Wall Street Journal Getting the Picture
From Friday's WSJ: Comics Don't Die, They Get Makeovers: Blondie has a Laptop.
(please let me know if the link doesn't work, WSJ is a subscription site, so that link might expire).
Still, some highlights:
Quote from Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis: "It's as if 'Gone With the Wind' was still in theaters, only they're driving automobiles and using fax machines."
Can I get an "amen" for Mr. Pastis?
From Jeff Keane on ways he has kept Family Circus up-to-date (uhm yeah, right): Seven-year-old Billy was recently shown sitting at a computer and saying, "I'm on the honor roll, but there's nothing about it on Google."
Google is a SEARCH ENGINE you anachronistic freak. Maybe he should try looking on his school's website.
What can I say?? Is it time to retire the blog?? Once the WALL STREET JOURNAL is spreading the word, why do we need to get involved???
Well, too bad for you people! I like writing, and besides, we still haven't settled on a Worst March Broom Hilda. So, you're stuck with me for the long haul.
(please let me know if the link doesn't work, WSJ is a subscription site, so that link might expire).
Still, some highlights:
Quote from Pearls Before Swine creator Stephan Pastis: "It's as if 'Gone With the Wind' was still in theaters, only they're driving automobiles and using fax machines."
Can I get an "amen" for Mr. Pastis?
From Jeff Keane on ways he has kept Family Circus up-to-date (uhm yeah, right): Seven-year-old Billy was recently shown sitting at a computer and saying, "I'm on the honor roll, but there's nothing about it on Google."
Google is a SEARCH ENGINE you anachronistic freak. Maybe he should try looking on his school's website.
What can I say?? Is it time to retire the blog?? Once the WALL STREET JOURNAL is spreading the word, why do we need to get involved???
Well, too bad for you people! I like writing, and besides, we still haven't settled on a Worst March Broom Hilda. So, you're stuck with me for the long haul.
posted by big al at 8:47 AM
5 Comments:
LOVE the "speed of a dripping faucet" remark by Mary Schmich!
I like that the F.C. kids "call a manual typewriter "grandmom's word processor.' "
Do kids today even know what a word processor is????? It's like calling an MP3 player a "cassette recorder" instead of a "turntable."
How can they be so out of touch?? It says Jeff Keane is 47. How does he not know that people don't use "Word Processors" anyomore????
Well, Pearls Before Swine just made great leaps on my "list of decent comics."
Also, I can't help but comment on the Nancy strip...The O.C. doesn't even come on cable, at least not around here...it comes on Fox! A broadcast station where anyone with a TV and an antenna can watch for free!
Trying to "go up a few notches" the Blondie guy used the word "Scumbag" [HORRORS!] and had to "weather the complaints."
What am I missing? How is "scumbag" modern? Why would anyone complain about it? I mean, if Dagwood said, "Motherfucking dick weed," I can see where some complaints might roll in . . .
SCUMBAG??????? Lordy! Next thing you know, Dagwood's gonna call someone 'dirtball.'
I have to say that my absolutely favorite thing about that article is that these people are arguing that they are updating their strips. And their arguments don't hold water!
They say O.C. but don't realize it's on broadcast television (or perhaps don't realize FOX is a broadcast station). They say "word processor" when those don't really exist anymore. They say "scumbag" like that's some hip put-down.
But, Little Orphan Annie in a North Korean jail???? BWAH HA HA HA HA HA HA. That's the funniest damn thing I think I've EVER heard about on the funny pages!
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