This comic was first seen on June 20, 1978.

This comic was posted on-line today. January 5, 2006.

I knew Jim Davis ran out of original ideas years ago, ripping off other contemporary cartoonists, but to rehash his own shit that's nearly 30 years old? The man is like a pair of clown-shoes.

This is Justin Smiley. He's dead. There is a man being held on manslaughter charges in connection with Mr. Smiley's death. And it's a bunch of horseshit.

Justin Smiley is the only poerson at fault for his death. According to the report filed in Stearns County "Smiley had been in the Red Carpet earlier and had been asked to leave because 'he was intoxicated and he can’t hardly even walk'. The defendant explained that Smiley did leave the area for “a half hour, forty-five minutes” and then came back and wanted to go back into the bar. The defendant described a confrontation between Smiley and the defendant, involving words being exchanged and some pushing. The defendant explained that Smiley then swung and hit the defendant 'right in the ear'."

So Mr. Smiley was drunk, disorderly and physically violent? Yes. I say everything is about the choices we make and having to deal with their consequences. This is a prime example of that.

What gets me is that the bouncer who didn't do anything wrong, or illegal, is being tried on manslaughter charges. The bouncer was simply doing his job of maintaining the safety of the law abiding citizens inside the bar. He ought to be commended, but instead his life is being interrupted because some dumb schmuck crossed his path.

Another thing that gets me is the fact that people are actually crying out against the bouncer. Especially his family. It appears that people feel sorry because a 28 year old man, with two illigitimate kids and no education acted like a typical troglidite and got served. If you happen to be one of those people, I want you to close this window and go down the street to the corner store. Once there you can do me a favor and buy a clue.

Should it come as a suprise to anyone that Lindsay Lohan admitted to drug use, bulimia battle? That girl yo-yo'd for so long and so noticably that this story has no place as a headline.

In other news, water is wet and the sky is blue.