Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Family Circus: Time to get up yet, Daddy?

This punchline could be better. Which isn't to say it could be funny, because it couldn't be funny, because this cartoon is not funny in general. But "It's not quite 10 o'clock!" is not quite right. It should be, "It's not even 10 o'clock!" Because nobody would say "quite" in this situation.

As for Billy, I can hardly blame him for not wanting to fall asleep, and neither would Bill if he had seen the same spark of violent insanity in Jeffy's eyes that Billy saw. It's likely, in fact, that Billy's vigilant surveillance is the only thing keeping the Keane clan alive.

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