Happy Father's Day (late): The Stats
So I have been neglectful of the blog. Does anyone care? Didn't think so. Good, it's my excuse to be lazy about this hobby from time to time. All right, time to get to how the comics observed Father's Day this past Sunday.
A quick glance at the Mother's Day stats shows that 13 of the 30 comics in the N&O did Mother's Day-themed comics. Now, maybe I'm going crazy (and I have been a bit brain-fried at work of late), but I am only counting 29 comics in last Sunday's N&O comic section. So, it would seem that sometime in the past 6 weeks we've lost a comic?? How in the world did I miss that?? Am I miscounting? Did I miscount back then? Oy veh, I am not to be trusted with this official recordkeeping and stat keeping. Oh wait, there's nothing official about any of this, so . . . I will continue.
For Father's Day we get 14 of 29 comics with a Father's Day theme . . . so the comics think Father's Day is more important than Mother's Day? Interesting. Now, I very much wish I had kept the Mother's Day comics so that I could tell you which did one, but not the other. Again here I am screwing something up. I am on a roll of sucking. Hey! Just like the comics! Sweet.
Now, the standard Father's Day joke is the bad tie. How did this joke get started? Why do fathers get bad ties on Father's Day? I suppose the reasoning is that the mom lets the kids pick out the gift, and the kids pick out a bad tie (or one only little kids would think is cool). But this doesn't make sense. If the mom lets the kids pick out gifts, why would they pick out ties? They'd get something they think is cool, right? And do kids think ties are cool? No. So, if the mom is steering them towards ties, why doesn't she then steer them toward appropriate ties? When I eventually become a parent, I suppose this is one mystery I will figure out.
Surprisingly there are no bad tie jokes in 2005's Father's Day comics! Amazing! Now, an anonymous poster did point out that in Baby Blues, Wanda was preparing Daryl for bad gifts including wallets and belts . . . but no ties. So that's progress.
Other notes of interest:
In Sally Forth, Hilary seems to be fixing breakfast in bed for Ted, but it turns out it was for Kitty's 10th birthday. Since Hilary was using flour, eggs, and milk for Kitty's treat, I think it solves the mystery of Kitty's colon problems . . . and . . . (drum roll) . . . the mystery of Kitty's age!!!! She's 10! Oh, I've been dying to know! Should I debate again the Forths' decisions re: Kitty's vet care in light of this new information? No, I have moved on. But it is fascinating that Kitty and Hilary are the same age, and will be for all eternity, as noted by Ted. Oooh. I noted both of those intriguing factoids in the same post! How grand to solve one of the world's great mysteries! Now, on to the location of Amelia Earhart and . . .
How old is Cathy??? According to the paper, her dad fought in WWII. So, he's my grandfather's age. So, either she's in her 50s or her father was a bit older when she was born. How old is she supposed to be?? I know she's an ageless single gal, but her friend's kids get older (I remember when they were born, and they are teenagers now), so is Cathy in her 40s? 50s?
The B.C. caveman with the peg leg writes that it is easier to celebrate Mother's Day than Father's because of all the nice things Mother did for you while dad gave you noogies, and cuffs in the back of the head!! Nothing like a punchline that ends in child abuse!! Ah, dear old dad, always cuffing me in the back of the head!! Isn't Johnny Hart a Christian?? Isn't that his "thing?" To publicize the risen Christ, proselytize for Christianity, etc. etc.? The more I hear about today's "Christians," the more I wonder. I was raised Christian, consider myself Christian, but don't think child abuse is funny. Hmmmm . . . I also don't think gays will burn in hell, so, yeah, I better stop writing here and get to reading my Bible.
Or what does that mean, "cuff in the back of the head?" Does it hurt? Am I way off base?
WE KNOW HOW OLD KITTY IS!!! Oh, happy day.
(You don't blog for a few days, and there is a new way to upload pictures. Sorry if these are wacky, I'm still learning)
A quick glance at the Mother's Day stats shows that 13 of the 30 comics in the N&O did Mother's Day-themed comics. Now, maybe I'm going crazy (and I have been a bit brain-fried at work of late), but I am only counting 29 comics in last Sunday's N&O comic section. So, it would seem that sometime in the past 6 weeks we've lost a comic?? How in the world did I miss that?? Am I miscounting? Did I miscount back then? Oy veh, I am not to be trusted with this official recordkeeping and stat keeping. Oh wait, there's nothing official about any of this, so . . . I will continue.
