Olive, Mathilda is a fictional character, so yes, you are alone. Also, this may come as a surprise, but you are a fictional character too. You don't even exist. Hopelessly alone forever. If "nothing" can even be alone.
As everyone strikes the anjali mudra pose, I can't help but feel this is the most uptight yoga class I've ever seen.
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Who knew the Shubert Theatre looks so much like a high school auditorium? I guess Broadway's not what it used to be.
I think we're close to hearing Mary's pitch: "Olive, you and I are the only ones who immerse ourselves in other worlds. Your parents don't care about you. Why, they don't even know where you are right now! Come back to Santa Royale with me, as my acolyte. We're special!"
Can you imagine how loud they must be yelling these inanities in order to be heard over the thunderous applause?
Next, Mary confuses "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" with "Hedwig and the Angry Inch", thus providing Olive with a truly profound theatrical experience.
I have a schizophrenic brother, so I can positively state that Olive is not alone in her experiences of: visual and auditory hallucinations, feelings of disconnect from others, inability to speak like a normal human being, delusions of persecution and grandiose powers, inability to separate fiction for reality, rapid eye movements with avoidance of direct eye contact, and disorganized behavior and dress in contravention of social norms.
Most parents with a child like this would seek treatment, rather than let a confused old lady drag the poor girl all over New York so they can spout crazed platitudes at each other while passerby avoid looking.
Mary: "Cross over children. All are welcome. All welcome. Go into the light. There is peace and serenity in the light."
Okay… contest time… who can identify those theatre goers behind Mary and Olive? My entry: Arthur Godfrey, Melanie Griffith, Johnny Carson (all well preserved in one of Johnny’s hermitically sealed mayonnaise jars), George Costanza (after weight loss), Elizabeth Warren (without glasses), Clark Gable (another jar), and Laura Bush. I win!
I know what you mean, Olive!
@Anonymous, 3:36 PM, I concur, except for Clark Gable. That's Thomas Dewey, looking smug, as he still thinks he defeated Truman in 1948.
Anonymous, I think that might actually be Ted Koppel on the far left. Maybe he, Johnny, and Clark can take Olive to the afterlife. Mary's immortal.
Oh man... fauxprof and Petunia - I will have to hand it to you both! Thomas Dewey and Ted Koppel - no question about it!! My congratulations on your contest wins!
FRIDAY:
Mary's passive-aggressive comment of the day:
"I'm glad, dear. Your parents are good people ..."
SCORE! I didn't even have to make up a quote today! I especially love the ellipsis and the thought bubble. Mary Worth at her best!
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