Sunday, May 13, 2018

Mary Worth 2883

..."Come on, let's go to Radio Shack and get you some batteries for your shower radio."

15 comments:

Anonymous said...


As they pull into the Charterstone parking lot, Mary has finally persuaded Wilbur that things will get better and that the future is something to look forward to.

As Wilbur walks to his apartment, there is the slightest hint of a spring in his step. Then he overhears Mary greeting Iris, who giddily shows Mary her new engagement ring.

Wilbur, you're gonna need a bigger radio.

-- Scottie McW.

Nance said...

Today's Boldface Haiku is titled

" 'St. Wilbur Of The Cross?' or 'Donate Your Hello Kitty Mug And Shower Radio To St Anne's And You'll Be Just Fine' ".

Mary...mess!
Okay. Light, darkest.
Dark night soul.
Better, brighter. Guarantee.
You'll.

meg said...

More bad news for Wilbur: His car has been stolen.

fauxprof said...

Mary’s going to need a new car air freshener. Wilbur looks pretty ripe.

Yahoonski said...

"You know what I'm saying, Wilbur? Kind of like objects in mirror are closer than they appear."

Great haiku title Nanc, and great raw material from the old Moy Bold Mine!

KitKat said...

How can Mary guarantee anything?

katyb said...

Story (such as it is) will resolve with muffins. Muffins solve everything.

Maxwell Bacon said...

So ... no pool party! I want Mary to ask Wilbur about Fabiana. I want to see Mary's reaction to the story about the emerald ring. I'd like to see her put a positive spin on THAT!

Platitude-Generating Robot said...

"The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart."
LIGHT always comes after the DARKEST night.
The bigger picture is BETTER and BRIGHTER than what appears now.
...Argh! ... Whirr! ... BEEP!
***EXPLOSION***

Tim said...

I'm still hoping Wilbur vomits all over Mary's car.

katyb said...

Also, what happened to Wilbur's car?

TimP said...

Ooooh, PGR is fu! Can I play?

"Say you can, say you can't, either way you're right."

"Ingenuity is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration."

Nance said...

@Yahoonski--Thanks! LOL re: "Bold Mine"--good one!

LouiseF said...

Nance, I love how you had YOU'll hanging out there for haiku line 5. Inspired. A contraction for "YOU WILL", which I see Wilbur quickly recovering to, more's the pity....

Anonymous said...

Carol Burnett snarked on Mary Worth 40 years ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XmWLGNvFVM