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Blondie

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Andrew999

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Blondie
« on: September 08, 2020, 08:04:53 AM »

No, not the drop-dead gorgeous singer from the 70s - but the comic strip.

Today, we commemorate the 90th anniversary of the first strip! Can't stop - I feel the desperate need for a long tall sandwich:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(comic_strip)
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The Australian Panther

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Re: Blondie
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2020, 01:27:43 PM »

Here is a better link, and an article by Dean Young, Chic Young's son.
https://www.comicskingdom.com/blondie/about

It has suddenly occurred to me that Blondie was probably part of the inspiration for the Flintstones. And also an inspiration for the Honeymooners, which definitely was an inspiration for the Flintstones.
What goes around, comes around.   

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mopee167

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Re: Blondie
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2020, 07:12:32 PM »

Blondie seems to have aged well. She doesn't look a day over 35.
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