What does this mean?
My theory is he hates the sweater and is lying to get out of having to wear it.
Other than the fact that the kid can’t spell? I think it’s just a reference to the fact that parents always make you wear the sweater Grandma gave you whenever you go to visit. Sorta the “Get that ugly figurine down out of the attic. The Smith’s are coming to play bridge” when said figurine was a present from the Smith’s.
But isn’t it supposed to be funny?
And what’s with the s/z thing? is this in code?
I think the “z” is supposed to be a backwards “s”. Cos, it’s cute when kids write their letters backwards. :rolleyes:
Looks like some borderline l33tsp33k going on.
I agree… but is it supposed to be funny or something? What’s the deal there?
BTW: welcome back, lissener. I hope you’ll be able to stick around.
The kid - Ditto - is supposed to be like 9, 10 years old. He plays organized baseball. What 10-year-old writes S’s backwards?
Maybe the joke is that he’s retarded. It’s not a very funny joke.
It’s just as funny as any Family Circus panel.
I think it’s Chance Browne trying to show Ditto is into “extreme” stuff that uses alternate spelling, particularly the z for s, for coolness. It’s supposedly funny because a sweater knitted by your grandma cannot be extreme.
Mostly Browne is just not funny.
Unless Gramma’s got a couple of Kaffe Fassett books around…
You didn’t read the FARK thread about this yesterday? :dubious:
They had some pretty interesting theories…
This isn’t the first website to ponder this question. (This was thoroughly discussed on FARK yesterday.) On the surface, it would appear this is just a lame gag about a boy writing a letter (with the typical “cute” mispellings) to his grandmother explaining why he won’t be wearing the sweater she sent him when she visits.
Yet, there may be more than meets the eye.
As awldune suggested, while at “Jimmiez’” party, did Ditto really spill “jooze” on it and get it stained? Or, is this just a weak excuse to get out of wearing an item of clothing he hates the next time “Grammy” visits? And what about the apparent mispellings? Ditto seems to either be mildly dyslexic or have a problem writing the letter “s” so he substitutes the letter “z” (or a backwards “s”) in its place. However, that doesn’t explain why he correctly prints the letter when writing “sweater” and “so”. What about the curious mispelling of “jooze” for “juice”? That seems uncomfortably close to a slur for “Jews” used by semi-literate anti-Semites. Also, if Ditto’s letter is read aloud, the use of “z” in place of “s” makes it sound like someone doing a parody of a French accent. Is this a jab at the French? Finally, much like shortwave numbers stations, perhaps the strip’s mispellings, pointless subject matter, and extremely vague punchline are all part of a secret code relaying some sort of esoteric knowledge to a secret group of people for some unknown purpose.
This strip raises a lot of questions. But the possible answers are downright disturbing.
I don’t bother to read Hi and Lois any more, now that a new artist is doing it. The drawings suck, the humor is lamer, and I don’t have time for it. :dubious:
What is that thing on the side of his face? Did his mouth migrate to his right cheek? Is that supposed to be his tongue sticking out? Who does that? There’s gotta be some clues in this.
Good Og…there’s more speculative content in this thread and the linked Fark thread than Hi & Lois has ever had in its entire history…
So is it simply that the strip’s author thinks it’s funny that a kid would try to fib to his grandmother about a sweater he doesn’t especially like? And that he has trouble with his S’es?
Only it’s not?
But wait, then why just the S’es?
I remain confused.
It must be because he can’t spell “juice”, too. You see, he spells all of his other words correctly, albeit with many a backward S, however, he can’t spell juice.
I get it, now!
BWAHAHAHA! Oh, Og, spilled my coffee. wipes away a tear Yeah, that was a really good one. Whew. Think I’ll pin that up in my husband’s office, so that everyone who passes it will have a good knee-slapper.
[sub]Seriously, WTF is wrong with many comics these days? Where’s the funny? Or were they always like this, and I was much more easily amused as a child?[/sub]
I thought today’s was pretty funny, seeing as classic clothes (which includes Converse sneakers) are popular with today’s teenagers.