I hope he's willing to wait at least a "week." I'll be traveling without a "laptop," and I hate to miss "anything."My "experiment," posting from my "iPhone," didn't really "work." So it looks like I'll have to come up with some sort of recap when I return. In the meantime, here's hoping the "police" never arrive.
Today's Full Strip
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I "get" it.
Wait.
What?
Happy Gnu Year!
So it's not really ice cream? Reminds me of the funny cakes on Cake Wrecks that say Happy Birthday, "Son".
Thuggy has been waiting so long he has had time to shave yet again. Wondering if Diner provides handy outlets for electric shavers at all their booths? Bree had better hurry with that "ice cream" or Thuggy's going to get suspicious, which is what Mary and Bree are ostensibly trying to prevent.
Mary asks Bree how long she thinks an angry kidnaper will be waiting to wait for ice cream. Does the waitstaff training course offered by College offer such a major?
Waiting 101: A study into the mindset of diner-occupying ice cream-loving child-abducting poster-destroying hair color-changing booth-shaving brow-furrowing *&^%$#@!-uttering Mighty Joe Young-resembling males: will they wait for Rainbow Swirl?
Course will be taught by Professor Ian Chinbeard: the Scots-originating wife-ignoring pompously-proclaiming self-admiring kilt-wearing windbag.
I guess that since we didn't get our Christmas ''miracle'' or our ''New Year's'' miracle, we can only hope for a ''Valentine's Day'' miracle? By the way, Happy New ''Year'', everybody!
My prediction? We won't have to wait until Valentine's Day. I'm betting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day when little Emily will be Free At Last, Free At Last!
Happy New Year to all. Enjoy a nice black eyed peas & kelk dip to bring you luck in 2012.
Happy New Year to you too, Wanders, and everyone else. I think you're safe, the "police" won't arrive until the 12th of "never", so enjoy your travels!
Good luck. There are still some customers there waiting for Gina to return with their glasses of water.
Also Sandi, if I saw my waitress and an old biddy standing in the corner whispering to themselves for a week, I'd get suspicious too.
*&^%$#@! I mean Happy 2012 to all.
Back to my rainbow swirl, as it is *&^%$#@! melting.
So now he's "Wayne McThuggy"?? It just doesn't have the same ring to it. Grab your car keys, Mary, he's getting away! (And Bree, he's stiffing you on the check!)
I just looked back. McThuggy said "C'mon, let's get something to eat" on December 7. They've been in Diner for nearly a month.
After finishing his Heineken, McThuggy ( in sansabelt jeans) says, "Let's get the $%^&*() out of here!"
Oh!I noticed Emily coloring. Could it be that McThuggy is really Giella and Emily is one of the fourth graders forced to color his strip?
1/2/12 - FINALLY some action, although it is only angry and upset "Wayne" deciding to dine and dash. It will probably take him a week to get to the door, so Wanders should be back in time to cover Mary's confrontation with Thuggy when he tries to leave with Emily in tow.
As a side note: Did anyone notice the change in Thuggy's hair color since this storyline started? December 7th through the 15th, it was the same color (orange) as Bree's hair. From the 20th through the present, it's brown.
YES - now things are getting real.
Mary, your move.
Wow! Suddenly everyone has a name: the manager, the cook, (even DINER) and now the kidnapper! Moy must have run across a book of "Baby Names/1961 Edition."
A gruff kidnaper named Wayne
Said, "Bad service gives me a pain.
Think I'll dash and dine,
Or she'll start to whine,
And the old broad will strike me with her cane.
Anyway, I wanted Rocky Road."
"Wayne". (?)
Nice name pick, Moy.
I guess it was more menacing than "Egbert".
--Oh,and good job telling Bill the manager, Bree. Wayne will never know that he is on to them with that look in panel two.
Happy New Year, all.
Happy New Year all!
I thought of commenting on Wayne being named Wayne, the button panel that doubles for a cash register we see on Jan. 3, or the fact that Bill the Manager apparently doesn't realize you need to ask questions out loud to get a response.
What I keep coming back to though are Wayne's snappy 'Sans-a-belt' jeans. I didn't realize "mom pants" were back in for guys.
Those are some very strange arm configurations going on today. First it looks like little Emily's arm is growing out of McThuggy's elbow - no wait, his forearm is just VERY short and twisty. Next he amazingly twists his grip around on Emily's forearm. Wow, this guy is smarter than we thought!
Why isn't Diner Manager Bill wearing a name tag that says "Bill"? And, look at the gut on Wayne! He must be a REALLY bad guy!
