Recent Comments

1. about 1 hour ago on Gasoline Alley

   Hooray for the Wallets remembering Thanksgiving just like we did in the olden days.

2. 5 days ago on Nancy Classics

   Sounds like someone is planning to celebrate another holiday. Just like we did in the olden days! Really great that someone at Go Comics decided it would be OK to find some of those Classic Holiday celebrations.

3. 6 days ago on Nancy Classics

   If Sluggo had a coal fired furnace and a load of coal we would have considered him well off indeed. Wonder if he was still doing his laundry with a wash tub and scrub board.

4. 7 days ago on Nancy Classics

   Acturally – back in the day – we learned stuff like the Virginia Reel and Square Dancing as early as first grade. Of course, that was in the day before we had electricity and square dances were a big community event – So, everyone got into the act – even the kids.n We even had a team of grade school square dancers who won a State championship once. A lot of times, introduction to square dancing was part of the physical education program.

5. 8 days ago on Nancy Classics

   I know – seems like the modern generation has either forgotten how to – or never learned how to – have a little fun – We had much bigger obstacles back in the day, but still found time to have fun and enjoy our family and friends. Of course, with “new” Nancy, if you see Nancy herself even once in four weeks, you’re doing goo.

6. 9 days ago on Nancy Classics

   Love it when Nancy and her friends get together for a party. Back in the day, ball point pens were NOT allowed in school! When we learned to write with ink – we used the type of pen which required a bottle of ink, which fit in a little hole at the upper right corner of your school desk. The invention of the cartridge pen was celebrated by parents – who believed the cartridge made it less likely that they would need to figure out how to rescue school clothes which came home with ink stains. Teachers, however, were NOT enthusiastic about the cartridge pen. They were positive that the cartridge pen was a definite sign that the world was headed to a very hot place in a handbasket.

7. 12 days ago on Drabble

   I just love all of these strips which feature Wally. Whoevver is drawing that dog is masterful. I have a lot of strips in my favorites list which feature pets. We had a dachshund and whomever is drawing Wally has zeroed in on the best aspects of that breed. When we were a little bit late with his dinner dish, he would pick up his bowl and bring it to us. He had a basket with a pillow in it. When we were all gathered around the TV, he would pick his pillow up from the basket and move it closer to the TV so he was part of the crowd. When it was time for bed, he would pick the pillow up and take it back to his basket. Whenever the kids played hide and seek, the seeker would get to keep the dog and could always fine where everyone was hiding in a few minutes.

8. 12 days ago on Nancy Classics

   I love it when Nancy and her friends get together for a party! When I was in third grade, one of the stories in our reading book was about a Masquerade Ball. But it was a Christmas masquerade ball – The kids in the story dressed up as elves, angels and shepherds. Guess that wouldn’t be allowed these days – but it was a fun story back in the day.

9. 13 days ago on Gasoline Alley

   I miss the olden days when the Wallet family, and nearly every other comic on the comics page, remembered to celebrate Veterans Day – which began as Armistice Day in 1919. In our county restaurants open up with free dinners for all veterns. So, since most will be forgotten on the comic pages this year – my hat is off to my uncle Gabe, pictured here with us in 1943, who joined up before the war broke out and was one of the first Americans to be trained in the new secret weapon – RADAR. Uncle Ernie, who was in Europe and was there to help liberate the concentration camps. Uncle Loren, who was on his way to Pearl Harbor in a transport ship when news about the attack on Pearl Harbor was announced. Coisom Royce and the Albin cousins, who were at Iwo Jima. Our neighbor Wayne, who spent the war in a POW camp. Uncle Harley, who served in Korea and cousin Loren, who helped mop up Tokyo. To many greats grandfather Martinus, who crossed the Delaware with General Washington, and spent the winter at Valley Forge. To great-grandfathers James and Charles, who were wounded at the Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia. To our neighbor James, who spent time in Viet Nam. Thanks to all veterans for your service.

10. 27 days ago on Nancy Classics

    LOVE IT WHEN Nancy and her friends celebrate holidays. There used to be a Big Holiday Book which featured Nancy, Sluggo, Aunt Fritzi, Philn Fumble and their friends celebrating all of the major holidays.