Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 9:38 am, June 23, 2018| 3 Comments »
Over at Red and Rover, it seems as if Red’s last day of school for the year was awfully late. But it happened on the solstice, and here’s that comic, June 21, 2018.
Red and Rover, June 21, 2018
That’s also pretty late in the season to start working on the callus.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 11:37 am, April 21, 2018| 3 Comments »
Here’s the February 20, 2006 comic from Barney Google and Snuffy Smith.
Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, February 20, 2006
I always find this whole strip an oddity. They are clearly Appalachian-type mountain folks, who always went barefoot a lot. Yet, in the comic strip the characters are almost always depicted wearing shoes.
About the only thing this particular strip gets right is that kids growing up in that area really hated wearing shoes.
When I go hiking in southeast Ohio, the hilly region, I quite regularly have conversations with other hikers who see me and tell me that when they were growing up they went barefoot all summer long and could run on gravel. But then they always add that they could never do that now.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 8:42 am, April 14, 2018| 1 Comment »
The comic strip Red and Rover is always fun since Red goes barefoot most of the summer (and Rover goes barefoot all year long!).
I’m a little early with this strip (it appeared June 17, 2013), but this is his typical “last day of school” ritual.
Red and Rover, June 17, 2013
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 10:22 am, March 3, 2018| 2 Comments »
For today, let me go with a strip I’ve never used before, Pluggers, about folks who just plug along. The suggestions come from readers, and those suggestions are then drawn up by the writer.
Pluggers, October 20, 2016
Of course, one has to be barefoot for this to work.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 2:00 pm, February 17, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Just like last week, I’m going to pull out another summertime Red and Rover. This one is from August 19 from 2016.
Red and Rover, August 19, 2016
Aside from the summertime contentment, it also illustrates the ways that toes have a way of being useful that shoes just cannot capture.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 3:01 pm, February 10, 2018| 2 Comments »
As I’ve said before, Red and Rover is my go-to strip. This one is from June 27, 2016.
Red and Rover, June 27, 2016
Things really couldn’t be more idyllic.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 7:52 pm, February 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »
For today, there’s a lot of this kind of cartoon running around lately. It’s from Rhymes with Orange by Hilary Price and appeared on September 4, 2017.
Rhymes with Orange, September 4, 2017
The joke does get old after a while.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 11:49 am, January 27, 2018| 3 Comments »
Today we’ll go with a comic from Zits, by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman. It appeared October 21, 2013.
Zits, October 21, 2013
And somehow this is considered “normal” and acceptable.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 2:52 pm, January 20, 2018| 5 Comments »
One of my favorite comic strips is Arlo & Janis, created by Jimmy Johnson. This strip appeared on September 13, 2006.
Arlo & Janis – September 13, 2006
Jimmy Johnson is about the right age to be a hippy, and you can see that in this strip, showing typical college student dress from the 1960s. Of course, that includes bare feet.
And see if you can figure out who “Arlo” and “Janis” are named after.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 12:04 pm, January 13, 2018| 1 Comment »
Here’s a comic from the strip Arctic Circle that just appeared this past November 20, 2017. The strip is created by Alex Hallatt.
Arctic Circle, November 20, 2017
If you really want to get eco-friendly, barefooters can suggest a way.
(I even have a blog entry about the Carbon Footprint of shoes.)
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 11:46 am, January 6, 2018| 1 Comment »
Here’s a cartoon I really don’t know the provenance of. (I cannot even decipher the cartoonist’s signature.)
“Barefoot Shoes”
But I do know that the phrase “barefoot shoes” drive me (and a lot of other barefooters) nuts. At least this one is accurate.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 10:59 am, December 30, 2017| 1 Comment »
Here’s a Barney Google and Snuffy Smith comic from August 3, 1969.
Snuffy Smith, August 3, 1969
[Click for larger, more readable version.]
I think it hearkens back to the time in the early 1900s when even Isadora Duncan dancing barefoot was considered scandalous. “Proper” women just wouldn’t be seen in public barefoot.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 11:39 pm, December 23, 2017| 2 Comments »
Well, it’s still Saturday here.
This comic is from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith. It appeared September 19, 2017.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, September 19, 2017
Feet get super gross in non-transparent shoes, too. You just can’t see them. (And you can’t see them sweat, either.)
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 2:01 pm, December 16, 2017| 1 Comment »
I’ve said before that Frank & Ernest is mostly just an excuse to illustrate bad puns. This one, from September 18, 2017 is no exception.
Frank & Ernest, September 18, 2017
And vintage footwear, too.
Posted in Barefoot, Comics on 6:09 pm, November 11, 2017| 5 Comments »
Red and Rover is always my go-to comic strip. This one is from June 30, 2012.
Red and Rover, June 30, 2012
For some people it’s dog poop; for others it’s slugs. I notice that Rover obviously doesn’t mind them.
Ahcuah 