So many deformities in one restaurant. A headless waiter approaches Toby to take her order and to ask her not to play with her flatware until the food is served. Poor Sweater Vest was severed at the waist in a horrible warehouse accident and had to have a chair specially made to allow him to sit on the table. And Mary has tragically developed a distended right eyeball that will forever leave her looking like Popeye.Today's Full Strip
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What's the deal with the hunchback in the brown coat taking inventory of the curtains?
Are Mary and Toby signing their responses to each other in the second panel?
I was too flabergasted by the dialogue to comment yesterday (hard working?!).
Back to today: who knew Toby had man hands?
In the second panel, Mary is apparantly paraphrasing one of her mentors:
"These things must be done del-i-cate-ly. Or you hurt the spell."
It's a constant struggle to determine whether it's Moy or Giella who have the more potent pharmaceuticals.
Listen to that dialogue!
Look at that scenery!
And look at all the finger pointing! Or maybe @anonymous 9:06 is right, it's some kind of secret signing going on so that they can chat in private.
Don't forget about the tiny half-human rising from Mary's shoulder. Is this some sort of Athena redux?
The carnivorous plant appears to be conducting an orchestra.
--Beagle Vet
Hostess: "Would you like a table near the window?"
At least two men: "No, I would prefer to stand next to the window for a while."
Weird
Paul, as KiKat mentioned yesterday, law decrees that all curtains in Santa Royale will be pink. The hunchback is an inspector, writing Diner up because the curtains aren't pink enough.
Another scene at Bobby's Hotel's Restaurant. Has there ever been a MW storyline that hasn't involved at least one eating establishment?
And how long is Mary going to keep patting herself on the back? I detect sarcasm in Toby's comment.
My popeye was looking at Sweater Vests date, who looks like she just drank bacon grease.
Aah, it's good to be back after almost two days of no power. It just came back on a little bit ago, and I needed to get my Mary Worth on!!!
I've never heard Mary brag like this. Would she have been so forthright if Bobby and Gina HADN'T "refound young love"? Or if Bobby had been seen with his copy of "Men's Fitness" magazine???
I don't think so...
Mary's insistance on boasting is most unflattering. I have lost much respect for her as a result. Other issues: (1) Bobby and Gina are going to the annual Headless Waiterman event in Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow NY on the Hudson River tonight and the story line may pick up there. However, I think it Toby's coat placed over the back of an odd-angled chair. (2) Their table seems to be split level -- the right side is higher than the left; (3) More blue/black haired fellows show up. There is a Blue/White Cafe in Martinsburg, WV. Maybe this is the Blue/Black in SR; (3) Is the woman at the table in the back spitting into her glass?
Maybe the reason everyone looks so spooooky is because it's Halloween? I wonder if Mary will handing out salmon squares to trick or treaters later on?
Hah! Halloween, you say! Mary has a costume that will strike terror into the heart of any trick-or-treater AND their adult chaperone as well. It is herself.
"Trick or treat!" they cry. The door opens, and Mary looks out.
"Hello, dearies. *platitude platitude platitude**develop a couple of deformities**do weird hand gestures*." Case accomplished.
In other news, I think Dawn will go trick-or-treating and Wilbur will act as her chaperone so he can get some candy too.
Honestly, one would think that Mary of all people would know that it is rude to point. However, we all know that the Worthiverse is filled with finger pointing, face touching, and all kinds of peculiar hand gestures.
"Much like gardening, these matters need delicate care! [I particularly like to cut off their little stems with my VERY SHARP pruning shears, ha ha!]" No wonder Mary's wearing that crazed expression.
The english language does not have words to adequately describe how poorly written and drawn this comic strip is.
Yesterday - It's a good thing Bobby has a convertible to allow room for Gina's ponytail.
@KitKat - what new plot? They're just rehashing the old one. Then Mary will need to tell Jeff and other Wilbur all about it. By the weekend maybe something new and/or interesting will happen, or not.
My WV is midaless so watch out. I'm in a bad mood.
@Kathyo - I'm not so sure; sadly, I think Toby's completely serious. She is, however, not saying all she's thinking: "No one better at nurturing young love, but nurturing old love, like yours and Jeff's - eh, not so good.
@Paul: The women isn't spitting into her glass, she's looking at the dead bugs floating at the bottom of it.
I think I know where this story is going. I live in fear of the next question out of Mary's mouth: "So, how's Ian?"
im only reading for 2 years whats tobys reason for hanging out with the old broad?
@anonymous, They are old friends and watch out who you call an old broad. As I warned earlier, I'm in a bad mood!
Toby apparenlty likes to hang around old folks. She's married to an old goof too. We aren't supposed to ask logical questions about it.
Actually, Toby is probably a private investigator who has gained Mary's confidence and is tryng very hard to catch Mary in the act of sucking blood to stay young. The fact that Mary is so intensely interested in young couples is very suspicious, but Toby can't say that.
Mary is, by now, probably well over 100 years old, but vampires never look their age.
You know, I had a really crappy day at school wherein I got (among other things) accused of not doing my job. But at least I didn't draw a headless waiter, the freaky eye and the torso-less dude. So I think I win.
I can't help but see the second panel finger-pointing as "You're Shmoopie!" "No, YOU'RE Shmoopie!"
wv: endswob. As in, all's swob that endswob.
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