A junior engineer working for a small engineering firm in Cocoa Beach. The firm focuses mostly on NASA projects.
Neil is Jean’s best friend. When Jean was turned into a genie, Neil became Jeanie’s master.
I’m starting to rapidly dislike this storyline, due mainly to “you’re a cop, so your job is to steal something from that guy so that we can extort money from him”, and then the cop actually being good enough at it to avoid the notice of everyone else in the room. And especially due to that shit-eating grin he’s got on his face now.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not mad or anything, it’s just that I’ve had a bit of experience with small-town cops abusing their authority and then getting away with it. Nothing serious, just a traffic ticket. So it’s hitting a little close to home.
Rosco has just heard the best news of his life, that the General can’t take another jump, that’s what has him so happy. He will finally be able to catch the Duke brothers.
Jaimehlrs, you have Rosco all wrong. He isn’t crooked, he’s just a little bent. See he actually *is* a pretty honest guy, he’s just a bit weak. He isn’t paid a lot and he gets no respect from the sheriffs of other counties. he only has this job because Boss is his Brother-in-Law.
And there lies the crux.
See, Boss holds that over Roscoe’s head. Rosco’s sister (Boss’s wife) is an obese woman with a huge appetite. When she lived with Roscoe she nearly sent them to the poorhouse. That is why he was happy when she married Boss. Now, to get Rosco to do what he wants, all Boss needs to do is threaten to divorce Lulu- and the very thought of that terrifies Rosco, so he caves- even when he *knows* what Boss wants to do is wrong. Sometimes though, Rosco doesn’t see it as wrong. Stuff like speed traps that hook celebrities that Boss then makes perform in his honky tonk to work off their fine, chasing the Duke boys for any little infraction of their parole- that Rosco sees as “just part of the job”.
Now Enos… Enos is a good man. In fact he’s totally honest and incorruptible. He drives Boss nuts. Luckily, as County Commissionaire, Boss can order Enos to do things he doesn’t want to do and Enos, if he wants to keep his job as deputy, has to follow the orders. BUT- he usually circumvents Boss’s plans by warning the Dukes about whatever Boss is up to. He and the boys were childhood friends and their pappy’s ran moonshine together. Not to mention Enos is crazy in love with Daisy. It was often said by critics of the show that Enos was too stupid to be crooked, but that is just plain silly. He really is the One Totally Honest Man on the force.
Seems a bit dumb to me. Oh look a complete stranger in town let’s steal something of his so we can extort money from him.
“Hello Sheriff I’m Special Agent Neil of the FBI, I was in town investigating a cross state moonshine dealer that was making people sick. Given recent events however I spoke to my boss about your stealing evidence from my bag and he thinks we should have a little talk about corruption, theft, interfering with a federal investigationband a few other things.”
Wouldn’t be the first time Boss Hogg threw a federal agent in jail and framed them. That’s why he’s Boss Hogg— he owns everything in the county except a few pieces of property, and most of those are mortgaged to the bank Boss Hogg owns.
Yes, this isn’t an indictment on policemen in general, but, an indictment on those Redneck sheriffs that everyone like to snare at. Like that old Dodge commercial twenty to thirty years ago for advertising Dodge cars to everyone.
You see him on the radio, yelling at Buford to stop laughing, because, someone stole his Dodge police car when he wasn’t looking.
Counting down the days until another onslaught of random magic…
Uh oh. Magic’s about to run wild.
Rosco is batting for the wrong team, He is a hell of a pick pocket.
I know, right? He snagged the bottle out of Neil’s backpack without any of the four people (and one car) in the room even noticing!
Well, now we know who that head was in the last cartoon strip was. It Rosco’s head that someone knotted.
It would be funny if Rosco get turned into a girl after he releases that Genie. It would serve him right for being a pick pocket for stealing bottles.
He don’t know it yet, but it Looks like Roscoe has just picked up a bottle full of trouble.
Just remember that if she’s in that bottle for a certain length of time, the next guy who opens it is her new master…
I think I read that it takes at least a week for that to happen, though. It’s been *at most* a day at this point.
Hard to tell, with this strip running at (mostly) the one-a-week rate…
As I recall, it’s a month.
I’m starting to rapidly dislike this storyline, due mainly to “you’re a cop, so your job is to steal something from that guy so that we can extort money from him”, and then the cop actually being good enough at it to avoid the notice of everyone else in the room. And especially due to that shit-eating grin he’s got on his face now.
