# Hey, they're reshowing classic 'Bloom County' strips for free on the web **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 25, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679 "2005-11-25T14:06:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/1 "2005-11-25T14:06:41Z")
> **[Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines](https://news.yahoo.com/)** > > The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos. They were charging for this previously, I think. I guess that didn’t work out. (Todays the strip where a major character is introduced, but I forget her name) ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/2 "2005-11-25T14:09:46Z")
It’s Miss Harlow! Bobbi Harlow was the kids’ teacher, and Cutter John’s girlfriend. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/3 "2005-11-25T14:28:14Z")
Ack! Thbbbt! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/4 "2005-11-25T14:51:28Z")
We have a new guest with the username **Bill The Cat**. He will probably cough up a hairball in delight. I think I will add this to my daily comics list. This will put me at 4. Thank you for the heads up. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/5 "2005-11-25T14:59:52Z")
“Ah! Gun control! … Ow! Socialized medicine!” ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/6 "2005-11-25T15:11:01Z")
This is good news. Next to Calvin and Hobbes, this is my fav comic. “Nice science project, where’d you get the radioactive material?” “I scraped the luminescent material off of 1,385 glow in the dark watch hands, Kaboom” “Ok everyone, FIRE DRILL!!!” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/7 "2005-11-25T15:42:30Z")
> [@Uncommon Sense](#): > > “Ok everyone, FIRE DRILL!!!” Cool your jets. I put the safety on. ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/8 "2005-11-25T16:03:13Z")
Ahhh when Breathed was funny. “He says he understands everything now” “Tell him I’m still looking” I love Bloom County and there are a few comics there I’ve never seen before. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/9 "2005-11-25T16:03:15Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > They were charging for this previously, I think. I guess that didn’t work out. If you subscribe (I did just for this strip), you can search the archives all the way back to the beginning. They also offer _The Academia Waltz_ - the prehistoric Bloom County. They are currently featuring _Outland_ - the ill-fated successor to Bloom County. I have found that not all the strips are available. They even encourage people to send them the missing strips. I figured there are about 100+ strips that are missing. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/10 "2005-11-25T19:17:38Z")
> [@Bryan Ekers](#): > > Cool your jets. I put the safety on. A phrase I still use to this day! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/11 "2005-12-08T14:34:59Z")
I want to thank you again **Revtim**. I have been reading Bloom County Daily now. My comic list is now FoxTrot, Bloom, Dilbert & UserFriendly Thank You, Jim ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/12 "2005-12-10T16:56:48Z")
My pleasure **jrfranchi**! I also have FoxTrot, Bloom, and Dilbert on my daily list, and I’ll check out UserFriendly. ---
**Author:** ![BlueKangaroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@BlueKangaroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueKangaroo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/13 "2005-12-10T18:19:11Z")
YAY! Bloom County! Thank you so much. I had no idea this was out there. Who needs to do homework? I’ve got Bloom County. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/14 "2005-12-10T18:43:07Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > My pleasure **jrfranchi**! I also have FoxTrot, Bloom, and Dilbert on my daily list, and I’ll check out UserFriendly. [http://www.userfriendly.org/](http://www.userfriendly.org/) is a computer geek web comic, but it allows you to catch up on the entire run from 1997 to today. They are very funny with many references to Cthulu and even a few for Bloom County. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-theyre-reshowing-classic-bloom-county-strips-for-free-on-the-web/332679/15 "2005-12-10T18:53:27Z")
Chiming in with a thanks for the heads-up. I am re-reading, with great pleasure, the Bloom County strip. I loved it then, and still do!