I agree Elaine -- that mishmash of arms in panel one is very confusing. I keep staring at it... In panel two, it appears to me that Wayne is severly crushing poor Emily's hand.
(Nice tie, Bill T. Manager!)
(Or even severely crushing her hand...)
Wow, it's true what they say - beer IS fattening! Check out Thuggy McMomJeans today, and then back on December 8, when they arrived at Diner:
http://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Mary_Worth/2011-12-08/
Does California have the dram shop law? If so, Manager Bill is obliged to keep Wayne from driving away from Diner in an inebriated state. (This is why the manager gets the big bucks.)
Punky @ 1:19 PM on January 3 is right! Not only is beer fattening, it makes you age rapidly (not to mention changing your hair color, as was previously noted by faithful readers).
WV: evaso - What Wayne will attempt to do when the coppers arrive.
Well, looks like the cops aren't coming after all. If we're lucky, Emily's mama will drive up from Goleta and search for her baby herself. Maybe pull into Diner for a bite to eat...
I don't want to dwell on the obvious here, but if that is indeed Emily Smith (and if it's not, Mary Worth will have some serious egg on her face), how hard is it to say "Help me, this man has kidnapped me"? But it looks like the rainbow swirl might just save the day. Mmm....rainbow swirl.....
Wed., Panel 1: Why in the world Wayne would you expect better from the 'Good Eats' Diner? It's not named the 'Good Service' Diner for a reason you know.
Wayne's World! Wayne's World! (now fade back to the story in a rainbow swirl...)
How cute - Wayne and Emily(?) are wearing matching pants. Personally, I think Manager Bill is more alarming than Wayne. His grinning visage in today's second panel sure scared me.
@Punky: I agree about Emily and her silence. She must not be the sharpest bananna in the bunch. Her ransom must not be very high.
Emily is a victim of Stockholm syndrome. See Elizabeth Smart and Patty Hearst. Expect Moy to spend two weeks explaining.
We can only hope for the excitement of Emily robbing a bank on behalf of the Worthionese Liberation Army. "Emily? No, my name is Tanya!"
"A joint like this"? This isn't The Lemon Wedge, Wayne. At least you didn't have your wallet stolen.
Emily is about to be dragged out of the diner by her kidnapper, and all she is concerned about is her free ice cream?!?
While looking at "Wayne" in todays paper (black and white), I thought he seemed strangely familiar.
Cranky demeanor: check.
Scruffy appearance: check.
Restaurant critic: check.
Swearing:*&^%$#@! double check.
Folks, it's Anthony Bourdain.
Is anyone else weirded out by today's strip in ways you just can't explain?
I've added Rainbow Swirl ice cream to the menu for my Worthy Awards party. I'll also be serving ham sandwiches, Kelk bars, Flak Mix, and several kinds of pie. When are the awards, BTW?
PS: My not-too-family friendly WVf is "fetio." Mary would not approve!
kathyo, you forgot about salmon squares for your awards menu. Also, make sure you have pitchers of that thick, brown substance (10 W 30?) that Mary poured over the food on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
kathyo, make sure you brew some coffee - about 10 gallons ought to do.
No worries, Wanders. We'll remain stuck in the January molasses that is "Mary Worth". Nothing will change for the next week or so. When my lovely bride and meself left for the Florida Key's on December 21st, the wee blond waif was patiently waiting for her ice cream. When we returned two days ago, she was still waiting for her ice cream. Apparently, no one realized that ACTUALLY SERVING HER ICE CREAM might keep her around for a while. Good Gawd...
@ Ice-T: Yes!
@ Ice-T: Yes!
I wonder if Mary is going to pretend to be having chest pains or some other ''sickness'', in order to fall & block the door?
I've never really met one, but Wayne McThuggy has got to be the most patient and tolerant of all kidnapers.
Word Verification: sudaly
I read "suddenly" on Mary Worth... hahahahaha!
Oh my gosh, I think the thought bubble with "Maybe I can grab a weapon in the kitchen" might possibly be the best MW line yet.
Frankly Bill is a little frightening without the weapon. That Mr. Rogers smile is disturbing.
TG, you're so right. For next year's Worthy Awards, we all have to remember "Maybe I can grab a weapon in the kitchen."
Wouldn't it be great if Mr. Milktoast Cashier turns out to be an avenging super stud who's wicked with a kitchen knife?
Nah, he'll probably just watch meekly as Thuggy pulls the girl out the door.
Wanders, please return soon!
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