Giddy! Giddy! Giddy! "Let me tell you what I did!" is every bit as tantalizing as "Let me tell you a story!" Don't you think? Especially when we know it will include criminally prosecutable acts of perjury, embezzlement and slander! Nola likes to wait until the second date before disclosing information she should go to prison for.Today's Full Strip
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Intriguing story so far, but Nola'a shyness still has me pondering her elusive character.
Boy, Mary and Nola are in a classy place. Check out those white tablecloths and the distance between tables! That way the feds won't be able to listen in as Nola taunts Mary with her dastardly deeds - "Ha ha, I framed Dan Smithers!"
In the second panel, that hand looks like it's coming through the table, not attached to Nola's wrist.
So this is the outfit Mary chose to wear to lunch with "sharp dresser" Nola. I guess I was expecting more from both of them. But it was nice of Mary to let Nola wear her necklace from yesterday...
I believe Nola will prove that restaurants in Santa Royale are all teeming with criminals - Lemon Wedge had thieves, Diner had stalkers and kidnappers, another one (don't remember the name) had Ted Confey scamming Adrian, and now the new Restaurant has Nola.
I thought Mary was examining a little yellow and white number to wear to lunch - where does she keep all her suits? They're certainly not in her main closet!
And what on earth happened to Nola's face in panel 1? I think her left eye and the left corner of her mouth are starting to migrate, not unlike a flounder....
Like KitKat, I also thought Mary and Nola were lunching in a classy place. But in panel 2, taggers Moy and Giella have written their names on the wall in Sharpie. That's in addition to the usual signature box!
Yes, Mary, and "certain standards" include not bubbling your words into your beverage. Sounding like Mr. Limpet in a fine restaurant is SUCH a faux pas.
I wonder why that plant is tapping Mary on the shoulder? Is it trying to warn her to get away before the potted plant goes all Chuck Norris on Nola, inverting itself and whapping her upside the head with its pot?
--Beagle Vet
It was quite daring of Mary to color-coordinate her outfit with the ficus tree pot.
It's an exciting afternoon here in Santa Royale. We are standing on the Mauve Carpet just outside The Lemon Wedge, awaiting the arrival of Santa Royale's most prominent citizens for this week's Blue Plate Special. Oh, now, here's a blue AMC Pacer driving up, and it's Professor Ian Cameron and his lovely wife, Toby. Ian, Toby! Over here!
Ian, who are you wearing?
"I'm wearing Angus of Edinburgh Extra Scratchy Tweed with hand-made ghillie boots by Dirk of Dundee."
And Toby is wearing a very chic pair of grey sweatpants with a matching tee-shirt that says, "I'd Rather Be Painting Clowns". Toby, who are you wearing?
"Sam's Club, and the tee is my own design."
Fabulous! Now who is this? Why, it's our hometown heroine, Mary Worth, in a beautiful shade of magenta. Mary, who are you wearing?
"My dress is from JC Penney's Old Lady Collection, and my shoes are from Croc's Orthopedic. And my lipstick is bright red and my purse is blue, and my sweater is at Diner."
Thanks, Mary, move along please. Can it be? I see Corporation's new Vice President of Senior Management Sales is here! Nola Wolvenson, can we talk to you for a minute? That skirt is very short and purple, who's it by?
"I got this skirt the old-fashioned way- I used my wits to create this outfit. Now, get the heck out of my way, I've got a biddie to lunch with."
@kathyo: Brilliant spotting of the second tag! Very funny.
Can we please stipulate for the record that Nola gets what she wants?
Meg, where were you on Oscar night? You'd have been far better than the actual "reporters"!
"Angus of Edinburgh Extra-Scratchy Tweed", LOL. Thank you for not asking what he was wearing under his kilt.
Did Mary drive up in her pale blue Ford Fairmont? Or did she go with the tan Chrysler K Car?
--Beagle Vet
I am confused, something is just not clear. Does Nola let anything stop her from getting what she wants?
@ meg -- LoL!!! Thanks for staking out a spot to report on "The Lunch" for us!
Such a shame Mary didn't suggest LiZa come along, since she is an aspiring Sales Career person at College! Surely she could pick up a few tips from Nola!?
Or how about B?BJ? who always buys whatever she wants. (She could have even scored a new dress out of this, if she'd been included.)
The way that skirt has been moving, I didn't think Nola could reveal much more....
Am so looking forward to Mary's spit take.
Moy and Giella are ficticious. No real persons would allow their names to be used.
"First, I falsely accused Dan Smithers of embezzlement...."
"First, I falsely accused Dan Smithers of embezzlement...."
Standing ovation for Meg!
(Tuesday - hmm, unexpected format changes on the blog)
Notable differences between panels today. Nola's face goes from sort of benign to scary-witchy. She must be wearing an adjustable-length pendant, too. Meanwhile, Mary uses her magical powers to move the potted ficus and a table behind Nola, poised to attack that shameless hussy. "Don't speak French to me, you Jezebel!"
How did that huge fig tree suddenly get into the picture? Are there more evesdroppers behind it?
I see the potted plant is circling, planning its best angle of attack.
So Nola got her job on the casting couch, so to speak, and now she appears to have gotten her promotion the same way. Quelle surprise, since we're throwing French phrases around.
Or should I say sacre bleu? Mon Dieu! Deja vu! LATRINE! (For you Top Secret fans out there, back when Val Kilmer was attractive.)
Is that little Emily from Goleta in the background? Still waiting for her rainbow swirlie I guess.
--Beagle Vet
KitKat, maybe the adjustable-length necklace is how Nola always gets what she wants. It strangles anyone who gets in her way.
So who will win? Will Potted Plant take Nola out before Necklace attacks Mary? Enquiring minds want to know!
Will Little Girl be traumatized for life? Or will she be like the boy in the Mt. Rushmore cafeteria scene in North By Northwest, and cover her ears before any weapons are fired?
--Beagle Vet
Would love to see the Little Felon Annie and her boyfriend pop out from behind the fern and lift Mary's wallet...again.
And what happens when Nola DOESN'T get what she wants? Find out tomorrow when Monsieur McSnooty informs her that the kitchen has run out of Fondue Bourguignone.
When I meet people like Nola, it's not long before the "red flags" go up and I quickly separate my life from theirs. I might say something like..."Well, alrighty then, I know you're busy -- so have a nice day!"
So will Mary keep hanging out with this chick, b/c that would be crazy. Maybe Mary secretly admires Nola and wants to emulate her? For example her comment about "Nola is a sharp dresser"
I think it was very mean of Nola to slip that potato onto the chair of the lady in blue. I'm sure that making her sit awkwardly is part of some dastardly plot that Nola will be proud of.
And good golly! Where DID that potted plant come from between panels? And what is it sitting on? Did somebody throw it at Nola?
Replacing one or two of the words Nola uses today (2/28) with "who" would probably be more accurate in explaining how she got where she is today.
I won't specify what word(s), however, since this is a family-friendly blog. ;)
Wondering what Moy has in store for us for Leap Day? Waiting anxiously!
--Beagle Vet
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