Friday, November 2, 2012

Mary Worth 1,448

Don't worry about Jim. It's perfectly natural to be attracted to someone who looks exactly like your sister.

It's also perfectly natural to confuse the characters in Mary Worth with humans. It's an easy mistake to make.

Oh, wait a minute. No, I'm wrong on both counts.

Today's Full Strip 

26 comments:

Wanders said...

I have to add one thought though. My wife and I have always been intrigued by couples who look like they could be brother and sister. In fact, we once knew a couple, and when the wife's family visited, we thought it was the husband's family because her siblings looked so much like her husband. However, I do not think this is the result of people being attracted to those who look like their siblings so much as it is the result of people being attracted to those who look like themselves!

Peggy Olson said...

Wanders, there's a great Seinfeld episode where Jerry starts dating someone just like him, neurosis and all. It's great at the beginning, then ends up badly.

I expect the same to happen to Dawn. She'll discover that those humans are an odd lot, indeed.

Thorpnotized said...

Panel 1: Nice action shot of Mary tossing white potato chips into the pan.

Panel 2: Who is standing off-panel, bumping Dawn's bobble-head?

heydave said...

Ahhhh! Stop with Dawn's doe eyes already!

Nance said...

@Thorp--My initial thoughts exactly!

Mary is cooking/baking up a storm. We can only surmise that she is going to have a Meddling Party soon. (Which in the Worthiverse Timeline, means...December.)

On Wednesday Mary heard from Dawn that Jim was attracted to her because of her likness to Merry. She dismissed it with a "Maybe" and asked if Dawn was "okay with that." Today, she's an expert on human nature in this situation.

Odd Lots, indeed. We're looking at you, KM.

Dave in Parma said...

Although Wanders, people being attracted to those who look like themselves provides no explanation for the Toby/Chinbeard pairing.

Dave in Parma said...

There is no truth to the rumor than Jim is sans arms due to gnawing it off to get away from his previous girlfriend who was like Dawn.

Paul said...

When life hands you lemons, go over to Mary Worth's apartment. She'll make - um, something - with them.

kathyo said...

Worthiversians are human?

fauxprof said...

There's nothing wrong with a crunchy potato chip crust to top off your tuna-noodle casserole or Mac and cheese. However, here in the Midwest we crush them first instead of dropping 'em in whole. In the next panel, Mary seems to be armed with a lemon slice, and a loopy expression to match her equally loopy advice for Dawn.

I can't imagine what Mary's cooking, but am confident that it will all render down to a ghastly grey-green goo.

Anonymous said...

I thought Dawn got much closer to her father afther the near death experience - apparently not. She hasn't said a word to Wilbur since meeting Jim asking only Mary for advice. This must also mean Dawn has no friends (including Phacebook) except for Mary. What a sad life.

Chester the Dog said...

who or what is shoving Dawns face into the lemon casserole? Could it be Jim's missing arm?

KitKat said...

At the rate these plots move, I think Mary is preparing Thanksgiving dinner. There will be a holiday scene like last year, with cameos by Dr. Adrian and hubby Scott. They will then disappear for another year.

Mr. Giella forgot to include "D'oh!" for Dawn in the second panel.

Drowned Merry Keeps on Burnin' said...

There IS a God.. somebody is finally slapping Dawn in the back of the head.

I'm crossing my fingers for decapitation in tomorrow's strip.

Brick said...

@Chester the Dog- My thoughts exactly! Jim's missing arm! It's been in Mary's apartment all along. Of course.

Gratefully Not Moy said...

It's also HUMAN NATURE to mock extremely vapid storytelling.

Brick said...

Funny, Wanders, I've always noticed the same.

I don't know about lemon in a potato chip casserole. I hope it bakes off.
I think everyone can agree that a casserole should never leave a sour taste in our mouths.

Anonymous said...

Some odder than others, Dawn.

Mike in Cleveland said...

It looks like Mary is making pierogis.

Dave in Parma: Is Parma Pierogi still in business?

Peggy Olson said...

Mike in Cleveland:
I hope Mary is throwing Mrs. T's pierogis in hot water. I shudder to think of Mary's kelk pierogis.

Dartpaw86 said...

Wanders, if you read this I have a question.

You and Josh from Comics Curmudgeon I noticed with really obvious jokes, either you mention one or he does, you guys never mention the same joke in the same strip.

Is there some of collaboration between you two so that both sites don't make the same joke? I don't know how that would work... but I'm getting a little curious.

Chester the Dog said...

Mary: Hello Dawn, let me bake a casserole while you blab on about the last three months.

Dawn: OK Mary. My it smells good. Like Dave.

Mary: Dawn, what do you use to dust your furniture?

Dawn: Lemon Pledge, if I have a coupon. Dave loved lemons. He liked them so much that...

Mary: Dinner time!

Dave in Parma said...

I think they went under Mike. I did have some great (and free!) pierogis from the Little Polish Diner at the Run For the Pierogis this summer though and recommend them as an alternative.

p.s. to the Clevelanders: am enjoying my first Great Lakes Christmas Ale as I type this. Excellent batch again this year. :)

Mike in Cleveland said...

Dave,

I grew up in Parma; lived there until the early '90s. I remember when Bill Clinton and Hillary were campaigning for his first term. They came to Parma and had a reception at Parma Pierogis. I got to shake his hand for 2 seconds. (One of hundreds.) But my Mom would always order pierogis when the ladies at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian church were making them.

Now, as Peggy said, Mom uses Mrs. T's.

Wanders said...

@DartPaw86: I donate to Josh's site and that keeps him off my back so I have the freedom to write all the obvious jokes I want.

KitKat said...

(Sunday's strip)

Dawn: "Sometimes it's good. Sometimes not so much."

Mary: "Well, dear, if you don't appreciate my cooking, you can &^!? 3@ do it yourself!"