1. Did anyone else *sing* that first panel as they read it?
2. Janis looks mad… the symbols around the pot imply Arlo’s concoction (presumably of shrimp) smells kind of nasty. She is justifying the airfreshener by saying the mango scent goes along with the “Margaritaville” lyrics’ tropical theme instead of blatantly insulting Arlo’s cooking.
Arlo is cooking seafood, which puts him in the mindset of a Caribbean vacation. To everyone else, though, it just stinks. So Janis has showed up with a can of air freshener, which, of course, distracts Arlo from his imaginary vacation. When he complains that she’s broken his mood, she points out that the air freshener she’s chosen is also, at least theoretically, in fitting with his Caribbean vacation theme.
Yes, it is a buzzkill. (What a 1960’s word! Is it a geezer word?)
Agreed. This just isn’t that *funny*. The emanata do show bad smell, though I’d argue that “tropical mango” isn’t necessarily an improvement!
An insecticide spray could count as a real buzzkill.
all i see is a cloud of poison (scented spray tastes terrible) getting into the food, I hate when people spray chemicals in the air when someone is cooking!
I forget the details, but someone said approximately, “Don’t
breathe anything you wouldn’t want to eat or drink.” So, if you
wouldn’t spray that mango-scented stuff directly into your own
mouth, you shouldn’t be spraying it indirectly into everyone’s.
I don’t think I have anything new to add. Irene, yes, of course I sang it! “Smell those shrimp, they’re beginning to boil.” Janis does not like that smell. I can’t believe anyone would spray air freshener in the kitchen, it will get in the food and settle on the counters, etc. Janis points out that it’s okay because it is tropical mango scent. It might have been funnier if it was actually margarita scent.
I assumed she was trying to spray out his singing. Saying his singing sticks.
Is Janis just being irritating, or is spraying chemicals into their dinner part of an overcomplicated murder/suicide scheme?
Well, if the shrimp winds up with an awful chemical taste, at least we know there’s a woman to blame, and it’s Janis’s fault.
Not even Jimmy Buffet lives the Jimmy Buffet life anymore.
Isn’t there a line “the smell of shrimp at the bar”?
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1. Did anyone else *sing* that first panel as they read it?
2. Janis looks mad… the symbols around the pot imply Arlo’s concoction (presumably of shrimp) smells kind of nasty. She is justifying the airfreshener by saying the mango scent goes along with the “Margaritaville” lyrics’ tropical theme instead of blatantly insulting Arlo’s cooking.
Arlo is cooking seafood, which puts him in the mindset of a Caribbean vacation. To everyone else, though, it just stinks. So Janis has showed up with a can of air freshener, which, of course, distracts Arlo from his imaginary vacation. When he complains that she’s broken his mood, she points out that the air freshener she’s chosen is also, at least theoretically, in fitting with his Caribbean vacation theme.
Yes, it is a buzzkill. (What a 1960’s word! Is it a geezer word?)
Agreed. This just isn’t that *funny*. The emanata do show bad smell, though I’d argue that “tropical mango” isn’t necessarily an improvement!
An insecticide spray could count as a real buzzkill.
all i see is a cloud of poison (scented spray tastes terrible) getting into the food, I hate when people spray chemicals in the air when someone is cooking!
I forget the details, but someone said approximately, “Don’t
breathe anything you wouldn’t want to eat or drink.” So, if you
wouldn’t spray that mango-scented stuff directly into your own
mouth, you shouldn’t be spraying it indirectly into everyone’s.
I don’t think I have anything new to add. Irene, yes, of course I sang it! “Smell those shrimp, they’re beginning to boil.” Janis does not like that smell. I can’t believe anyone would spray air freshener in the kitchen, it will get in the food and settle on the counters, etc. Janis points out that it’s okay because it is tropical mango scent. It might have been funnier if it was actually margarita scent.
I assumed she was trying to spray out his singing. Saying his singing sticks.
Is Janis just being irritating, or is spraying chemicals into their dinner part of an overcomplicated murder/suicide scheme?
Well, if the shrimp winds up with an awful chemical taste, at least we know there’s a woman to blame, and it’s Janis’s fault.
Not even Jimmy Buffet lives the Jimmy Buffet life anymore.
Isn’t there a line “the smell of shrimp at the bar”?
Mondegreen time!
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?lyrics=1955