I thought Jeff was retired. This being Santa Royale, maybe Moutainview Hospital lets people wander the halls wearing white coats. Jeff's holding his phone in that peculiar Worthiverse way, too.
Good thing Mary specified Ted Miller. Otherwise, Jeff would bring the 27 other guys named Ted he knows. Perhaps that chicken will have muffin stuffing. Jeff would be wise to stay out of Mary's knife range, and if she insists on serving him "something special" he better be ready to run.
Mary and Toby sit poolside, drinking their Bloody Marys and Rob Roys, respectively.
Mary: How’s Ian (if he ever came back from that so-called teaching summit in Seattle, ha ha)?
Toby: Oh, he’s very excited! An old friend of his (whom he once sat next to on a bus in Dundee in 1973, but they got along really well) is in town, and they’re working on a money-making project. Ian is going to recruit his students for a bagpipe marching band, and Tod is going to source the instruments, the uniforms, and the sheet music. Ian will coach and train the band while Tod books gigs for them at weddings and bar mitzvahs.
Mary: Tod?
Toby: Yes, Tod MacMiller- he’s quite the character!
Mary: (speechless for once, but still firm in her belief that people have to learn from their own mistakes).
Before I got to second panel, I imagined Mary's reply might be "Muffins, Jeff. WTF do you THINK I'm cooking? It's all I seem to do theses days. That and fight off mashers." Jeff, by the way, seems to have shed about 20-30 years since last we saw him.
Will Mary be serving chicken salad appetizers with dinner tonight? Or would that not be appropriate with roast chicken? And is that Mary's son in panel two? It's great that Mom and Jeff get together and talk over dinner!
@KitKat. I agree about Jeff’s cluelessness. But that men’s hair coloring he’s so obviously using has a certain lead content, and it’s leaching into his system.
Actually, the only denizen of the Worthiverse not entered into the cluelessness sweepstakes is Mr. Allora. He keeps his head down, does all the work, and, when Mary presents him with a basket of muffins, he uses them as fertilizer to try to repair her depredations in his rose garden. Pobrecito.
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Ha ha, excellent commentary today Wanders, as usual.
I wonder if they'll be having the muffin appetizers again.
-- Scottie McW.
I thought Jeff was retired. This being Santa Royale, maybe Moutainview Hospital lets people wander the halls wearing white coats. Jeff's holding his phone in that peculiar Worthiverse way, too.
Good thing Mary specified Ted Miller. Otherwise, Jeff would bring the 27 other guys named Ted he knows. Perhaps that chicken will have muffin stuffing. Jeff would be wise to stay out of Mary's knife range, and if she insists on serving him "something special" he better be ready to run.
Oops, I guess those were muffin hors d'oeuvres, not appetizers.
You can't take me anywhere.
-- S. McW.
Mary’s emphasis implies that she’s still very angry and is taking it out on the chicken.
Today's Boldface Haiku is titled
"Wanders Stole My Idea For A Title With His Secret Message".
Dinner?
Sure! What?
Roasting chicken. Yourself...no Ted Miller.
Replied. You?
Would Ted have not gotten the message by now that even if Jeff asked him to go, he is not welcome at Mary's place?
Later that same day...
Mary and Toby sit poolside, drinking their Bloody Marys and Rob Roys, respectively.
Mary: How’s Ian (if he ever came back from that so-called teaching summit in Seattle, ha ha)?
Toby: Oh, he’s very excited! An old friend of his (whom he once sat next to on a bus in Dundee in 1973, but they got along really well) is in town, and they’re working on a money-making project. Ian is going to recruit his students for a bagpipe marching band, and Tod is going to source the instruments, the uniforms, and the sheet music. Ian will coach and train the band while Tod books gigs for them at weddings and bar mitzvahs.
Mary: Tod?
Toby: Yes, Tod MacMiller- he’s quite the character!
Mary: (speechless for once, but still firm in her belief that people have to learn from their own mistakes).
Well, Mary may be cooking Jeff's goose, but I hope she's preparing a side of crow to go with it.
Before I got to second panel, I imagined Mary's reply might be "Muffins, Jeff. WTF do you THINK I'm cooking? It's all I seem to do theses days. That and fight off mashers." Jeff, by the way, seems to have shed about 20-30 years since last we saw him.
Meg! Yeah!
However, I do believe that Ted Miller is gone, gone, gone. He won't be answering any phone calls from Jeff or Mary again.
Meg, you are a treasure!!!
Does anyone else but me get the "Fatal Attraction" buzz about Mary 'roasting a chicken' for Jeff? Ish. Mary is one scary dame.
Will Mary be serving chicken salad appetizers with dinner tonight? Or would that not be appropriate with roast chicken? And is that Mary's son in panel two? It's great that Mom and Jeff get together and talk over dinner!
Jeff: I love roast chicken. Hey there's a brown hair in my stuffing...Ted had brown hair...but he left town...
Mary: ...and Mary's Muffins for dessert! We can play the Sweeney Todd cast album after dinner!
Friday
Ted Miller: “Character” to “Weirdo” to “Odd.” Apparently “Assailant” didn’t make the cut.
If Jeff isn’t playing dumb for passive-aggressive motives, he is The Most Clueless Person in the Worthiverse, outstripping even Toby and Dawn.
@KitKat. I agree about Jeff’s cluelessness. But that men’s hair coloring he’s so obviously using has a certain lead content, and it’s leaching into his system.
Actually, the only denizen of the Worthiverse not entered into the cluelessness sweepstakes is Mr. Allora. He keeps his head down, does all the work, and, when Mary presents him with a basket of muffins, he uses them as fertilizer to try to repair her depredations in his rose garden. Pobrecito.
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