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Bloom County Comic Strip (1980-1989)

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Bloom County is an American comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which originally ran from December 8, 1980, until August 6, 1989. It examined events in politics and culture through the viewpoint of a fanciful small town in Middle America, where children often have adult personalities and vocabularies and where animals can talk.

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13 June 1982 (infosec.pub)
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[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago

My son's cat sits like Bill. So I edited him into today's strip.

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

...little did Berke know at the time the events set in motion by this strip...

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

Just as Opus was coming into his own, he was overshadowed by Bill.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Milo knew!

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago

LOL nice find, I don't remember that moment.

[–] deleteme@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is this really the first appearance of Bill the Cat?

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago

First appearance June 13, 1982

According to Wikipedia and this strip, yes.

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I want a Bill plushy that stinks when squeezed

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I do have a regular plush, does not stink.

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

I like it

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Flammable pyjamas?

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For a while, that parent.com article comes across as the pajamas spontaneously igniting, but it sounds like what actually happened was that the burned kids got ahold of matches, a lighter, a candle, or another flame.

I've never heard this before. Clothing that doesn't burn well seems like a good idea, in general.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah while reading the article I could not figure the source of ignition for the clothing. I grew up in dry New Mexico, I remember as a kid when I would get into bed I would see static discharge in my blankets. So I kept wondering if that was the source. Then finally they mentioned matches etc.