Books- A universal truth (as revealed by Opus the penguin)

Prisoner_Number_Six

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Sat May-14-05 08:21 PM
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Books- A universal truth (as revealed by Opus the penguin)

This Berkley Breathed dude seems to have a small amount of talent, and quite a quirky sensahuma, if you were to ask me. And you will.

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ewagner

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Sat May-14-05 08:23 PM
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1. Any idea

Edited on Sat May-14-05 08:24 PM by ewagner

who the woman in the picture over the bead is? Looks familiar but I can't recognize her......"

on edit: thanks for posting.....

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Prisoner_Number_Six

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Sat May-14-05 08:27 PM
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2. No idea who she is.

He keeps up with the political silliness- she's no doubt been in the news or close to it recently.

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Bozita

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Sat May-14-05 08:28 PM
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3. That strip was in the papers on Mothers Day

last Sunday

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BrklynLiberal

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Sat May-14-05 08:31 PM
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5. My guess,since the date on that comic was Mothers' Day, is that is

Breathed's Mom.

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BlackVelvetElvis

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Sat May-14-05 08:33 PM
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6. That's a pic of Harper Lee.

who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.

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BrklynLiberal

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Sat May-14-05 08:36 PM
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7. OK. That would make sense.

Edited on Sat May-14-05 08:38 PM by BrklynLiberal

When you read a book, you are going to bed with the author...

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Evergreen Emerald

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Sat May-14-05 08:29 PM
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4. His is the best cartoon around

I love opus.

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jobycom

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Sat May-14-05 08:38 PM
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8. Raised an alligator in the bathtub of his dorm room at U Texas

so the legend goes. He got in trouble for releasing it in Town Lake.

No idea if it's true, but it's common lore in Austin. Funny guy. Writes great comics, too.

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BrklynLiberal

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Sat May-14-05 08:41 PM
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9. Astonishingly talented..and loves animals too. He wrote a book

Edited on Sat May-14-05 08:41 PM by BrklynLiberal

about adopting pets from shelters..."Flawed Dogs" (cartoons)

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kedrys

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Sat May-14-05 08:57 PM
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11. Twice

or so legend has it...

Somewhere along the line, an Opus plush toy found its way into my house :) .

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jobycom

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Sat May-14-05 09:09 PM
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12. I got an Opus, too! nt.

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sat May-14-05 09:12 PM
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14. *sneaks up to jobycom*

Hi jobycom... how are you tonight?...

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jobycom

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Sat May-14-05 09:25 PM
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17. Dizzy and lightheaded!

My 12 year old daughter is having a sleepover for her birthday. Ten eleven and twelve year olds! And they are about to get hungry again, I suspect.

Although I did just discover that my daughter is a good dancer. Don't know how I never noticed before.

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sat May-14-05 09:54 PM
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23. I can believe that ten 11 and 12 year olds would make you dizzy and

lightheaded! That's a lot of chattering and giggling and so on! It's very educational to see your child doing stuff away from your influence, but still under your nose...She's totally involved (I suspect) with her girlfriends...Hope you all get some sleep tonight!

:pals:

:hi:

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Evergreen Emerald

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Sat May-14-05 09:43 PM
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21. There used to be a Christmas opus

who had fake antlers on with christmas balls hanging from them. That was before he took the sabatical. I hunted everywhere for it and never did find one oh so many years ago. I assume there are no more on the market.

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jobycom

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Sat May-14-05 10:42 PM
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24. How bad do you want one?

Always search Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63654&item=5974315303&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

(if that doesn't work, just search "Christmas Opus" from the home page.)

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Evergreen Emerald

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Sun May-15-05 07:13 PM
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25. I am bidding on it!

Thanks!

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jobycom

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Mon May-16-05 05:19 PM
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26. Did you win it? nt.

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Evergreen Emerald

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Mon May-16-05 07:26 PM
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27. I did!

$12.75. Thanks again

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jobycom

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Mon May-16-05 07:55 PM
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28. Glad to help. Congrats! LOL. Ah, the silly things I've bought off Ebay!

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Evergreen Emerald

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Mon May-16-05 09:17 PM
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29. I know, I know...

...I have been excited about getting a stuffed penguin with antlers and christmas balls! Perhaps I am re-living my youth...

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Dr.Phool

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Sat May-14-05 08:55 PM
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10. He was even better when he did Bloom County

Which also featured Opus, Bill the Cat, Steve Dallas, and a host of others. It was a lot more political too.

I took a friend of mine to a tattoo shop 20 years ago to get Bill the Cat tatooed on his arm!

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sat May-14-05 09:10 PM
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13. I love Berkeley Breathed's Opus!

The LA Times just recently (a few months ago) added him to the Sunday comics, and I'm really happy to read it...I save him and Doonesbury for last...the best for last, you know!

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Jara sang

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Sat May-14-05 09:15 PM
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15. I loved Bloom County

Is Bloom County the same as Outland the same as Opus? Are there the same characters? I see some of the same characters but I haven't been following the progression.

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Prisoner_Number_Six

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Sat May-14-05 09:27 PM
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18. Outland was a post-Bloom County experiment.

It never really took hold-- "Opus" is the next step. One or two Bloom County characters are in it-- most notable are Bill The Cat and Steve Dallas (now in his fifties and finally COMPLETELY brain-fried).

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Jara sang

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Sat May-14-05 09:38 PM
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19. What about Milo,Binkley and Oliver Wendell Jones? n/t

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Prisoner_Number_Six

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Sat May-14-05 09:40 PM
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20. Binkley's Anxiety Closet is still there, but he's not.

Hope he shows up at some point. He reminds me of so many people here... :evilgrin:

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Sat May-14-05 09:48 PM
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22. I liked Steve

and his thing for sorority girls with small noses.

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Book Lover

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Sat May-14-05 09:20 PM
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16. What Opus said!

I'm not going to say that all digital forms of literature should be discounted, but we all know there is just some wonderful thing about holding a novel in your hand.

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