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cartman
11-09-2011, 12:14 PM
The creator of 'Family Circus' passed away at age 89.

'Family Circus' creator Bil Keane dies at 89 - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/family-circus-creator-bil-keane-dies-89-175700917.html)
JPhillips
11-09-2011, 12:25 PM
I'll never not laugh again.
Toddzilla
11-09-2011, 12:31 PM
I'll never not laugh again.gold
Jughead Spock
11-09-2011, 12:31 PM
Nothing against the guy personally, but I can only hope they follow up appropriately in the strip and have all of them die horribly.
Butter
11-09-2011, 12:31 PM
Clever???
Logan
11-09-2011, 01:05 PM
The Rutgers newspaper used to publish one of those Family Circus parody comics daily (originated elsewhere), where the art would stay the same but the caption would change to something extremely inappropriate. Would love to remember what it was called, it was awesome.
Autumn
11-09-2011, 01:12 PM
Here's my favorite parody ...

http://scottmeetsfamilycircus.tumblr.com/
Ksyrup
11-09-2011, 01:16 PM
I'll never not laugh again.

I was expecting, "This is going to revolutionize the way I don't laugh at Family Circus."
CrimsonFox
11-09-2011, 01:28 PM
WOW! He was alive?!?!?!?!?!?

IDA KNOW!
molson
11-09-2011, 01:28 PM
I devoured the compilation books of these we had around my house when I was a little kid. I don't think they were really supposed to be "funny", they're more a throwback to a day when there was some idea that kids were supposed to be exposed to positive, family value-type stuff.
RomaGoth
11-09-2011, 01:30 PM
This means that Bart will finally move out of the house and give Homer some space.
CrimsonFox
11-09-2011, 01:32 PM
Here's my favorite parody ...

Scott Meets Family Circus (http://scottmeetsfamilycircus.tumblr.com/)


oh my god that's awesome. I can't stop laughing. :lol:
CrimsonFox
11-09-2011, 01:50 PM
Are we sure he wasn't nicknamed Heavy K?
Izulde
11-09-2011, 01:52 PM
oh my god that's awesome. I can't stop laughing. :lol:

Ditto. I'm cracking up laughing in the lab.
Autumn
11-09-2011, 01:56 PM
I know, those just tickle my funny bone for some reason.
CrimsonFox
11-09-2011, 02:13 PM
"You look like Howard Cosell." :lol:
CrimsonFox
11-09-2011, 02:18 PM
"I told her to stop." :lol:
Grover
11-09-2011, 02:30 PM
Here's my favorite parody ...

http://scottmeetsfamilycircus.tumblr.com/

Oh man, this is right up there with Garfield Minus Garfield.
CrimsonFox
11-09-2011, 03:05 PM
I know, those just tickle my funny bone for some reason.

"And she says 'Ice Cream Clone'! $300 million domestic, guaranteed!"
CrimsonFox
11-09-2011, 03:12 PM
Oh man, this is right up there with Garfield Minus Garfield.


Thank you, dear friend, for uttering those three words.

garfield minus garfield (http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/)
Pumpy Tudors
11-09-2011, 04:28 PM
I don't get the "Scott Meets Family Circus" thing at all. Who the hell is Scott?
CrimsonFox
11-09-2011, 04:48 PM
And of course there was Dysfunctional Family Circus.

The Dysfunctional Family Circus (http://thedysfunctionalfamilycircus.blogspot.com/)
RomaGoth
11-09-2011, 04:51 PM
I don't get the "Scott Meets Family Circus" thing at all. Who the hell is Scott?

Duh, Scott is the guy who met Family Circus!
General Mike
11-09-2011, 04:52 PM
I always enjoyed the Pearls Before Swine strips where they met the Family Circus.

http://www.benzilla.com/upload_images/pearls.png
stevew
11-09-2011, 05:04 PM
Hopefully Billy wasn't driving the ambulance that came to save him. He has been known to go off track.
Grover
11-09-2011, 05:05 PM
I always enjoyed the Pearls Before Swine strips where they met the Family Circus.

http://www.benzilla.com/upload_images/pearls.png

Fantastic.
Shkspr
11-09-2011, 05:55 PM
If we're going to do this, let's at least be highbrow about it.

Nietzsche Family Circus (http://www.losanjealous.com/nfc/perm.php?c=3&q=129)
britrock88
11-09-2011, 05:58 PM
My favorite parody...

The Nietzsche Family Circus (http://www.losanjealous.com/nfc/)

EDIT: D'oh! HT to Shkspr, by 3 minutes.
Buccaneer
11-09-2011, 06:14 PM
Pearls Before Swine (my favorite strip) does it far better than Scott, which I thought was lame.
General Mike
11-09-2011, 07:55 PM
Pearls Before Swine (my favorite strip) does it far better than Scott, which I thought was lame.

I loved the one where the Crocs got Jeffy. Those and the ones with the 50 year old Family Circus kids.
Autumn
11-09-2011, 08:47 PM
http://28.media.tumblr.com/mwpzWzwpverd0bs5jDO5nAQso1_500.jpg
General Mike
11-09-2011, 09:16 PM
The Dotted Line Fades Away — A Few Words About Bil Keane (1922-2011) « Pearls Before Swine (http://stephanpastis.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/the-dotted-line-fades-away-a-few-words-about-bil-keane-1922-2011/)
Buccaneer
11-09-2011, 09:30 PM
The Dotted Line Fades Away — A Few Words About Bil Keane (1922-2011) « Pearls Before Swine (http://stephanpastis.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/the-dotted-line-fades-away-a-few-words-about-bil-keane-1922-2011/)

Thanks for the link!
sterlingice
11-10-2011, 05:35 AM
I find Family Circus more funny than any of the parodies listed here (Tho the Nietzsche one is creative, at least)

SI
Autumn
11-10-2011, 07:57 AM
I find Family Circus more funny than any of the parodies listed here (Tho the Nietzsche one is creative, at least)

SI

I didn't think it was possible to divide by zero?