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  • Re: Family Circus recycling - 2020 thread

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 23 21:39:59 2022
    Well folks. Lazy Jeffy has sunk to a new low.

    For the first time since we've been logging Recycled FC strips (around 2016), Jeffy has resorted to using a gag that has been THRICE RECYCLED!!!!!

    The first time this gag was originated was from March 22, 1977. Thel's hair of course was tweaked.

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49889480/the-pittsburgh-press/

    Then the gag resurfaced again on January 16, 2012 with Billy using a word balloon.

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98270914/the-tampa-tribune/

    Then it was used for a third time just TWO YEARS AGO!!!!! on April 30, 2020.

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98271200/tampa-bay-times/

    And now Jeffy has done it again.

    Admit it, Jeffy. You're fresh out of new ideas. We have yet to see an original idea in 2022 because you keep mailing it in so much that you're making Darby "Get Fuzzy" Conley envious.

    Honestly, I wish Family Circus was better off having ended after Bil died. It's better than recycling old gags so freakin' much!!!!!

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Mar 30 02:43:27 2022
    On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 10:58:09 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    It was from April 27, 1977 (and hopefully that's the only other time it ran).

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49214212/the-pittsburgh-press/

    Well, for the second straight day, lazy Jeffy resorts to using a gag that is twice-recycled! The first instance was from April 27, 1977. Thel's hair was tweaked and the caption was exactly the same.

    The other time this gag ran was nearly two years ago on April 21, 2020.

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98690272/tampa-bay-times/

    Once again proof that lazy Jeffy has run out of new ideas and has not had an original gag after nearly three months in 2022.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Brian Henke on Thu May 5 21:48:20 2022
    On Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 4:40:57 AM UTC-4, Brian Henke wrote:
    On Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 4:00:02 PM UTC-4, Brian Henke wrote:
    On Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 6:26:07 AM UTC-4, Jimmy Delach wrote:
    Today's FC recycled art from May 20, 1977, when it was in...you know.

    The caption was exactly the same as from when Jimmy Carter was President.

    And about two years later, Lazy Jeffy resorts to using another twice-recycled gag for Today's installment of Recycled FC. Seriously, if he's recycling the same gag that he previously ran, then he's really out of new ideas (I'm not 100% certain if the May
    4th FC was recycled or not as I couldn't find anything close to a quote on newspapers.com). It really makes me wish the Keanes simply retired FC after Bil died.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Jun 15 21:41:28 2022
    On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 12:52:25 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Today's installment of Recycled FC takes us back to May 28, 1977.

    The art and caption are exactly the same.

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51722419/the-pittsburgh-press/

    And once again for Recycled FC Lazy Jeffy decides to use a gag that has been twice recycled. The first occurrence of this gag appeared on May 28, 1977. Then, it was recycled on May 20, 2020.

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103850982/tampa-bay-times/

    Seriously, when is Lazy Jeffy ever going to publicly admit that he's completely out of new ideas?!?!?

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  • From Darryl H@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Jun 16 03:29:10 2022
    On Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 11:41:30 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
    On Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 12:52:25 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Today's installment of Recycled FC takes us back to May 28, 1977.

    The art and caption are exactly the same.

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51722419/the-pittsburgh-press/

    And once again for Recycled FC Lazy Jeffy decides to use a gag that has been twice recycled. The first occurrence of this gag appeared on May 28, 1977. Then, it was recycled on May 20, 2020.

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103850982/tampa-bay-times/

    Seriously, when is Lazy Jeffy ever going to publicly admit that he's completely out of new ideas?!?!?

    Dolly's head is changed/moved in the 2022 version.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Jul 25 21:47:36 2022
    On Friday, July 17, 2020 at 12:27:27 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Today's installment of Recycled FC takes us back to July 13, 1983.

    Thel's hair was tweaked. The caption was exactly the same as it was back in the Reagan administration.

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55509849/the-tampa-tribune/

    Well, once again Lazy Jeffy has resorted to using a Family Circus gag that has been twice recycled.

    The first use of this gag was back in July 13, 1983. Thel's hair was tweaked then.

    Then the gag had been recycled again back on July 17, 2020.

