Even lots of Cold Medicine doesn't make this funny
If any of this seems disjointed, I am hopped up on Cold medicine!
Dagwood's neighbor, Herb, asks Dagwood to help him untangle the Christmas lights. Then, they have trouble and argue about how to do it. Finally, they are all tangled up in the lights and have to ask Blondie for help!
First, it's a bit of "neighbor" humor, but only in the sense that Herb is Dagwood's neighbor. But, isn't it funny that the neigbhors help each other out, only to end up in an argument? No?
Second, it's the tangled Christmas lights humor. That is a staple of holiday humor. The lights get tangled, the lights don't turn on. Ha ha ha. It's the sort of thing we can all relate to, but I don't think it's funny.
Third, this is "men are incompetent" humor. You see it all the time in the comics, sitcoms, and commercials: men are incompetent boobs who can't do anything right. Luckily, they have level headed (and usually gorgeous) wives to help them extricate themselves from their self-imposed messes. This sort of humor drives me bonkers. If women were always shown to be such dumb asses, there would be an uproar. But it's OK for men to be shown as incompetent? They can't take care of kids, can't cook, can't be handy around the house, can't untangle Christmas lights ... It's amazing men still exist, really, they seem so incapable of doing anything. ARGH! Here's the thing: some men don't know what they are doing in the kitchen! And there are some women who are pretty incompetent cooks, too. Some men are outstanding care givers to their children, and some are probably pretty clueless. There are some things we are all pretty bad at, and I don't understand why men get painted as complete incompetents.
Finally, this is slapstick humor. The guys getting tangled -- ha ha ha. I've never found that slapstick works in comics. I think it's pretty tough to pull it off in any format, but, face it, there *is* something funny about seeing someone fall on his ass, spill something on herself, trip ... sad but true. The thing is, you don't see this in the comics. The artist can represent someone falling, or people crashing into each other, or two guys getting tangled up in lights, but you don't actually see it happening. I mean, it's not all that funny to imagine seeing someone fall down, or to see a photograph of someone falling. Slapstick doesn't work in the comics, and yet it's tried again and again.
Dagwood's neighbor, Herb, asks Dagwood to help him untangle the Christmas lights. Then, they have trouble and argue about how to do it. Finally, they are all tangled up in the lights and have to ask Blondie for help!
First, it's a bit of "neighbor" humor, but only in the sense that Herb is Dagwood's neighbor. But, isn't it funny that the neigbhors help each other out, only to end up in an argument? No?
Second, it's the tangled Christmas lights humor. That is a staple of holiday humor. The lights get tangled, the lights don't turn on. Ha ha ha. It's the sort of thing we can all relate to, but I don't think it's funny.
Third, this is "men are incompetent" humor. You see it all the time in the comics, sitcoms, and commercials: men are incompetent boobs who can't do anything right. Luckily, they have level headed (and usually gorgeous) wives to help them extricate themselves from their self-imposed messes. This sort of humor drives me bonkers. If women were always shown to be such dumb asses, there would be an uproar. But it's OK for men to be shown as incompetent? They can't take care of kids, can't cook, can't be handy around the house, can't untangle Christmas lights ... It's amazing men still exist, really, they seem so incapable of doing anything. ARGH! Here's the thing: some men don't know what they are doing in the kitchen! And there are some women who are pretty incompetent cooks, too. Some men are outstanding care givers to their children, and some are probably pretty clueless. There are some things we are all pretty bad at, and I don't understand why men get painted as complete incompetents.
Finally, this is slapstick humor. The guys getting tangled -- ha ha ha. I've never found that slapstick works in comics. I think it's pretty tough to pull it off in any format, but, face it, there *is* something funny about seeing someone fall on his ass, spill something on herself, trip ... sad but true. The thing is, you don't see this in the comics. The artist can represent someone falling, or people crashing into each other, or two guys getting tangled up in lights, but you don't actually see it happening. I mean, it's not all that funny to imagine seeing someone fall down, or to see a photograph of someone falling. Slapstick doesn't work in the comics, and yet it's tried again and again.
posted by big al at 1:41 PM
1 Comments:
Have Blondie's tits gotten bigger? It seems like she got implants, or maybe she's stuffing her bra. Anyway, I think Dagwood should be canned from his job and should pimp out his wife for top dollar to the neighborhood. The only thing the comic has been good for is the origin of the Dagwood Sandwich. I've had one, and they are awesome.
John
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