Sunday, May 17, 1998: Lyndon the yelling bird

[NonsenseWords]

All I can muster is "Meh".

[Arloest]

You say "meh" but I remember pretty much everyone at the old DC absolutely loving this bird.

[Chris]

So that's what the old political eagle from I Drew this looked like back in 1998.

[NonsenseWords]

You say "meh" but I remember pretty much everyone at the old DC absolutely loving this bird.

This is my first time reading O&M. I've never seen this bird before. I have no predisposed opinions about this bird.

Nor am I 'meh' about the bird himself (first appearance of a character is hard to judge the character and all). I'm 'meh' about the strip. I really have no opinion of it. I don't like it. I don't hate it. It's just... there.

[Arloest]

Oh, I'm not saying your opinion is wrong or anything, I'm just making a note. I was never crazy about the bird either. At least I don't think I was.

[Bocaj Claw]

Hai guyz, sometimes the media overreacts about political stuff.

[Cactus Jack]

Calling the comic "Lyndon the yelling bird" is funnier then the strip itself.

[sad jazz cantaloupe]

I don't remember that being the original title, I feel like it was slightly different...?

[Maggot Brain]

I like the bird dude fine, and the strip is alright, but I'm glad he got abandoned pretty quickly. He seems like a one-joke kinda character.

[Muninn]

You say "meh" but I remember pretty much everyone at the old DC absolutely loving this bird.

I remember, I could never figure out why. I think someone even asked DCS if Lyndon would show up again, when DCS was still posting here.

[sad jazz cantaloupe]

probably for the same reason why we liked the other random characters. Like emily the skunk, she was only good for a one-time gag and was included as an extra in a few other strips just because DCS knew how to draw a skunk girl, there wasn't really any potential for her to grow.

[Bocaj Claw]

I have it on good authority that Isolde replaced Lyndon. Possibly by eating him.

[Kumquat]

I don't remember that being the original title, I feel like it was slightly different...?

I believe it used to be "The debut of Lyndon the yelling bird."

[cougartiger]

I have no love for Lyndon. Also, it was DCS who said that when Isolde became a regular character, there was no longer any need for Lyndon.

No real comment on the strip. It's neither good nor bad, just there.

[sad jazz cantaloupe]

Lyndon was only in like three strips, I'm surprised DCS even considered Lyndon significant enough to say that he was replaced by Isolde.