Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Mary Worth 2536

For an unemployed widow who attends an expensive university, lives in an upscale Southern California condominium, supports an adult son who is also unemployed and who sees an expensive specialist to help overcome his addiction to expensive opiates, Iris sure eats out a lot. If Mary doesn't bring over a casserole soon, she's going to have to hawk her iPhone.

15 comments:

Dave in Parma said...

It's so nice that Mr. Alora's son was able to open a restaurant! I wonder if they use Kelk.

fauxprof said...

Mmmmm, Diego's! Kelk tacos ans Splak quesadillas, with Oat salsa. Unless, of course, she means Diego's Thai cuisine.

Nance said...

Apparently, New Diner's cuisine did not merit a return trip.

Today's Boldface Haiku is titled "They Self-Medicate With Food And Pointless Affirmation".

Right all around. Make!
Try, thanks. Better.
Really? Diego's--my treat!
All right!

Anonymous said...


Oh no, how many days of watching them eat lunch are we in for?

Well, maybe someone interesting will walk into Diego's. Just as long as it's not Zak and his latest.

-- S. McW.

KitKat said...

On Friday, Iris will tweet a photo of her and Tommy: "The best taco bowls are made in Diego's. I love Hispanics!"

Anonymous said...

When will Iris and Tommy eat at a place with chin napkins?

meg said...

The weak and flimsy Chin Napkin is no match for the fiery and luscious salsa at Diego's. Chinny is better suited for the dining room at Somerset Assisted Living.

MissScarlet said...

I'm going to throw out two guesses: Diego's has a new job for Tommy....and/or the waitress is the one he used to date (her name escapes me, sorry).

chin Napkin Groupie said...

Chin Napkin? Did someone mention Chin Napkin?

jack said...

Combined with yesterday's proof of reusing the art, the first panel (which you did not post) reprising a paraphrase of the lyric to the theme to the Mary Tyler Moore Show indicates that both Karen and June have completely run out of ideas. As S. McW and MissScarlet said, there isn't going to be anything new in the next scene.

Nance said...

Oh, MissScarlet and S.McW.--I just love how sweetly Hopeful you are, expecting some sort of Dramatic Plot Point in this somnolent, eternally dragging "story"!

Perhaps, instead, KM will explain:
1. How lunch is "on" Iris, when she doesn't even go to work.
2. Why Tommy isn't working or taking classes.
3. How the Beedies have run off everyone else in Santa Royale/Charterstone.
4. What the Dear Wendy letter writer finally decided to do after making the Pro/Con List.
5. If Dawn and Harlan's platonic relationship includes sharing a Netflix account.

Anonymous said...

Perhaps Iris and Tommy, in the midst of wolfing down Diego's brown plate special of beans and spiced meats, will emit noxious fumes, just as Zak and Tommy's ex walk up to the table. Wishful thinking. I agree with the earlier prediction that they will dine in Diego's for days. And nothing will happen.

Anonymous said...


In panel 1, the bird's eye view of the two leaving the building, Tommy is to the right of Iris. The next instant at ground level in panel 2, he's to her left. Holy quantum mechanics, it's more Mary magic!

And yes, Nance, we are two hopeless optimists!

-- S. McW.

The Short-Fingered Vulgarian said...

Nothin' to tweet here ... HARUMPH!

The Short-Fingered Vulgarian said...

This strip could be TREMENDOUS! ... It could be YUGE! ... Instead, it's just ... SAD!!!