    Seriously I wish Lazy Jeffy would just come out publicly and admit that he's completely run out of new ideas. There's hardly been a new idea so far in 2022!!!!!

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 29 22:08:34 2022
    Well folks, Lazy Jeffy does it again. For the first time since the twice-recycled New York City vacation storyline, we get another FC strip that has been twice recycled.

    The first appearance of this gag happened on June 13, 1988.

    The original caption then was...

    Dolly:
    "How did the pioneers ever cross the freeways in those wagone?"

    Then the gag was repeated again on June 30, 2020 with Dolly's quote altered to...

    "How did the pioneers ever get across the freeways in those wagons?"

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108594143/tampa-bay-times/

    Honestly, when will Lazy Jeffy publicly admit that he's simply fresh out of any new ideas?!?!?!?

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  • From Brian Henke@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Aug 30 14:04:07 2022
    On Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 1:08:35 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Well folks, Lazy Jeffy does it again. For the first time since the twice-recycled New York City vacation storyline, we get another FC strip that has been twice recycled.

    The first appearance of this gag happened on June 13, 1988.

    The original caption then was...

    Dolly:
    "How did the pioneers ever cross the freeways in those wagone?"

    Then the gag was repeated again on June 30, 2020 with Dolly's quote altered to...

    "How did the pioneers ever get across the freeways in those wagons?"

    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108594143/tampa-bay-times/

    Honestly, when will Lazy Jeffy publicly admit that he's simply fresh out of any new ideas?!?!?!?

    As for June 13, 1988, the Post (35 cents) published a photo of the Cincy skyline Newscience featured a story about acid rain. The top archers in the country were competing for a spot at the Seoul Olympics at Miami University in Oxford. The Reds
    beat San Francisco 10-6 to end a 5-8 road trip. In the Post comics, Csalvin and Hobbes were ready to spend the time home alone while Mom and Dad were going on vacation. But Dad came out and told him (while Hobbes was stuffed) to join the vacation."Wht
    kind of vacation is that?" Calvin asked.


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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 13 21:45:57 2023
    Well folks, Lazy Jeffy has done it again.

    Once again, Jeffy has resorted to using a Family Circus gag that has been twice-recycled.

    The first appearance of this gag happened on March 7, 1978 and was used again on March 5, 2020 (with Thel's hair tweaked).

    BTW I'm still stunned the Cincinnati Post was okay with a seven-year-old boy using the word "sexy" while 15 years later they would drop Fox Trot because they used the word "Hell" (and that was 30 years ago this month!)

    And Jeffy does not like to admit that he's fresh out of new ideas. I wish there can be one newspaper out there that notices this.

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  • From Brian Henke@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Mar 14 13:57:23 2023
    On Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 12:45:59 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    Well folks, Lazy Jeffy has done it again.
    AA
    Once again, Jeffy has rehoo.com

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    orted to using a Family Circus gag that has been twice-recycled.

    The first appearance of this gag happened on March 7, 1978 and was used again on March 5, 2020 (with Thel's hair tweaked).

    BTW I'm still stunned the Cincinnati Post was okay with a seven-year-old boy using the word "sexy" while 15 years later they would drop Fox Trot because they used the word "Hell" (and that was 30 years ago this month!)

    And Jeffy does not like to admit that he's fresh out of new ideas. I wish there can be one newspaper out there that notices this.

    AS for March 7, 1978, the Post (15 cents) told us that Old Man WInter wasn't done with the Tristate yet. Three more inches of snow were forecast Miami (Ohio) and Kentucky were going to play in the NCAA basketball tournament, but first they had to play
    their final regular season games the previous night - UK defeating Vanderbilt and Miami defeating Eastern Michigan. In theaters, Starship Invasions (which quickly landed on network TV). In the
  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 20 21:57:42 2023
    It's been a while but once again Lazy Jeffy has opted to run a Family Circus gag that has been twice recycled.

    The first appearance of the gag was from November 23, 1978.

    It was then recycled first on November 24, 2020 with Thel's hair tweaked and the caption being...

    Dolly:
    "It's a pumpkin pie so it doesn't wear a top."

    https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times/135531519/

    Brian, be thankful that the E------r hasn't added FC yet.

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