Monday PSA: How NOT to Enjoy a Vacation!

How NOT to Enjoy a Vacation! Click for the full page.

With spring here, and summer not far behind, it’s time to start thinking about vacation travel plans. In this comic book PSA from Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #24 (October 1957), let Terry the dog tell you how not to have a vacation.

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I think this PSA also reminds us why not to take a dog on vacation: they always whine and talk about you behind your back. Not to mention that they’re also the worst back seat drivers ever (”You’re going too fast!” “Turn left — no, your other left” “Change the damn radio station” and “You missed that fire hydrant back there”)

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5 Responses to “ Monday PSA: How NOT to Enjoy a Vacation! ”

  1. I have to say, I question the authenticity of this dog’s tale. How did it take the father five minutes to realise that the camera wasn’t loaded, and when did they get sunburned as they’re completely pristine in that picture-taking snafu. More importantly, when he’s stopped to look for directions the car is clearly parked on the left side of the street, yet he’s shown driving on the right side so it’s not as if this story was set in England or something.

    I mean really, if you want me to take your opinions seriously you better put some thought into the stories you craft or else no one will believe me when I relay the important message some family’s dog told me.

  2. I thought maybe the dog was touched inappropriately by Dr. Dazzler, crypto-zoophile…

    And why has no-one else commented on Dazzler’s incredibly strange name? Is he the ‘Disco-Doctor’?

  3. What a grump! It seems to me that the only one who didn’t enjoy the vacation was the dog. Everyone else was too busy having fun. The family is very lucky the dog can’t talk. It only takes one person (or dog!) making remarks like that to ruin the whole vacation for everyone.

  4. “My name is Terry, and I learned to keep my mouth shut when the Greens threatened to drop me off at the pound.”

  5. The father obviously hates going on holiday as much as the dog, but he’s slightly better at concealing it.

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