Comments on: Flashy http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/ I have no idea whether ''The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy'' is a good album, but I might have to buy it just on the basis of its awesome name Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:57:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Lola http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33166 Lola Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:33:46 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33166 Maybe it's Jack Benny. Not only would he not want it flashy, he wouldn't want to pay for it. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jack-benny/154847 Maybe it’s Jack Benny. Not only would he not want it flashy, he wouldn’t want to pay for it.

http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jack-benny/154847

]]> By: Mark in Boston http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33165 Mark in Boston Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:31:34 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33165 Then there was the student at Whole Foods in Cambridge with twelve items at the "6 Items Or Fewer" register. The lady behind him said "I know you go to Harvard or MIT; I just don't know which one." "How do you know?" said the student. The lady pointed to the sign and said "Either you go to MIT where they didn't teach you to read, or you go to Harvard where they didn't teach you to count." Then there was the student at Whole Foods in Cambridge with twelve items at the “6 Items Or Fewer” register. The lady behind him said “I know you go to Harvard or MIT; I just don’t know which one.” “How do you know?” said the student. The lady pointed to the sign and said “Either you go to MIT where they didn’t teach you to read, or you go to Harvard where they didn’t teach you to count.”

]]> By: David A. Rooney http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33153 David A. Rooney Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:46:59 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33153 Don't you guys recognize 'retro' styling (both cars and suit) when you see it? Don’t you guys recognize ‘retro’ styling (both cars and suit) when you see it?

]]> By: paperboy http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33143 paperboy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:02:39 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33143 Thanks for the kudo, Soup Dragon#14, but the answer is Charlene#1. Thanks for the kudo, Soup Dragon#14, but the answer is Charlene#1.

]]> By: Lihtox http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33133 Lihtox Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:45:50 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33133 Are we assuming that the car IS flashy, here? Because besides its color, it actually looks rather old and cruddy, though that could just be the art style. Maybe the joke is that Mr. Bowtie thinks the car is fancy, when it really isn't; like someone turning down a '83 Chevy Nova because it was too stylish. Are we assuming that the car IS flashy, here? Because besides its color, it actually looks rather old and cruddy, though that could just be the art style. Maybe the joke is that Mr. Bowtie thinks the car is fancy, when it really isn’t; like someone turning down a ‘83 Chevy Nova because it was too stylish.

]]> By: Lola http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33128 Lola Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:08:43 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33128 Maybe Jack Benny? http://www.tv-now.com/stars/jackben.html Maybe Jack Benny? http://www.tv-now.com/stars/jackben.html

]]> By: Morris Keesan http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33125 Morris Keesan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:15:59 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33125 I don't think the customer is meant to be dressed formally. I think the intent of the bowtie is to show his dress as old-fashioned, and I suspect that the bowtie is probably an identifying feature meant to help us recognize a specific individual (along with the glasses, bald head, and nose). I don’t think the customer is meant to be dressed formally. I think the intent of the bowtie is to show his dress as old-fashioned, and I suspect that the bowtie is probably an identifying feature meant to help us recognize a specific individual (along with the glasses, bald head, and nose).

]]> By: Rainey http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33123 Rainey Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:08:56 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33123 Nicole, perhaps it's BECAUSE Paul Szep was smart enough to go to Harvard that he can do a strip that's difficult to understand. Nicole, perhaps it’s BECAUSE Paul Szep was smart enough to go to Harvard that he can do a strip that’s difficult to understand.

]]> By: Jesse http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33122 Jesse Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:04:38 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33122 I was trying to figure out why there is a big gap before "FLASHY". I think it original had this right in front of it: *puts on sunglasses* I was trying to figure out why there is a big gap before “FLASHY”. I think it original had this right in front of it:

*puts on sunglasses*

]]> By: MCS http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33120 MCS Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:56:49 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2010/02/08/flashy/#comment-33120 The salesman looks like Ralph Nader to me. Maybe something to do with boxy American cars versus flashy foreign cars? Maybe something to do with simpler times and simpler automobiles? In light of everything going on with Toyota, that is. The salesman looks like Ralph Nader to me. Maybe something to do with boxy American cars versus flashy foreign cars? Maybe something to do with simpler times and simpler automobiles?

In light of everything going on with Toyota, that is.

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