Nancy Classics by Ernie Bushmiller for July 26, 2021
July 23, 2021
July 27, 2021
Transcript:
Nancy: I'm ready for Irma's party.
Aunt Fritzi: Now don't soil your nice white dress.
Nancy: Don't worry---I won't.
Caption: Later
Nancy: I danced with a boy whose fountain pen leaked.
I one time put a Bic pen in my pants pocket upside down and it leaked all over. Back in the early 1970’s I used to buy Sheaffer cartridge pens that had a fountain pen bottom to write with.
allen@home over 3 years ago
Well that dress is ruined. Unless there’s a way to get ink out that i’ve never heard of.
Pharmakeus Ubik over 3 years ago
Nancy’s dancing awfully close, did Jesus standing betwixt them get inked too?
Susan00100 over 3 years ago
No Pocket Protectors when this strip was drawn.
Hamady Sack Premium Member over 3 years ago
Lot of metaphoric symbolism here.
jagedlo over 3 years ago
Why would anyone bring a pen to a dance…much less a fountain pen?
GreenGiant over 3 years ago
And the fountain pen was in his hand
Zebrastripes over 3 years ago
Oy! Nancy must have danced with Sluggo…
jfpaugh1959 over 3 years ago
First, they didn’t have ballpoint pens back then. Second, “don’t soil your” became “don’t get dirty” in the ’40’s or thereabout.
mudleg over 3 years ago
Aunt Fritzi: What was the boy’s name? Nancy: Hermann Rorschach.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 3 years ago
Fritzi should know better than to dress Nancy in anything but camouflage.
billyk75 over 3 years ago
I one time put a Bic pen in my pants pocket upside down and it leaked all over. Back in the early 1970’s I used to buy Sheaffer cartridge pens that had a fountain pen bottom to write with.
Kip Williams over 3 years ago
Good job including the dotted sight-line! I couldn’t be sure Fritzi noticed that, otherwise.
brklnbern over 3 years ago
Knowing her that is probably really a blueberry pie stain.
InquireWithin over 3 years ago
Looks like that boy should have worn protection.
serenasakitty over 3 years ago
Who would dress a little kid all in white?
tinstar over 3 years ago
I still use a fountain pen, especially when I write notes at Christmas.