So this is the advice that Nola was hoping to get from Mary Worth? "Do you think my boyfriend is cheating on me?" Well, I for one, think he is! I mean look at the evidence! I mean, just look at it. Look at it. Now, wait a minute... where did I leave that evidence? I know it's around here somewhere. Okay, perhaps we haven't heard one drop of conversation about why Nola thinks he might be cheating, but that won't stop Mary Worth from rushing to judgement.Today's Full Strip
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Crank up the dumbmeter to 11, this is going to be a bumpy ride!
Of course Mary's going to ignore the question and try to "fix" Nola.
And well it should be ignored, as Mr. Wanders has pointed out. Nola, if this is what you really want to know, you should hire a Private Eye.
And we're off! With another pile of absurdly constructed scenarios.
My WV? No kidding: SMESSN. As in "This comic strip SMESSN with my head."
I love reading Mary's dialogue in the second panel. It makes me wonder if Mary is envious. Maybe she'll beg Nola tomorrow, "Please, tell me how you do that! It sounds so much more efficient than meddling!"
Are Nola and Mary still at the table, or have they adjourned to the living room? The weird high-backed orange chairs are the same, but Nola and Mary seem awfully close together, like one of them kicked the table out of the way.
What do you think Mary is going to ask Nola? Maybe she wants to know how the flower vase gained so much weight.
Any other guesses?
Oops, I didn't see panel 2 wherein the question is revealed. Maybe I need a bit more coffee on this fine Monday morning.
Nola isn't asking for advice, she's asking, "what do you think is going on?" So I'm still sticking to my theory that Nola is deliberately trying to upset Mary. Meanwhile, Mary's question isn't particularly thought provoking: "did you mean what you said?" Duh, of course she did! Thanks a lot, Mary, now this week is going to be Nola saying, "Yes! I take what I want, when I see something that I want I take it, because I want to prove I can take what I want!"
As a large net descends upon Mary and Nola, once again we are faced with ever-changing arrangement of Mary's apartment.
So Nola wanted to talk to Mary because "people say you give good advice", and she had "a PERSONAL problem that could use another viewpoint." Nola has barely discussed her boyfriend, and yet she wants to know if Mary thinks he is cheating on her? Perhaps tomorrow, Mary will bring out her Tarot cards, or consult her Magic 8 Ball...
(It must be Monday - I can't even spell my own name.)
Ah, the vase of doom hovers dangerously near Mary's head in panel one. Perhaps she shouldn't ask TOO many questions...
I agree with KitKat - the wheels seem to be turning in Mary's head as she ponders the possibilities of always getting what she wants.
wv: dehaten - somehow, that just seems appropriate, like - don't be dehaten your boyfriend, Nola.
Am so enjoying this plot line. Nola questioning Mary with an "I'm toying with you" expression as Mary sits open-mouthed, a years worth of face touching in a week, Mary wondering how she ever invited this harlot over for dinner (hint: Mary, you've been manipulated).
Will have to laugh if, regardless of Mary's answer, Nola responds, "Well I don't care if he is, because I can get what ever I want!" followed by a maniacal laugh.
Mary is uncommonly flabbergasted by Nola. She needs to turn the tables on her by saying.... "Why yes, he is cheating on you.....with ME!! because I too don't let anyone stand in my way of getting what I want. Now would you like some dessert? My cherry pie gets rave reviews....from your boyfriend!!!"
Poor Mary. . . I can see by the cavernous wrinkles on her suddenly haggard face that the direction of the conversation with her tarted up guest is taking a toll on her. Such flagrant disregard for society's mores is a lot to expect of a femme d'une certaine age like Mary. . . .Either that or the terrine she ate (to say nothing of the copious amounts of wine she and Nola have been drinking over the past week) is starting to turn on her. . .
"Do you really mean what you say?" is the kind of question Captain Kirk used to test if someone was an android, and if they were they would short-circuit and blow up.
i think the flower vase is recording the whole conversation .looks like the bookcase couldnt take the inane conversation anymore and went out for a walk
Is the vase sneaking closer and closer so it can bonk Nola over the head?
I wonder if the green glop was toxic or something, since Mary seems to be a day or five behind with her question.
Elaine, your wv is oddly close to mine, which made me laugh so much I forgot whether I had a comment on today's strip.
wv.... hater
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