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Postby datherman » Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:49 am

Ah, so I missed the first one. Didn't remember the pre-2000 visual style change, so I didn't bother checking. Oh well.

But I'd keep it DCS, it's always interesting to see how it'll manifest itself each time.
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Postby CoreyFox » Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:51 am

Once again, i second that.

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Postby Tom Flapwell » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:42 pm

I was tired of it by the third occurrence, but I know when I'm outvoted.
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Postby Kyler Thatch » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:52 pm

I'm okay with it, it's only once a year anyhow.
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Re: The complete hair curse

Postby Sliver » Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:44 pm

http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/19981007.html : Millie gives Ozy a haircut
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20000618.html : zen gone awry
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20010620.html : allergy season
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20021115.html : uninsulated wires
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20030516.html : hair curse as political satire
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20040713.html : Millie attempts to be evil
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20050610.html : The curse strikes Millie
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20060320.html : Airport security
http://www.ozyandmillie.org/d/20070413.html : Termites


I'm pretty sure that's it. So, tired of this recurring visual gag yet? 8)
Nope, I look forward to seeing how it turns out every year. I think some of my favorite storylines have been the hair curse ones.

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Postby Softpaw » Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:34 pm

Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the hair curse strips, but they're not that bad.

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Postby Muninn » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:05 pm

Peanuts had the annual football kick attempt, Ozy and Millie has the hair curse. If there has to be a recurring theme I'm glad it's sparse and not every other day (coughgarfieldcough).

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Postby Extreme-Speed » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:21 pm

Peanuts had the annual football kick attempt, Ozy and Millie has the hair curse. If there has to be a recurring theme I'm glad it's sparse and not every other day (coughgarfieldcough).
Like what? Garfield kicking Odie off the table, or eating something?

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Postby Muninn » Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:42 pm

Peanuts had the annual football kick attempt, Ozy and Millie has the hair curse. If there has to be a recurring theme I'm glad it's sparse and not every other day (coughgarfieldcough).
Like what? Garfield kicking Odie off the table, or eating something?
You know, mondays, spiders, lasagna, diets, general abusive behaviour. Just the whole cycle of repetitiveness.

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Postby Tom Flapwell » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:28 pm

"Garfield" has nothing on some of the repetitive comics I could name. Heck, one is a purported classic that inspired Bill Watterson, "Krazy Kat." Of course, that's no longer in papers, so nobody complains about it anymore.
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Postby Muninn » Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:41 pm

"Garfield" has nothing on some of the repetitive comics I could name. Heck, one is a purported classic that inspired Bill Watterson, "Krazy Kat." Of course, that's no longer in papers, so nobody complains about it anymore.
Krazy Kat is an absolute classic, and one of my favourites. It's been consistently voted by people in comics as the best or one of the best comics ever. One of the few of its time to be retired after the writer died because no one could combine the whimsical random humour with thought-provoking stories. I've read about philosophy professors discussing the comic in class. But of course it's personal taste.
The one repetitiveness of the comic is the brick throwing. However unlike Garfield, the comic where it is done does not revolve around that one single action. There is a story before or a detailed setup of numerous jokes (this is when Sunday's were a page each so they had space). Also it's precisely this action that has made its way into so much discussion of the comic, trying to understand the underlying motives and meanings.

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Postby TyVulpine » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:00 am

Blondie, Beetle Bailey, et al.

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Postby Steve the Pocket » Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:22 pm

Peanuts had the annual football kick attempt, Ozy and Millie has the hair curse. If there has to be a recurring theme I'm glad it's sparse and not every other day (coughgarfieldcough).
Like what? Garfield kicking Odie off the table, or eating something?
You know, mondays, spiders, lasagna, diets, general abusive behaviour. Just the whole cycle of repetitiveness.
None of which I recall seeing Garfield do lately, oddly enough. Mostly just Garfield lying around and Jon telling him how lazy he is. Or Jon being a dork and Garfield making not-even-remotely-clever comments on what a dork he is.

What I wouldn't give for something interesting to happen in that strip again. ANYTHING.

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Postby TyVulpine » Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:24 pm

They've been doing Christmas-themed strips lately. The funniest being the spider walking on a lit Christmas tree lightbulb, and one with the spider making a smiley face in a bulb.

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Postby Tom Flapwell » Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:59 am

Mostly just Garfield lying around and Jon telling him how lazy he is. Or Jon being a dork and Garfield making not-even-remotely-clever comments on what a dork he is.
If you think it's bad now, try reviewing the comic 10 years ago. Almost every day was about Garfield being inert and/or bored. You'd think that everyone would consider that the very definition of dull, but a poll in 1998 revealed that Washington Post readers under 12 loved it above all other comics. Older readers gave it a "meh."
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