Monday, March 06, 2006

April, the Bitchy Complainer Part I

There was a girl in my chorus rehearsal tonight that had her hair pulled back just like April’s except with no bangs. It did not look too bad, probably because it did not have bangs.

With tomorrow’s strip, I have a feeling where this is going. Oddly enough, it appears to be an April / Connie bonding moment strip sequence, where April complains because she wants to stay in the house by herself, while Connie does one ingratiating thing after another. Eventually, April will stop complaining and come to appreciate Connie. If it ends up that way, then just shoot me.

As for my snark today, the good constable brought up the legend of the how the dog met the Ojibway once again. As always, it is a real Ojibway legend.

Jeremy and Howard had the most April interaction as Howard gave April a shamp-Oh. I always wondered how this situation would really play. If I a guy gave shampoos that caused women to orgasm, would it be scandalous? Would women want to do that in front of anyone else? My guess is possibly yes.

Years ago, I remember reading an article discussing old sewing sweat shops of the early 20th century in which the women working there had a certain pedaling motion with their old time sewing machine that cause them to stimulate their lower body parts. I wonder how the atmosphere of that place might have been. The women are fully dressed, in long dresses, working in front of other women, and yet all the women know how good that sewing motion is making them feel. That’s the way I view the shamp-Ohs. It creates a situation that would embarrass someone if Howard placed his hands on other body parts, but because he is touching the scalp only, then it becomes a sort of guilty pleasure shared by other women who have experienced the same thing.

8 Comments:

Blogger April Patterson said...

Lynnions:

New hairdo for April! New hairdo for April! We promise, we'll still recognize her with nice, up-to-date, age-appropriate hair!

10:53 AM  
Blogger howard said...

The comics are really slow about these thing. The Family Circus made a big deal when they finally changed the hairdo for the mom. Blondie still has her 1920s flapper hairdo. April has had the same hairstyle since she lost her button nose. I don't think it is going to happen. But I can dream.

11:33 AM  
Blogger April Patterson said...

Poor April. :(

11:36 AM  
Blogger howard said...

April can take solace in the fact that Becky's hair hasn't changed either.

1:42 PM  
Blogger April Patterson said...

Becky's does seem longer, though. :)

2:54 PM  
Blogger howard said...

I think are right. Becky's hair is curlier and longer.

This is the earliest picture of Becky on the archive.

Tuesday, January 21, 2003

This is the most recent picture of Becky on the archive.

Friday, December 9, 2005

4:18 PM  
Blogger April Patterson said...

And yet, we still know she's Becky. Got that, Lynnions? Really, if you update April's 'do, we can still know she's April, as long as, you, well, draw her face in a reasonably consistent way. Oh, wait a minute. Who'm I talking to? I'll go stand over there. -------->

6:26 PM  
Blogger howard said...

If anything, the Pattersons need more distinctive hair styles. After all, there have been strips where April looked like Liz, Liz looked like Mike and Mike looked like Liz.

Lynnions: I can't tell the kids apart, except by the storyline elements. Give April a new hairdo, so she can be distinguished.

10:54 PM  

Post a Comment

<< Home