Friday, January 13, 2017

Mary Worth 2496

Wasn't the last Ask Wendy letter about taking on a new job after twenty years? And now she has two jobs to choose from? This new economy is really great for our Ask Wendy reader. But if that letter is supposed to be a metaphor for Iris trying to decide between watching an overweight, third-rate journalist for the local weekly type away in an abandoned Antarctic science station, or dancing the night away with a hot MBA student with biceps the size of Buicks, I'm not really seeing a lot of indecision in Iris's body language right now. I really think the letter is just a convenient way to cut away so we don't have to watch Zak dance.

15 comments:

Vince said...

Iris must have had to run home to change out of her brown pants before heading to the dance hall.

KitKat said...

Wanders, you've summed up things so well, there's little left to add. ("Biceps the size of Buicks" - !!!) I doubt Iris ever dressed like that for her dates with Wilbur at Jerry's Sandwich Shop.

"Ask Wendy" letter writers certainly are a terse bunch. How about more details, people? We may see this one soon: "Dear Wendy, my girlfriend won't answer my e-mails. What should I do?"

Yahoonski said...

I like the way the "Ask Wendy" letter writer employs random bolding in emails.

Anonymous said...

Geez Louise, I'm suddenly digging Iris. It's a family friendly blog, so that's all I'm gonna say. But look at....her!

meg said...

Anonymous: If you're seriously interested in attractive blonde comic characters, I suggest that you start reading "Blondie."

fauxprof said...

"Ask Wendy" must be the dullest advice column ever! Dear Abby wouldn't have lasted weeks, let alone decades, with yawner letters like that. Even the famous controversy about how the toilet paper should hang was more interesting than what Mary's getting.

Anonymous said...

@fauxprof - I agree. And I think Mary does too - her eyes appear a little glazed. Her answer should be, "My advice would be to take one or the other."

Chin Napkin Groupie said...

I fear for Wilbur's self esteem.

meg said...

I predict that Iris will start showing her age in a day or two after all this fancy jumped-up social life that the youngsters enjoy, and she'll be happy to sit at home emailing Wilbur and waiting for him to come limping home.

Dawn Weston's Evil Twin said...

Hey, Wanders, watch it! That's my dad you're talkin' about! ... Also, Zak is FOR ME!!!!

Well, (takes deep breath), I guess Iris and Zak do make a cute couple. ... They both sure do have happenin' bods!!!

KitKat said...

Saturday

I suppose June is trying to convey how tech savvy Mary is using a laptop instead of Mr. Giella's outlandish desktop pc, but balancing a laptop while holding a cup of herbal kelk tea is a recipe for disaster.

And isn't it a coincidence that the hapless letter writer is trying to choose between dull as dishwater but stable and exciting but fleeting? That wouldn't apply to anything else in this strip, would it?

fauxprof said...

@KitKat, you're right, I think we've got a metaphor sighting! Over to Nance for an update on KM's grade. (Don't look at me, I taught history.)

Chester the Dog said...

You know Mary is hogging free wifi from another Charterstone resident.

"Four bars? They all must really like me!"

KitKat said...

Mary/Wendy: "I suggest you make a list of the pros and cons of each one and decide from there."

Letter writer: "OMG, Wendy, what great advice! I never in a million years would have thought of that! It's obvious why you are an advice columnist!!"

Sandi Ego said...

"Wow, you're quite a dancer, Zak!" "You ain't seen nothing yet - wait till you see me pilot a hot air balloon!