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James P. Cottingham
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[gbaughma]

CASHTRATED" <ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!>

Did I mention that I *LOVE* Bloom County/Outland/Opus..... I have all the Bloom County and Outland books.... every one of them.



Just my 2¢

"In order to start solving a problem, one must first identify its owner." --Me
--Greg

 

[SilentAiche]

Did I mention that I *LOVE* Bloom County/Outland/Opus..... I have all the Bloom County and Outland books.... every one of them.

Look out, but Greg and I are about to agree again.

My opinion: Sir Breathed is entitled to think Mensa-types are doofuses.


Short Story (using 1/4 the words needed to tell it right):

[blue]I became (as did my Best Friend aka BF) a huge Bloom County fan during college ('80s). A few years later, sometime around my birthday, I went to see BF at (his) grad school where he and his fiancee were getting their MS in CS.

They proudly handed me the latest Bloom County book, saying something like "We knew you'd like this." And, naturally, I offered my sincerest thanks for the gift. They knew I loved B/C, but they said nothing while looking perplexed at my odd reaction.

As I drove the 3 1/2 hours home, it (very, very...) slowly dawned on me that, Whoa: two cash-starved grad-students probably didn't have the money to buy me the latest B/C book. OH, MY GOD - I STOLE THEIR B/C BOOK!.

In some distant part of my little brain, it dawned on me that they had been showing me THEIR new B/C book, NOT offering it as a birthday gift!![/blue]

Once home, before sending it back, I inscribed the book with a note about how "I found it in Virginia and thought they'd really like it".

We still laugh about our dumbest miscommunication ever. Heck, I was still a groomsman in their wedding...

Tim




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[Scott24x7]

That's a HOOT!

Bill and Opus for President.



Best Regards,
Scott

&quot;Everything should be made as simple as possible, and no simpler.&quot;

 

[gbaughma]

You know, I was trying to think of my favorite Bloom County/Outland character, and I can't pick just one.

"Pear Pimples for Hairy Fishnuts" --Opus

"A boy and his penguin!" --Binkley
"A penguin and his boy!" --Opus
"Two dips and a dad!" --Tom

..."The wind doth taste of bittersweet
Like Jaspar, Wine and Sugar...
I'm sure it's blown through other's feet
Like those of.... Caspar Wineberger!" --Opus

Although, I do have to say that Cutter John was a favorite... leave it to Burke to have a guy in a wheelchair...

Frat student: "Wow! You're like, one of those 'Nam vets, right? I mean, you're all freaked out or something? You feel like blowing up the pentagon or something? What do you feel like doing, man????"
Cutter (Saigon) John: "Walking."
Frat Student: "Yeah, but WHAT ELSE?????"

(Paraphrased, I'm doing all these from memory...)

Cutter John was great...



Just my 2¢

"In order to start solving a problem, one must first identify its owner." --Me
--Greg

 

[SilentAiche]

[blue]
..."The wind doth taste of bittersweet
Like Jaspar, Wine and Sugar...
I'm sure it's blown through other's feet
Like those of.... Caspar Wineberger!" --Opus
[/blue]

THAT'S my favorite! I interrupted last night's post to look for that very quote, but I couldn't find it. Thanks for the memory.

Tim

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"Be as kind as you can be; after all, did YOU always belong to the "right click"?[/blue]

 

[donbott]

Don't you think now BC is a bit dated?

DonBott

 

[SilentAiche]

Depends on your meaning.

It was, after all, [red]B[/red]efore "[red]C[/red]alvin and 'obbes."

Tim


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"Be as kind as you can be; after all, did YOU always belong to the "right click"?[/blue]

 

[sleipnir214]

Don't you think now BC is a bit dated?

I'll have to admit that some of the current-events jokes in Bloom County are dated.

But a lot of the material covered in the comic, such as the parodies embodied by archetypical characters like Otis Oracle or Senator Bedfellow and the sendups of the news media are still apropos.




Want the best answers? Ask the best questions! TANSTAAFL!

 

[donbott]

Before Calvin

Before B/C

there was

BC!

ps Steve Dallas for president

DonBott

 

[tsdragon]

I have to agree with the rest: Bloom Country is one of the best comics ever. Right up there with Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side. Even though a bit dated topically, it's still spot on in many ways, and still fun to reread (and reminisce). My favorite BC line is "I'm appalled. Two P's." I still use it to this day, although few people have any idea why.

I've got a poster from a Desert Storm rally held on The Mall with Opus on it, so it isn't THAT dated (or I AM).


Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[gbaughma]

You know, though, that's one of the things that I loved about Bloom County.

Yes, there was a lot of political humor, but you didn't have to be current on politics to laugh at the jokes anyway. Sheer genius.

Hey, Tim, remember when they thought there was a snake in the swimming hole, and "managed to beat sensless a battery cable from a '73 Pinto".... <ROFL> The great snake massacre.....

I used to read Bloom County when it was in the newspaper, and even though I didn't get the political references, laughed myself silly. Now I read it, and I *do* get the political references, and I laugh myself silly again.

Oooh.... I have the "Billy and the Boingers Bootleg" book, which actually came with a plastic record... on one side was "I'm a Boinger", and the other side is "U Stink but I Love U".... I still listen to it! <LOL>... my wife is also a Bloom County fan.... and she always laughs when she comes in from gardening or something and says she needs a shower, and I start singing "U Stink but I Love U".... <rofl>

AND... one last little piece... as an homage to both Bloom County and Monty Python, I have Opus sitting on top of my Telly.



Just my 2¢

"In order to start solving a problem, one must first identify its owner." --Me
--Greg

 

[SilentAiche]

Memory overload, here - I can picture my dorm room...

"I'm appalled. Two P's." (CLASSIC!!)

The snake massacre (another classic!!)

*REPENT OLIVER*

And then, of course, there's the Basselope. "Ah'm a-coming jest as lickety-damn-split as ah can."

Political issues get dated; humor never does.

Tim

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"Be as kind as you can be; after all, did YOU always belong to the "right click"?[/blue]

 

[sleipnir214]

Two other of my favorit Opus lines:

"Pear pimples for Hairy Fishnuts!"

and

"Don't laugh, oh balding monkey"



Want the best answers? Ask the best questions! TANSTAAFL!

 

[gbaughma]

Oh, Rosebud was the BEST. Remember how the government wanted to strap a nuke on rosebud's knoggin, and send her under the enemy radar?

"Enjoy a milkbone in a commie-free world" stage. <lol>

sleipnir:

Yeah... "So, that makes you nothing but a FAT SEAGULL in a TUXEDO?" "Don't laugh, oh balding monkey!"

That's just scary... that I can remember and even visualize every one of those strips......



Just my 2¢

"In order to start solving a problem, one must first identify its owner." --Me
--Greg