Henry Miller also said:Not a single object seems to possess a practical use. The antechamber itself seems useless, a sort of vestibule to a barn. It is exactly the same sort of sensation I get when I enter the Comedie-Francaise or the Palaise- Royal Theatre; it is a world of bric-a-brac, of trap doors, of arms and busts and waxed floors, of candelabras and men in armor, of statues without eyes and love letters lying in glass cases. Something is going on, but it makes no sense; it's like finishing the half-empty bottle of Calvados because there's no room in the valise.”- Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer
I think Henry Miller would be THRILLED to know he was quoted in Mary Worth where something is going on, but it makes no sense!
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I hope that Bobby isn't put off by Gina's brand new brown contact lenses.
I hope that it's Mary Worth calling to Gina...I don't know why, though.
As an English major I applaud your extended quotation of Henry Miller.
Look at those hands: ready for a double face touch!
Ha! Karen! My thoughts exactly!
The final frame in today's (Sunday's) strip, where we don't know who is saying "Gina!....", is what is known (for our purposes here) as an alley-oop pass over the basket, awaiting only a slam dunk.
My thought would be:
Gina's boss at Diner: "...would you get back to work, already?!"
@Tony - perhaps it's Mary, coming to wait with Gina so that when Bobby doesn't show, she'll have a shoulder to cry on. Meddle on, Mary!
I don't know, BaHa.... maybe as part of the witness protection program she was forced to wear blue contact lenses all these years but took them out today to ensure Bobby will recognize her from her beautiful brown eyes.. like anyone else would show up for a life altering moment in a stupid ponytail....
I like your theory, Anon, but there is a small problem with it: In yesterday's strip, she has blue eyes. Maybe she popped them out while sitting in Bobby's Hotel's Restaurant? Gross.
If it is Mary, I would be a little disappointed. Sure, the strip is named after her, but I'm just hoping it's Bobby: (1) because I think that Gina deserves to be happy, and (2) it would be a heck of a letdown after the last "two days."
Bravo, Wanders, for the extended Miller quotation.
I'm hoping the one calling "Gina!" is her old man. He's had amnesia for lo these many years, he's been working in maintenance at the Santa Royale Hilton, and he suddenly recovered his memory after spying that ponytail.
What if, as Tony@10:56 said, the "final frame" is actually THE final frame of this storyline? Remember the newlyweds who went off on their "local" honeymoon and haven't been heard of since?
We may never know if it was Bobby Black - or perhaps a crazed Mary Worth fan who has managed to bridge time and space and has broken through the syndicated comic strip wall to put an end to the suspense for once and all.
- Or maybe it will just take two more weeks to reveal it was only the waiter calling the next name from the dining room waiting list.
I think it's the police calling her name. Bobby reported her as a weirdo stalker after she sent him that snakeskin.
it's definitely Bobby. Get ready for the payoff that Moy has building up to for months. I'm sure that it will have been worth the wait. NOT.
I'm betting it's Bobby. They'll have a nice dinner and reminisce about the good old days...Then Bobby's new wife will walk into the restaurant and join them at the table.
But I usually lose my bets: Bobby will be unattached and although a successful athlete, he will have been pining for Gina lo these ten years. Gina will be swept up by Prince Charming and live happily forever after.
Pamster: "We may never know if it was Bobby Black - or perhaps a crazed Mary Worth fan who has managed to bridge time and space and has broken through the syndicated comic strip wall to put an end to the suspense for once and all."
Guh-FAW! I WISH! You have encapsulated my ultimate fantasy.
I think it's the creep from the Diner. Since Bobby hasn't shown up, he might really get a chance this time.
I look forward to future quotes from Aleister Crowley, William Burroughs, Artur Rimbaud, Erskine Caldwell and other slightly dubious figures from the literary canon.
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