This joke is no funnier today than it was the last time they told it, about a month ago.
In some ways you can't really blame the artist. It's reasonable to expect that no one would continue to read The Dinette Set for over a month without giving up. As such, who would ever notice the repetition?
What really strikes me about this panel, however, is the sheer number of people crammed into the pool. The pool is a common setting and, under normal circumstances, three or four people are crammed into it. In this case six people occupy the pool, probably to unnecessarily reinforce the point that sitting in inflatable chairs is not to be confused with vigorous swimming.
Marginalia keep the pool from bursting:
- "Not for Children Asto..." What do you figure the complete phrase is?
- Bemco is a bedding manufacturer. So what exactly is the joke in making them a pool manufacturer?
2 comments:
A) The phrase could be "Not for children as toy" although that should then read "Not for USE as toy." Details.
B) That dude on the right is one hairy gorilla! And a nice toupee to boot.
The bed manufacturer as pool maker signifies the artist's subconscious knowledge that her readership wishes all the characters pictured were sleeping with the fishes.
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