In my extreme youth, there was a comic strip “Blondie and Dagwood” about a sensible housewife and her hapless husband. Each Sunday the newspaper would print it in color. A kindly voice from New York would even read all the “funnies” over the radio .
Anyway, one of the ongoing antics was for the main character to build a “Dagwood sandwich.” He surveyed the contents of the refrigerator. Enticed by everything he’d pile it all on a tiny square slice of industrial white bread until it was 3 ft or so high and top it with another tiny slice. Then settle in for the feast .
As a naive explorer, I tried this one day. Needless to say, it not only didn’t work well and tasted awful, but also upset my parents somewhat at seeing the empty fridge and the mess in the kitchen. I did learn my lesson. It often pays to think and limit one’s selection .
This all came to mind as I watch the Muskie and Donald comic strip. They keep piling declarations and actions on top of one another in an orgy of doing everything at once. A lot of good ideas get mashed together and become indigestible. The fridge is left empty. The only remaining question is will their parents be as angry as mine .
Fortunately, kindly conservative narrators still read the episodes to us and explain how funny it all is .
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