Alanis Says “Huh???”

Cidu Bill on Dec 10th 2008

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Filed in Alanis Morissette, Arlo and Janis, Bill Bickel, CIDU, Jimmy Johnson, comic strips, comics, humor | 11 responses so far

11 Responses to “Alanis Says “Huh???””

  1. Sam O'Vartea Dec 10th 2008 at 03:23 pm 1

    It’s ironic because he never hears her talking when she’s awake, as demonstrated by his lack of reaction in all four panels.

  2. brien Dec 10th 2008 at 04:00 pm 2

    Some people believe talking in your sleep is an indication of “fitful,” non-rested, unrewarding sleep.

    But, the contrary seems to be true. Janis is well-rested.

    In fact, it’s Arlo who seems to be lacking in rest, based on his blank reactions, squinty eyes, and devotion to his coffee.

    That’s what Janis perceives to be ironic.

  3. dd Dec 10th 2008 at 04:32 pm 3

    He woke her up to tell her about her sleep-talking and now he’s awake and she’s telling him about his not-talking?

  4. Matthew Dec 10th 2008 at 06:36 pm 4

    As the comments show, this strip isn’t hard to understand.

  5. Pinny Dec 10th 2008 at 06:47 pm 5

    I actually missed it completely. I assumed that he had woken her IN HIS SLEEP to tell her that she was sleep-talking. Now THAT would be ironic.

  6. John DiFool Dec 10th 2008 at 08:59 pm 6

    Reminds me of a Three Stooges gag: “Wake up and go to sleep.”

  7. Lowbill Dec 11th 2008 at 12:52 am 7

    I puzzled over this one, but it seems to me that the irony is that her talking usually puts Arlo to sleep, rather than waking him up.

  8. Mark in Boston Dec 11th 2008 at 12:27 pm 8

    I’m reminded of the old song:

    You made me love you.
    You woke me up to do it, you woke me up to do it.

  9. Keera Dec 11th 2008 at 01:57 pm 9

    I actually still don’t get this, except for Lowbill’s explanation.

  10. Powers Dec 12th 2008 at 08:08 am 10

    The irony is that he woke her up to bug her about talking when she wasn’t saying anything important or intentionally, but he ignores her when she’s actually trying to tell him something.

  11. Andie Dec 12th 2008 at 10:44 am 11

    Janis is complaining that he woke her up from sleep to tell her she was talking. She thinks it’s ironic that he was talking to her, about talking, while she was trying to sleep.

    Arlo, on the other hand, thinks it’s pretty ironic (and clearly pretty aggravating) that Janis is complaining about him waking her up, since clearly Janis’s talking in her sleep kept him awake all night.

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