The Decline of Family Circus
My brief 3-day vacation was ruined while reading the comics on Sunday morning.
Can somebody explain to me what the hell this is about?
Is there a joke here that I’m not getting? Little Jeffy is busy working hard at building a sandcastle, and the cruel sea crushes it - along with all his hopes and dreams - causing him to cry. The end. Let me tell you people, that’s some fine comedy. Nothing clever or witty to add, just the general sadness of children is apparently enough for a Family Circus punchline nowdays.
Maybe next Sunday’s comic could simply be a two-panel depiction of gang violence leading to the death of a police officer.
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August 17th, 2005 at 7:37 am
LOL! I hate Family Circus!
August 17th, 2005 at 7:40 am
It’s a commentary on life, showing the dark futility of it all. I think, upon close inspection, if you note the line of the waves form the words “Jill Yourself”. I’ve always believed the Family Circus was an instrument of Satan to bring down the good people of America.
August 17th, 2005 at 8:55 am
OK so I just laughed so hard I spit coffee out and everyone in the cafe stared at me. Thanks.
August 17th, 2005 at 9:06 am
I guess Family Circus is just one of those comics geared towards Satanists. After all, they would find it comical.
August 17th, 2005 at 9:09 am
Why does the background this comic is printed on look like flesh? Is this a tattoo?
You had this comic tattooed on your substantial butt, didn’t you?
August 17th, 2005 at 9:41 am
I know its early, but you just made my day. I was in a super-crabby mood due to crap going on at work, and this made me laugh out loud, it was so funny! (Consequently, I happened to be on the phone with a lady from North Minneapolis, trying to find her some rental assistance and help with an electric bill when I laughed out loud… but still!)
August 17th, 2005 at 11:28 am
Have you ever blogged about Fred Bassett?
August 17th, 2005 at 11:32 am
My favorite part about him, is the punch line isn’t really a punch line.
http://www.ucomics.com/fredbasset/2005/08/14/
August 17th, 2005 at 12:02 pm
LMAO!!
August 17th, 2005 at 1:00 pm
That should be “Kill Yourself”…because I have no idea what diabolical message would lie behind the the phrase “Jill Yourself”.
August 17th, 2005 at 1:07 pm
Yeah, I commented on Fred Bassett last year.
http://johnlarroquetteproject.com/archives/2004/04/16/odds-sods/
August 17th, 2005 at 1:51 pm
FYI: I googled the guy who created Fred Basset. He died in 1991, and he was Scottish. So, there’s his excuse.
August 17th, 2005 at 3:11 pm
I do have to agree that being Scottish does give him an excuse. It’s a whole different kind of humor ball game out there. I really think he was just trying to make a buck with the least amount of effort possible.
August 17th, 2005 at 3:30 pm
Unfortunately for Family Circus creator, Bil Keane, he is from Philidelphia. So he has no excuse.
August 18th, 2005 at 8:36 pm
FYI, Jill Yourself was much funnier than Kill Yourself.