tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post5902755036394818897..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: NCCCCC: Kid You'd Like To Kick In The Assyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-13166043369255777602008-04-07T12:44:00.000-04:002008-04-07T12:44:00.000-04:00Late to the party, but I have to go with Danae as ...Late to the party, but I have to go with Danae as well. That is one loathsome kid with no redeeming qualities. <BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure that One Big Happy is one of a few strips that does reruns online but offers new material in the dead tree edition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-67092867689429574632008-04-07T07:18:00.000-04:002008-04-07T07:18:00.000-04:00I voted Dennis because I couldn't remember Curtis....I voted Dennis because I couldn't remember Curtis. That kid is terribly obnoxious!The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-52759930093240189882008-04-07T01:54:00.000-04:002008-04-07T01:54:00.000-04:00I know you said no FOOBs since they'll dominate ev...I know you said no FOOBs since they'll dominate every category, but what if they would fairly dominate it? I can't stand Robin and Meredith, and the fact that they're supposed to be realistic makes me hate them even more--Robin because he's dumb and extremely immature for his age, and adds absolutely nothing to the strip; Meredith because she's Mike-in-training, a mean, nasty, entitled little brat. Has Lynn Johnston not interacted with kids in so long that she actually thinks screaming fits and non-stop teasing are acceptable things for kids to be doing?<BR/><BR/>I'm glad she'll be giving up the strip soon; I'd hate to see those monsters as teenagers.Cedarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828779727874213014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-65104554780664423212008-04-06T14:21:00.000-04:002008-04-06T14:21:00.000-04:00Here's the trick with Edison Lee AND Mallard Fillm...Here's the trick with <I>Edison Lee</I> AND <I>Mallard Fillmore</I>: they are not liberal/conservative, Democrat/Republican, or progressive/neoconservative. They're "libertarian"--in quotes here because neither author is genuinely libertarian; it's just a crutch they use to justify their occasional deviation from party lines.<BR/><BR/>ANYWAY: If this poll were for Most Annoying Kid, it'd go to Dolly, easy. But kicking a little girl in the ass is just wrong. So I'll go with Edison Lee, whom I would gladly kick in the <I>face</I> before snatching away Dad's shovel and using it to cave in his skull.BillyWitchDoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311279565432013472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-82731064714715677212008-04-06T11:56:00.000-04:002008-04-06T11:56:00.000-04:00I wanted to like Edison Lee, especially for naming...I wanted to like <I>Edison Lee</I>, especially for naming the mouse sidekick Joules. Our local dead-tree version had billed the strip as liberal or perhaps libertarian. I have a terser Anglo-Saxonism for it.<BR/><BR/>Although I was amongst those who suggested Edison, I wound up voting for Marvin as being without any redeeming characteristics whatsoever. I can tolerate Dolly's antics possibly because she is only a small part of the cast of <I>Family Circus</I> so her effect is diluted. I confess Ruthie makes me laugh once in awhile especially with her grandfather -- although James would be a good candidate for this title. But the character of Marvin, which was never very entertaining, seems to be getting worse lately. Since this is an annual award, he gets the nod this year. In a field that delivers crap, Marvin brings it by the pantload.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-23238203933147116802008-04-06T11:44:00.000-04:002008-04-06T11:44:00.000-04:00I agree with others who say you should have put Ro...I agree with others who say you should have put Robin on the list, and taken out One Big Happy.<BR/><BR/>Nancy, the old strip, used to drive me crazy. She seems better these days.<BR/><BR/>There are a lot of annoying kids out there aren't there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-38206987987473495312008-04-06T11:34:00.000-04:002008-04-06T11:34:00.000-04:00My vote is for Robin Patterson. He's abnormally be...My vote is for Robin Patterson. He's abnormally belligerent and appears to have no redeeming charm whatsoever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-32260864734816101822008-04-06T10:51:00.000-04:002008-04-06T10:51:00.000-04:00What, none of the Patterspawn? I'd leave Mewedith...What, none of the Patterspawn? I'd leave Mewedith abandoned in a parking lot in a heartbeat.<BR/><BR/>But of the choices presented (and I may be late given it's Sunday, technically Monday on my side of the lake) I'm going with Dolly. The other are merely annoying - Marvin more so than the others - but Dolly needs a slap upside her freakishly large head.Mooselethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874418427786990740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-88879738734768097902008-04-05T21:12:00.000-04:002008-04-05T21:12:00.000-04:00Voted for Danae from Non Sequiter.I can't give the...Voted for Danae from Non Sequiter.