For Father's Day we get 14 of 29 comics with a Father's Day theme . . . so the comics think Father's Day is more important than Mother's Day? Interesting. Now, I very much wish I had kept the Mother's Day comics so that I could tell you which did one, but not the other. Again here I am screwing something up. I am on a roll of sucking. Hey! Just like the comics! Sweet.
Now, the standard Father's Day joke is the bad tie. How did this joke get started? Why do fathers get bad ties on Father's Day? I suppose the reasoning is that the mom lets the kids pick out the gift, and the kids pick out a bad tie (or one only little kids would think is cool). But this doesn't make sense. If the mom lets the kids pick out gifts, why would they pick out ties? They'd get something they think is cool, right? And do kids think ties are cool? No. So, if the mom is steering them towards ties, why doesn't she then steer them toward appropriate ties? When I eventually become a parent, I suppose this is one mystery I will figure out.
Surprisingly there are no bad tie jokes in 2005's Father's Day comics! Amazing! Now, an anonymous poster did point out that in Baby Blues, Wanda was preparing Daryl for bad gifts including wallets and belts . . . but no ties. So that's progress.
Other notes of interest:
In Sally Forth, Hilary seems to be fixing breakfast in bed for Ted, but it turns out it was for Kitty's 10th birthday. Since Hilary was using flour, eggs, and milk for Kitty's treat, I think it solves the mystery of Kitty's colon problems . . . and . . . (drum roll) . . . the mystery of Kitty's age!!!! She's 10! Oh, I've been dying to know! Should I debate again the Forths' decisions re: Kitty's vet care in light of this new information? No, I have moved on. But it is fascinating that Kitty and Hilary are the same age, and will be for all eternity, as noted by Ted. Oooh. I noted both of those intriguing factoids in the same post! How grand to solve one of the world's great mysteries! Now, on to the location of Amelia Earhart and . . .
How old is Cathy??? According to the paper, her dad fought in WWII. So, he's my grandfather's age. So, either she's in her 50s or her father was a bit older when she was born. How old is she supposed to be?? I know she's an ageless single gal, but her friend's kids get older (I remember when they were born, and they are teenagers now), so is Cathy in her 40s? 50s?
The B.C. caveman with the peg leg writes that it is easier to celebrate Mother's Day than Father's because of all the nice things Mother did for you while dad gave you noogies, and cuffs in the back of the head!! Nothing like a punchline that ends in child abuse!! Ah, dear old dad, always cuffing me in the back of the head!! Isn't Johnny Hart a Christian?? Isn't that his "thing?" To publicize the risen Christ, proselytize for Christianity, etc. etc.? The more I hear about today's "Christians," the more I wonder. I was raised Christian, consider myself Christian, but don't think child abuse is funny. Hmmmm . . . I also don't think gays will burn in hell, so, yeah, I better stop writing here and get to reading my Bible.
Or what does that mean, "cuff in the back of the head?" Does it hurt? Am I way off base?
WE KNOW HOW OLD KITTY IS!!! Oh, happy day.
(You don't blog for a few days, and there is a new way to upload pictures. Sorry if these are wacky, I'm still learning)
posted by big al at 9:46 PM
5 Comments:
Hey Big Al, I missed your posts! :) A new way to upload pictures, huh? I'm boned.
Yeah, don't get waylaid again -- what do I read with my morning coffee?? The comics? NOWAY!
Kitty's 10, and I know you don't intend to revisit it, but 10 is a very difficult age to determine if she's lived a good long life, or if it's still worth 3,900 smackers.
I have to go with too expensive. Sorry, Kitty.
Rose is Rose did do a tie-related strip, which was actually fairly cute:
http://comics.com/comics/roseisrose/archive/roseisrose-20050619.html
And I vote to save Kitty, even if she is 10. Given that she never ventures beyond the patio, she should have another 7-8 years in her.
Hey Al,
I am looking at the N&O Sunday comics (so, I forgot to set out my recylcing, what of it?) and we dont' have Rose is Rose. We DO have it in the daily paper.
Is that the one that's been axed from Sunday since mothers day? Anyone know?
You have to look at the Rose is Rose strip -- it answers your question why dads get ties.
Do I have to weigh in on Kitty? I say, pay the money, and stop feeding her people food, Hilary!
Thanks for the Rose is Rose link. Maybe that IS the comic we lost on Sundays. And, it does deal with Father's Day ties. THANK GOODNESS. A funny paper without ties on Father's Day is like a funny paper without golf jokes.
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