at all anymore.

Boston bombings…I thought these comics were reruns!

It seemed to be the most popular crime in Iowa City in the 1980s, going by the police blotter in the newspaper, prompting someone to write a letter to the editor calling for public restrooms dowtown.

Here I thought he was talking about the Red Sox.

Quit tweaking the originals!!!!!!!!

Decades? How about centuries?