It’s a mishmash of “the first robin of spring” and “the early bird gets the worm.” There is no reason to think that a mid-spring robin would also be a late riser, but if that did happen, this is what he would look like.
The first robin of spring is magical. It’s exciting. The 51st is
just another bird. And in this case, he knows it too, and just
doesn’t give a damn. Also note the clock and the extra joke in
the first panel.
BTW, I’ve learned that in Rhymes With Orange, anything in that
first panel *above* the title should be read first. Anything
*below* the title should be read last.
“Also note the clock and the extra joke in
the first panel.”
The clock says $12:17 PM$ and the “joke” is “Where did all the worms go?”…. Okay, I noted those. … What was I supposed to note about them?
Mutts did a number of “first robin” jokes this year, notably this one (published just a day after the strip above):
re “The first robin of spring is magical. It’s exciting. The 51st is just another bird.” I’m reminded of what I recall as the only funny HI AND LOIS strip ever, in which Trixie looks out the window and says “Wow! A bird! When you’re a little kid, every new thing is exciting! And there’s another bird! And another bird. And another stupid bird. Well, that excitement sure wore off fast.”
I’ll bet even the 51st robin *does* would still seem like a big deal to the worms, though, if any were still around. Especially to the 51st worm.
@Shrug I laughed out loud (at work) reading your “Hi and Lois” recap.
When I was a kid, I always brought the first pussy willow buds of Spring home to Mom and she would put them in a vase with water and be very pleased. I think she did that when she was a kid, perhaps competing with her siblings to see who would be first.
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
Mona – I once brought a pussy willow home to mom – go figure she was allergic. Even stranger when my younger sister did so, she kept them with no allergy problem.
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It’s a mishmash of “the first robin of spring” and “the early bird gets the worm.” There is no reason to think that a mid-spring robin would also be a late riser, but if that did happen, this is what he would look like.
The first robin of spring is magical. It’s exciting. The 51st is
just another bird. And in this case, he knows it too, and just
doesn’t give a damn. Also note the clock and the extra joke in
the first panel.
BTW, I’ve learned that in Rhymes With Orange, anything in that
first panel *above* the title should be read first. Anything
*below* the title should be read last.
“Also note the clock and the extra joke in
the first panel.”
The clock says $12:17 PM$ and the “joke” is “Where did all the worms go?”…. Okay, I noted those. … What was I supposed to note about them?
Mutts did a number of “first robin” jokes this year, notably this one (published just a day after the strip above):
re “The first robin of spring is magical. It’s exciting. The 51st is just another bird.” I’m reminded of what I recall as the only funny HI AND LOIS strip ever, in which Trixie looks out the window and says “Wow! A bird! When you’re a little kid, every new thing is exciting! And there’s another bird! And another bird. And another stupid bird. Well, that excitement sure wore off fast.”
I’ll bet even the 51st robin *does* would still seem like a big deal to the worms, though, if any were still around. Especially to the 51st worm.
Robins are year round now, even in Massachusetts.
Classic Calvin take on the first robin:
http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2014/04/09
@Shrug I laughed out loud (at work) reading your “Hi and Lois” recap.
When I was a kid, I always brought the first pussy willow buds of Spring home to Mom and she would put them in a vase with water and be very pleased. I think she did that when she was a kid, perhaps competing with her siblings to see who would be first.
“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”
Mona – I once brought a pussy willow home to mom – go figure she was allergic. Even stranger when my younger sister did so, she kept them with no allergy problem.