What the Hell!?

[Guest EricMM]

In a recent music thread about Pearl Jam, a question was voiced regarding the origin of the name "Spaceman Spiff"

 

I was literally shocked. I couldn't be more surprised if someone asked who Bart Simpson was.

 

Either someone is from a different country, you'd better be like 8 or something.

 

I mean, if you don't know who Calvin and Hobbes; Or Steve, Milo, Opus and Bill the Cat are; you're sorely missing out on some of the best comics ever.

 

Are there such people?

[Guest Sassquatch]

I know some people that did not know that Spider-Man was a comic book super hero but rather a movie creation.

[Guest Smell the ratings!!!]

Wow. I can't decide which one's worse.

 

Bill the Cat reference!

[Guest J*ingus]

I mean, if you don't know who Calvin and Hobbes; Or Steve, Milo, Opus and Bill the Cat are; you're sorely missing out on some of the best comics ever.

Whoever they are, they ain't in the funny pages where I live.

[Guest BA_Baracus]

"I know some people that did not know that Spider-Man was a comic book super hero but rather a movie creation."

 

Wow...I pity the person who said something like to Sassquatch.

[Guest Ace309]

I mean, if you don't know who Calvin and Hobbes; Or Steve, Milo, Opus and Bill the Cat are; you're sorely missing out on some of the best comics ever.

Whoever they are, they ain't in the funny pages where I live.

They were from Bloom County, an old political-type cartoon kind of like Doonesbury, but with more random humor. My dad practically taught me how to read with it.

 

Also....

 

They even have Calvin and Hobbes in Finland! Their names are Lasse and Leevi. Personally, I think the effect is lost if they just have little-boy names instead of philosopher names, but nonetheless, they're there.

[Guest gthureson]

I lost or lent out my Bloom County collections and can no longer find most of them with the exception of 'Night of the Mary Kay Commandos', and I feel my life less enriching because I can longer go back through and read through my favorite story arcs, like the Bill/Opus campaign of 1988.

 

Bill had the best campaign slogan of all time, 'A Desperate Choice For Desperate Times'.

[Guest starvenger]

I mean, if you don't know who Calvin and Hobbes; Or Steve, Milo, Opus and Bill the Cat are; you're sorely missing out on some of the best comics ever.

Whoever they are, they ain't in the funny pages where I live.

They were from Bloom County, an old political-type cartoon kind of like Doonesbury, but with more random humor. My dad practically taught me how to read with it.

 

Also....

 

They even have Calvin and Hobbes in Finland! Their names are Lasse and Leevi. Personally, I think the effect is lost if they just have little-boy names instead of philosopher names, but nonetheless, they're there.

More to the point though, great syndie strips like Calvin and Hobbes and Bloom County/Outland have ended, and have been for a few years. And not everyone turns to the funny pages.

[Guest Ace309]

And not everyone turns to the funny pages.

 

Well... well... well, they SHOULD, dammit!

[Guest areacode212]

Didn't one of those Bloom County collections come with a plastic record thingie? What kind of music was on that thing?

[Guest starvenger]

And not everyone turns to the funny pages.

 

Well... well... well, they SHOULD, dammit!

Hey, preaching to the converted here...

[Guest Ace309]

Areacode: It was a record by "Billy and the Boingers." I never listened to it, but my dad said it was pretty terrible.

[Guest gthureson]

Actually, an ex-girlfriend of mine said the single, 'U Stink But I Luv U' was actually pretty rocking if you played it on 78" instead of 45".

 

(Thats in RPM for those of you too young to remember turntables.)

[Guest Sassquatch]

"Wow...I pity the person who said something like to Sassquatch."

 

- BA Baracus

 

 

I pity your dad for not wearing a rubber the night you were conceived along with your mother who should have known better than to do coke while you were inside of her for those 9 agonizing months of Hell for her..

 

Who knew that their son would turn out to be such a waste of space?

 

Just leave this folder and never post again if you are unable to stop trying to flame bait me or post your mindless dribble, which adds nothing to the discussion.

 

It's time to move on Baracus.

 

But to respond to your inane post, I was actually quite cordial with them because they honestly did not know that Spider-Man was a comic book character and not a TV or movie creation. I do not get upset with people like this who do not read comic books or pay attention to them. Instead I try to educate them because I enjoy talking about and explaining comic books to people who have never been exposed to them. It's why I am always glad to help answer questions for anyone that asks them in this forum in the hopes that the person might walk away with some new knowledge that might get them into comic books more. You can never have enough new readers when it comes to comic books.

 

Oh and Calvin and Hobbes own all.

 

My favorite story from them was when the family's house got broken into and Calvin became frantic over the fact that he might have lost Hobbes forever. The thoughts by the father at the end of the story on how a man's home is his fortress is also inspiring as well.

 

A very touching story for me that shows readers that sometimes we take things for granted until they are no longer there and make us appreciate what we have.

 

Awesome stuff.