Comments on: The Dysfunctional Family Circus

by: Parrotlover77

Thu, 29 May 2008 13:11:12 +0000

Chick’s world is full of demons around every corner and angels disguised as grandmothers. Why so harsh on such an obvious work of fiction?

;-)

by: mandrellian

Thu, 29 May 2008 01:29:03 +0000

This guy’s work may be completely trite but I’d still prefer to read a Family Circus anthology to just one frame of a Jack Chick tract … seriously, that guy makes me want to bend over and vomit up my own arsehole to diguise the stench of his ignorant, vile bigotry…and completely effing pedestrain artwork!

by: bunkie

Wed, 28 May 2008 15:44:58 +0000

No wonder he wakes up grouchy!

by: Ron Britton

Wed, 28 May 2008 07:35:35 +0000

Jon doesn’t have a job either!

by: bunkie

Wed, 28 May 2008 03:54:03 +0000

Maybe Garfield hates Mondays because Jon hates Mondays and wakes up grouchy!
:-)

by: Ron Britton

Wed, 28 May 2008 03:19:19 +0000

So why does Garfield hate Mondays? He doesn’t have a job!

by: Parrotlover77

Tue, 27 May 2008 21:48:42 +0000

Possibly…

;-)

by: The Watcher

Tue, 27 May 2008 21:22:21 +0000

Would you like it more if it had parrots in it?

by: Parrotlover77

Tue, 27 May 2008 19:11:31 +0000

I think it’s worth mentioning (if anybody cares) that although 99% of the time the Garfield strip is no longer funny, it was hillarious in most of its other incarnations (such as Saturday morning cartoons that I have very fond memories of). Some people who have not seen the strip recently may not realize how Garfield now no longer just hates Mondays, but now apparently also hates being funny.

by: Ron Britton

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:24:15 +0000

Sorry, Watcher. I have to agree with Paradox. Garfield is awful. (The early ones were actually funny. I have the first few books.)

You ought to send you FC idea to Bil Keane. He’d think it’s brilliant.

by: The Watcher

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:20:11 +0000

My family doesn’t always agree, but I think my dad put it best when he once said, “The one thing that brings this family together is our universal hatred of The Family Circus.” I believe we were enjoying a Mother’s Day brunch some years back, and while waiting for our food, we were trying to come up with what the Family Circus would do for Mother’s Day. We decided that the family would be on their way to church, and someone would say, “I wish Grandpa could be here to see us!” but then Grandpa’s ghost would be sitting to the side. And we could all go, “AWWWWW!!!!”

If I recall correctly, we were wrong, but it was still horribly unfunny.

PS: I like Garfield.

by: Paradox

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:12:44 +0000

The strip is unfunny though, I’ll certainly give you that. Frankly, most of the comics in the newspaper suck these days. Especially Garfield. I hate Garfield.