Probably Something to Do With Crayons

Wee Pals

Just here to point out that Morrie forgot to shade Mikki's hand in this strip five years ago and no one has thought to correct it.

Terrible Thursday

Wee Pals

You know, we can't actually see the Es when you talk.

Scary Gary

Well, looks like Donald Trump has a supporter in Leopold.

Ripley's Believe It Or Not

If you are wondering, this year's Boring Conference will be July 5 if you are interested.

Random Acts of Nancy

1149: "What Was That Comic About the Boy?" "Thanks, Mom, That Really Narrows It Down."

When I first got my giant encyclopedia on comic strips, my mom asked me about "this comic strip about a boy." Well, that narrowed it down a lot but she was able to say that the boy had dark hair, and talked to animals. The only comics I could think of that even remotely matched her description were Wee Pals:

Will-Yum:

freaking Mark Trail:

and Dondi:

None of these strips were what my mom was talking about. One, being about a "dark-haired boy" is stretching it and, two, none of them talk to animals. I still think that my mom either made it up or she was talking about Dondi, a strip that ran from 1955 to 1986 so it's possible she may have seen it. I think she mixed it up with Mark Trail or something. Let's all remember that this is the same woman who asked me a couple days ago "who was that cartoon character on the glass who would help people?"*

Dondi was a World War II orphan created by Gus Edson and Irwin Hasen. Edson died in 1966 and Bob Oksner took over his duties with Hasen until the strip ended in 1986. Oksner passed away in 2007 and Hasen passed away yesterday, March 13, 2015, at the age of 96.

So I guess we are using the words 'quality' and 'food' loosely here.

Wait a minute, four days ago, Wilberforce was complaining about having to walk to school in the rain but now he wants to go play in it? I'd let him go then the next time he complains about walking to school in the rain, show him this strip then through him out the door.




*It was this guy:

Morrie Turner, 1923-2014

Morrie Turner, the first nationally syndicated black cartoonist who created the comic strip "Wee Pals" has passed away.

Turner spent his entire life in Oakland, California and when he questioned why there were no minorities in newspaper comic strip, Charles Schulz, his mentor, told him to create one. "Wee Pals" debuted in 1965 and was the first comic strip to have an ethnically diverse cast featuring African Americans, Asian Americans, Mexican Americans and Native Americans among many others. "Wee Pals" was turned into a animated series in 1972 named "Kid Power." 17 episodes were made.

Innuendo Thursday

Morrie automatically assumes everyone knows how to pronounce yarmulke but doesn't know the definition. Then he just goes to confuse people further by saying it's some mode of transportation.

Too much going on in this strip. And who is that caveman talking to?

Who greenlit a Pink Panther comic strip? They need to be fired.

I was expecting a really good racist joke but instead got a chuckle from seeing African-AmericanBerry so I guess it's win-win.

The Nancy Summertime Song (Just in time for Autumn)


What's this song in the tune to? Or is it a poem? I can't believe they wasted three days on this crap.

Ewwww.

I love cheap weenies too. Which is why I'm not allowed to go back to San Francisco.

Also, are the hot dogs really that cheap when you have to pay $30 or more to get tickets to the game? Plus the drive, cost of parking, etc...