I’ll give ya a little heads up, the grin isn’t because he stold the bottle. There’s another reason for it.
If you watch the Dukes of Hazzard TV show, the sheriff Rosco was often involved in illegal activity Boss Hogg was involved in.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not mad or anything, it’s just that I’ve had a bit of experience with small-town cops abusing their authority and then getting away with it. Nothing serious, just a traffic ticket. So it’s hitting a little close to home.
Gee, could it be because Rosco has heard Jeanie inside the bottle and has guessed what he’s got?
Oh yeah, I know what he’s smiling about. That is news that just makes his day. Heck, his entire year.
…I’ll give you a hint though, you’re barking up the wrong tree. He’s smiling about something on this page, but it ain’t Jeanie or the bottle. 😉
Rosco has just heard the best news of his life, that the General can’t take another jump, that’s what has him so happy. He will finally be able to catch the Duke brothers.
Jaimehlrs, you have Rosco all wrong. He isn’t crooked, he’s just a little bent. See he actually *is* a pretty honest guy, he’s just a bit weak. He isn’t paid a lot and he gets no respect from the sheriffs of other counties. he only has this job because Boss is his Brother-in-Law.
And there lies the crux.
See, Boss holds that over Roscoe’s head. Rosco’s sister (Boss’s wife) is an obese woman with a huge appetite. When she lived with Roscoe she nearly sent them to the poorhouse. That is why he was happy when she married Boss. Now, to get Rosco to do what he wants, all Boss needs to do is threaten to divorce Lulu- and the very thought of that terrifies Rosco, so he caves- even when he *knows* what Boss wants to do is wrong. Sometimes though, Rosco doesn’t see it as wrong. Stuff like speed traps that hook celebrities that Boss then makes perform in his honky tonk to work off their fine, chasing the Duke boys for any little infraction of their parole- that Rosco sees as “just part of the job”.
Now Enos… Enos is a good man. In fact he’s totally honest and incorruptible. He drives Boss nuts. Luckily, as County Commissionaire, Boss can order Enos to do things he doesn’t want to do and Enos, if he wants to keep his job as deputy, has to follow the orders. BUT- he usually circumvents Boss’s plans by warning the Dukes about whatever Boss is up to. He and the boys were childhood friends and their pappy’s ran moonshine together. Not to mention Enos is crazy in love with Daisy. It was often said by critics of the show that Enos was too stupid to be crooked, but that is just plain silly. He really is the One Totally Honest Man on the force.
I think the grin is because of what he’s overheard about the General’s status. The whole “one more jump would be the end of him” thing.
Seems a bit dumb to me. Oh look a complete stranger in town let’s steal something of his so we can extort money from him.
“Hello Sheriff I’m Special Agent Neil of the FBI, I was in town investigating a cross state moonshine dealer that was making people sick. Given recent events however I spoke to my boss about your stealing evidence from my bag and he thinks we should have a little talk about corruption, theft, interfering with a federal investigationband a few other things.”
Who ever said Boss Hogg was intelligent?
Well true still . . .
Wouldn’t be the first time Boss Hogg threw a federal agent in jail and framed them. That’s why he’s Boss Hogg— he owns everything in the county except a few pieces of property, and most of those are mortgaged to the bank Boss Hogg owns.
Yes, this isn’t an indictment on policemen in general, but, an indictment on those Redneck sheriffs that everyone like to snare at. Like that old Dodge commercial twenty to thirty years ago for advertising Dodge cars to everyone.
You see him on the radio, yelling at Buford to stop laughing, because, someone stole his Dodge police car when he wasn’t looking.
I love that Halloween art at the top! The eyes really make it.
I know, right? CD did a great job themeing the site, and Jeanie, for the holiday!
What would a genie vampire be like? Granting wishes, but always putting the bite on someone for them…
I sure Rosco has a good medical plan.
Jeanie is a Vamp, she can bite me anytime!
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I predict that, by the end of this arc, the General Lee will be *POOF* good as new.
Well, good as new but with all his current parts.
Good as factory new remove all the upgrades.
We’re talking Jeanie here; your wishes must be precise.
That stands for all Djinn.
I second that.
I predict that, before the end of this arc, that the General Lee will be wearing ‘Daisy Dukes’. 😀