<BR/>I can't give the reasons she qualifies justice. If you've read the strip, you know why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-32149357555258376972008-04-05T00:59:00.000-04:002008-04-05T00:59:00.000-04:00While I'd be up for any of the kids in "Rose is Ro...While I'd be up for any of the kids in "Rose is Rose" in a rousing game of "play in traffic in leg-irons" Little Mitzi would be my first choice due to that oh-so-cute baby voice of hers and the way the next character always has to translate just in case someone didn't understand. Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-3066555125983065062008-04-04T20:09:00.000-04:002008-04-04T20:09:00.000-04:00I rarely read the strip, but, like john, I got the...I rarely read the strip, but, like john, I got the impression that Edison Lee was a misinformed liberal, not conservative.Cedarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828779727874213014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-88495283687632757112008-04-04T18:11:00.000-04:002008-04-04T18:11:00.000-04:00This really is a tough division. And, you know, I ...This really is a tough division. And, you know, I hadn't really thought about the fact the OBH is in reruns everywhere. But we are talking about the heat of a thousand suns, Khan vs. Kirk level of hate, here. But let's take a look at the others first.<BR/><BR/>DtM: As has been pointed out many times, Dennis no longer lives up to his sobriquet. In fact, these days he is barely Dennis the slightly annoying. There just isn't enough there to want to push him off a cliff.<BR/><BR/>Dolly: She does certainly seem to be the most brain damaged of the hydrocephalic Keane clan and she is a thorough annoyance. But I'm going to cut her just the teensiest bit of slack: she is being drawn by and having words put in her mouth by her obnoxious little brother. It's pretty obvious that Jeffy is working out a lot of his psychological problems from the bully pulpit of the cartoonist's drafting table.<BR/><BR/>Marvin: Probably the winner of this division. There may have been a time when Marvin was marginally amusing, but that is long in the past. Bringing in even younger kids, even if it means losing the baby shtick, is a sure sign of desperation. If my vote goes to anybody but Ruthie, it's him.<BR/><BR/>Dot & Ditto: Like everything else in their strip, they are utterly without substance. They fail miserably at working the whole fraternal twins thing (something done to perfection by Gabby and Michael in Grand Ave.). They lack what it takes to make anyone hate them enough.<BR/><BR/>Edison Lee: I know absolutely nothing about this strip. From what I can see from the examples, the writer is going for an Alex P. Keaton thing and failing miserably. If I knew him, I might be persuaded to vote for him, but I'm not about to add yet another annoying strip to my list.<BR/><BR/>Ruthie: You actually managed to find one of her less obnoxious moments. Not only is she mean, bitter, and vindictive, she is bossy and manipulative (but bad at it). Unlike most comic strip kids, she tends to act younger than her alleged age, rather than much older. I think it's her general stupidity (not little kid ignorance, outright stupidity) that gets to me most. When (if) Ruthie grows up, she will either have four kids by the time she's 20 or be the subject of the next version of <I>Monster</I>.<BR/><BR/>*Sigh* Ruthie or Marvin? It's tough, but I have to say that the one I'd most likely want to drown is probably Ruthie. I don't read Marvin because the whole strip is stupid; I don't read OBH because of Ruthie. She gets the nod.<BR/><BR/>And, yeah, @ mac, who is first? America wants to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-43532994733462576862008-04-04T17:51:00.000-04:002008-04-04T17:51:00.000-04:00While I am without a doubt voting for the hideousl...While I am without a doubt voting for the hideously unfunny Edison, you seem to have him mixed up with someone else, since his politics are fairly close to the exact opposite of Mallard's (except in the fact that they're both brain-damaged diatribe versions of their respective parties' platforms.) Edison's basically the Democratic analogue to Mallard, because I guess the syndicates figured that there ought to be a liberal shitstain on the funny pages to balance out the conservative one.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792253276772262545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-38450619353525996382008-04-04T17:14:00.000-04:002008-04-04T17:14:00.000-04:00What would be first, pray tell?What would be first, pray tell?yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-82662848801562368452008-04-04T17:10:00.000-04:002008-04-04T17:10:00.000-04:00Marvin is the second-most loathsome character, and...Marvin is the second-most loathsome character, and strip, in the comics today.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092217234287469255noreply@blogger.com