Heartland

Let's settle this, ONCE AND FOR ALL.

Please don't enquire as to the whereabouts of 'If?' or 'Doonesbury', they aren't really the sort of comic strip I'm talking about - the ones in me list can be enjoyed by anyone of any age.

Dilbert. Nuff said.

I actually work for the pointy-haired boss, and one of our tech guys resembles our hero. This scares me, yet still provides me with the motivation to do my job.

Calvin and Hobbes.......................Cooooooooooooooooool!

fucken hell!! fred bassett!!

start of strip

"oh dear..theres a bone...i think ill pick it up"

"yes! i picked it up...oh how good i am"

end of strip

Glad to see Calvin & Hobbes doing so well, always loved Hobes' view of humans.

Fokke & Sukke

http://www.foksuk.nl/

Calvin & Hobbes, with garfield runner-up for me

Monty Montahue anyone?

Calvin and Hobbes? Never heard of 'em. Has to be Andy Capp from that lot. Given an open choice, I'd go with Dilbert like Andy. I suppose Giles doesn't count as a comic strip does it?

No way, dudes. Snoopy rules, forever.

Alex in the telegraph.

andymackem wrote:Dilbert. Nuff said.

I actually work for the pointy-haired boss, and one of our tech guys resembles our hero. This scares me, yet still provides me with the motivation to do my job.

I've only ever lived in the UK, and can only judge the importance of comic strips based on their impact on Blighty.
I love Dilbert, but I've never seen a Dilbert strip in a British newspaper, and I don't think it has penetrated our popular culture like the other strips.

Karst wrote:Fokke & Sukke

http://www.foksuk.nl/

I've never heard of this. I'm sure it's fab, but I couldn't list every obscure European comic strip - above all else, you can only pick ten options for a poll.

The Green Lantern wrote:Monty Montahue anyone?

See above.

Candover Premiere wrote:Alex in the telegraph.

Who or what is 'Alex'?

Black Shuck wrote: I've only ever lived in the UK/impact on Blighty/A British newspaper/our popular culture/obscure European/only pick ten options for a poll.

Are you sure you're not a Daily Telegraph reader?

Calvin & Hobbes. Cool.

not that I'm particulary fond of "Peanuts", but all the other guys owe their careers to Charles Schultz (sp?)

Nemi in the Metro!

Black Shuck wrote:

andymackem wrote:Dilbert. Nuff said.

I actually work for the pointy-haired boss, and one of our tech guys resembles our hero. This scares me, yet still provides me with the motivation to do my job.

I've only ever lived in the UK, and can only judge the importance of comic strips based on their impact on Blighty.
I love Dilbert, but I've never seen a Dilbert strip in a British newspaper, and I don't think it has penetrated our popular culture like the other strips.

Sorry, thought we were voting for quality rather than cultural significance. Can't, off the top of my head, recall whether I've seen Dilbert in a UK paper either ... but I know that it has a profound influence in my office. Hey ho ...

Candover Premiere wrote:Alex in the telegraph.

Very funny, but is it a strip? I tend to think of individual cartoons. Not that I ever read the Telegraph, of course. Errmmm. My friend. Picked on up on the tube one time. By accident. Thought it was the Sport.

Actually, even though I don't agree with it very often, I enjoy the Telegraph. At least it argues its case intelligently, unless most of the right-wing press. And it's a bit less sanctimonious than the Guardian, which has the knack of making me disagree with my own opinions simply because I don't much like the people who share them

andymackem wrote:And it's a bit less sanctimonious than the Guardian, which has the knack of making me disagree with my own opinions simply because I don't much like the people who share them

i know exactly what you mean. i only buy the grauniad on saturdays (for my life is not complete without the cultural guide that is the guide) and have to admit that the main section rarely receives more than a cursory glance due to the sanctimonious tone throughout. their sports coverage is very good though i tend to read that on t'internet anyway. but apart from that i'll stick to my baby-size independent.

hmmm.... time for a poll?

Theres only one Garfield...

Ginger, self-centered and lazy..... mmmmmm

Paddy.

Gary Larsson in the Evening Standard is the best. I have one of his cartoons on my frigo, 'The dawn of Man' with a bewildered neanderthal falling, flat on his face, out of a tree.

mr strange sometimes gets called 'calvin'

Just to be awkward...

http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/index.html

karin wrote:Gary Larsson in the Evening Standard is the best. I have one of his cartoons on my frigo, 'The dawn of Man' with a bewildered neanderthal falling, flat on his face, out of a tree.

Karin, I absolutley adore your avatar

There was a women stood at the bus stop in Leeds who looked just like that! Took a lot of strength not to laugh

There's a lot of 'women' in Leeds that look like that

How right you are Mr Fiend, you just need to go down to t'phono to realise that!!!! LOL