Monday, February 18, 2013

Mary Worth 1,534

John Dill may the the number one cake maker in Santa Royale, but he is no Mr. Pipeline. If he were, he would know that the objective of surfing is not to ride a wave "higher," but to ride a wave "all the way to the shore." Of course, some might say that's just a cliché and that the real objective is to ride a wave with grace and artistry, but then how would that relate to John Dill's cake making?

Today's Full Strip

24 comments:

fauxprof said...

Tsk, tsk, John Dill. Pouty-face is inappropriate for a man of your years. Besides, it doesn't go with your strange little mustache.

Besides, I think you're about at the top of your skill level right now, so go look for a part-time job in the bakery department of the local supermarket. Remember, though, few brides want a pepto-bismol colored wedding cake.

Anonymous said...

So much meddling, so little time.

Yahoonski said...

Most of us didn't even know the wave went this high. BTW, the cake looked so sad on Sunday, and Dill so sad today, that I expect him to burst out singing "Charterstone is melting in the dark/all the sweet pink icing flowing down./Someone left the cake out in the rain/I don't think that I can take it/ 'cause it took so long to bake it/ and I'll never have that." recipe again, oh no." Well, okay; it was green icing in MacArthur's Park, but you get the idea.

heydave said...

Dill haz a sad!

Nance said...

"We can ride this wave higher"? Really? What guy this age and this situation would really say this? What is he, a Beach Boy?

Again with the dumb dialogue.

Chef Pierre isn't going to appreciate that kind of slang, even in the Big Apple.

meg said...

Top Ten Reasons Mary Worth doesn't want to go back to New York

1. Trashed Apt 3H when she moved out.

2. Unpaid parking tickets on her 1957 Chrysler Imperial.

3. Still angry about the day she lost her bridge on 59th street, but feeling groovy, nonetheless.

4. Can no longer remember if the Bronx is up and the Battery's down, or vice versa.

5. Nearly impossible to break into the meddling business in Manhattan.

6. Old "Apple Mary" corner has been taken over by Korean greengrocers.

7. Unresolved feelings about her previous relationship with Fiorella LaGuardia.

8. No In-N-Out Burger in New York.

9. New York's just not the same without her old buddy Leona Helmsley.

10. Not enough room in NYC for both Mary Worth AND Donald Trump.

polly said...

I'm really growing to like John Dill. That bow tie! The hair! The ever-expanding nose.

Muscato said...

Well, Polly, I'm glad somebody is. I think he's a pill. I'm getting truly nostalgic for Dawn and Wilbur...

Thorpnotized said...

Well, my hopes for a new storyline have been dashed again. I guess there is always next week.

@Nance 9:27 AM - Be careful referring to NYC as the "Big Apple" here. One can receive death threats for such an infraction.

Mary said...

Is Adrian still on her honeymoon?

Man, you know things are dull when you contemplate a "Bring Back Adrian" movement.

Anonymous said...

John, don't let that repudiating crone rain on your wave..and certainly don't let her DRIVE YOU HOME. You're rich now, John, take a cab. That'll show her.

Tony said...

The Heinz Architectural Center in Pittsburgh just sponsored a cake contest. Theme of the contest: Pittsburgh architecture. (One entry: Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater home) Cakes were limited to 3 feet by 3 feet, but could be of any height. John and Mary should be pleased with their grand prize. The prize in Pittsburgh: a guided tour of the Heniz Museum.

speedy said...

@meg -- hilarious as always. As one who has lived in both LA and NYC, I can really appreciate the In-N-Out Burger dilemma.

You could just imagine Mary's chagrin when she tried to call The Stork Club to reserve her usual table.

Her woody's outside, covered with snow.....

Dave in Parma said...

When are we going to get to see this life Mary can't abandon anyway?!

And who exactly is driving the car (apparently with a Model T Steering tiller) in 2nd panel? The cuff says Mary, but the left hand--which appears to be to the right of Mary would lead me to think John Dill.

NonnyMus said...

Hush, Dave in Parma! Without Mary, the Charterstone Condominium Complex would fall apart! Toby and Dawn wouldn't have anywhere to hang, nobody would know what to do next and magic bums in the park would suddenly become quite smelly!

Link3220 said...

@Dave in Parma:

I was thinking the same thing about the arm steering the car. At the very least it's Mary's right hand with a left handed thumb. And who's fingers are long enough to wrap completely around the steering wheel? Not to mention how she tucks her thumb underneath, instead of resting it over the top.

Dave in Parma said...

Man hands, Link.

They're man hands.

NonnyMus said...

Have you already forgotten this? Mary Worth has magical Expando-Arms®!! She is unstoppable!!

Sandi Ego said...

Haven't seen a character that mopey since Nola.
Wanders, btw, I just finished a book called "Riding Lessons" by Sara Gruen who wrote "Water For Elephants". I wonder if Moy is a fan? There was a scene where the main character has hit rock bottom and a homeless guy asks "Are you okay?" She is overwhelmed that this hobo would care and she turns that frown upside down!

NonnyMus said...

@Sandi Ego, I love how we all just assume Moy plagiarizes (well, at least I do) and then it's just a matter of figuring where from!!

Unoriginal plotlines are so rewarding, aren't they?

r u ok? said...

So Mary's good deed for the year ends in brutal disappointment for Mr. Dill. Excellent meddling Mary. Lift him up. Cut him down. Show him who's really in control. John feels alone after the death of his wife? Just wait until he's in NYC all by himself, teamless. Well played Mary.

meg said...

Thanks, speedy- love the thought of Mary at the Stork Club- and that she had a snow-covered woody...(heh-heh)

Dave in Parma said...

Tuesday: next time they should use sweetened chocolate.

Oy Vey said...

John Dill's surfboard is pink.