50+ comics
03-07-12 | 08:07 AM
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From: West, Tn.
Don't know why but I find myself reading the funnies less and less as I get older. The last thing I "read" was Far Side. I prefer that kind of stuff over , say something like Cathy with tons of words that really aren't very funny.
03-07-12 | 08:26 AM
#5
Creamy pack filling
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From: Nine Mile Falls, WA
Bikes: Trek 8000, Co-Motion tandem, Co-motion Espresso, Yeti Cross, 9Zero7 Fat Bike
I was a Bloom County fanatic for many years. I used to own all the books but sold them all a few years ago.
03-07-12 | 08:57 AM
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50+ comics
Just comic strips or real live comics too?
One that comes to mind about the current real-life travails of the Fifty-Plus crowd, as opposed to nostalgic comics of our generation, is Arlo and Janis. Of note for me, back in 2008 I was reading their creator's blog (of Jimmy Johnson) and came upon an off-handed mention of a website called Bikeforums.net.
Just comic strips or real live comics too?
One that comes to mind about the current real-life travails of the Fifty-Plus crowd, as opposed to nostalgic comics of our generation, is Arlo and Janis. Of note for me, back in 2008 I was reading their creator's blog (of Jimmy Johnson) and came upon an off-handed mention of a website called Bikeforums.net.
03-07-12 | 11:02 AM
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From: Oakville Ontario
It's never been the same without Li'l Abner.
03-07-12 | 03:02 PM
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Time for a change.
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From: 6 miles inland from the coast of Sussex, in the South East of England
Bikes: Dale MT2000. Bianchi FS920 Kona Explosif. Giant TCR C. Boreas Ignis. Pinarello Fp Uno.
Calvin caught my attention from this forum. This one just rings true on how we treat our misguided offspring.
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03-07-12 | 05:20 PM
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rebmeM roineS
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From: Metro Indy, IN
Bikes: Bacchetta Giro A20, RANS V-Rex, RANS Screamer
Zippy is my role model. Are we having fun yet? Yow!
Not a chance that Zippy's strip would/will ever run in the Indianapolis Star but he frequents Funny Times, the monthly humor rag.
Not a chance that Zippy's strip would/will ever run in the Indianapolis Star but he frequents Funny Times, the monthly humor rag.
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03-07-12 | 05:59 PM
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Pedaled too far.
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From: La Petite Roche
I'm more into Pat Oliphant who I think is the best editorial cartoonist alive, Kim Deitch, R Crumb, Marjane Satrapi, Ron Cobb, Art Spiegelman.
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03-07-12 | 06:49 PM
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Carpe Velo
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From: Fort Worth, Texas
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, '88 Schwinn Prologue, '90 Bianchi Volpe,'94 Yokota Grizzly Peak, Yokota Enterprise, '16 Diamondback Haanjo, '91 Bianchi Boardwalk, Ellsworth cruiser
Not 50+ related, but it is cycling. Love the point it makes.
03-09-12 | 09:40 AM
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Watching and waiting.
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From: Mattoon,Ill
Bikes: Trek 7300 Trek Madone 4.5 Surly Cross Check
I named a computer where all the upper management had to attach to to get production data "Dilbert". They had to go though a gateway computer called "Mordac".
Seemed appropriate.
Seemed appropriate.
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03-09-12 | 10:10 AM
#19
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From: Oakville Ontario
Andy Capp, Calvin and Hobbes,Wizard of Id, B.C. and Li'l Abner were my favorite comic strips. When it comes to single pane comics, my vote goes to Herman.
03-09-12 | 12:05 PM
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From: St Peters, Missouri
Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.
My all time favorite has to do with needing some eunuch programmers. My son-in-law is a eunuch programmer but he spells it Unix. In the last panel the evil boss says "If the company nurse happens by, tell her I said 'never mind'."
