# Life in Hell

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-hell/27892>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 2, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-hell/27892 "2000-08-02T20:23:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-hell/27892/1 "2000-08-02T20:23:55Z")

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I was a Matt Groening fan almost a decade before _The Simpsons_ for the weekly strip, _Life in Hell_. Unfortunately the strip has gotten as predictable as _Family Circus_ if not quite as bland. I can’t remember when the strip was anything besided Akbar and Jeff verbally torturing each other. I wish he’d bring back Binky, Bongo and Sheba but he’s probably too busy with _Fururama_.

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**Author:** ![Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2000, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-hell/27892/2 "2000-08-02T20:31:25Z")

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It must be difficult to be funny on a regular schedule, especially when you’re trying to do it in several outlets, like Matt Groening. Not that he needs ME to make excuses for him. He’s a great satirist and comedy writer.  
Come to think of it, how many comic strips DON’T get tired after a while?