Monday, July 16, 2018

Mary Worth 2923

Tommy is ashamed of much more than just his past.

But he's not so ashamed that he can't ignore his problems. That's his specialty.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tommy’s romantic move is cut short when he accidentally selects the Eric Clapton song “Cocaine.”

Nance said...

Today's Boldface Haiku is titled

"So Easy: It's The Charterstone Way!"

Doing?
Forget...

fauxprof said...

This may be Santa Royale’s hottest new restaurant. They have great beers, pink ginger ale, a classic jukebox, and a dance floor. No food, though. That may be a drawback.

KitKat said...

Two secret messages AND a two-word boldface haiku - we hit the jukebox, er, jackpot, today!

Tommy should be ashamed of his hair, too. And, Brandy's bangs look like thorns - ouch. Maybe they can find a 24-hour Great Clips after they finish this dance.

Anonymous said...


A couple things stand out about today's strip that are not credible (beyond the usual dreck, I mean):

1. The question, "What are you doing?" What the heck does it look like he's doing? Sheesh! No real person would ask such a dumb question.

2. We are expected to believe that these two mopes know how to assume their respective slow-dance positions, which are straight out of the "Enchantment Under the Sea" senior prom of 1950-something. Highly, highly doubtful.

3. Do jukeboxes even take coins anymore?

BTW, being around the dumbness of Tommy has caused Brandy's own brain to leak gray matter out of her eyes, so that her I.Q. has plunged to his level. She has adapted to her surroundings.

-- Scottie McW.

BrutusJ said...

For some reason, maybe it was the brick wall, chain link fence and cloudy sky making it look like they were outside, I first interpreted panel 1 as Tommy stopping at an ATM. Presumably to take out some of his saved up cash from his meth-dealing days. To help Brandy forget her problems.

LouiseF said...

That jukebox is actually a karaoke machine. Wilbur will be popping in any minute, just in time to advise Brandy on how to forget her troubles.

Anonymous said...

Tommie ether picked a sad jazz classic...
When we played our charade
We were like children posing
Playing at games, acting out names
Guessing the parts we played

or some rock ballad...
He's tearing you apart
Ooh, every, every day
He's tearing you apart
Oh, girl, what can you say?
Cause he's loving, touching another

Now it's your turn girl to cry-eye( milk tears)!

Yahoonski said...

Two questions:
1) In regard to Scottie's observation about how no real person would ask "What are you doing?" in that situation, I wonder, does June ever pushes back and says "I can't draw that for you; it's totally stupid," or whether she just sucks it up and says "Whatever you say, Ms. Moy"? Although, given the evidence, I guess it's a rhetorical question.


2) What the heck happened to Tommy's nose?

Yahoonski said...

Oops, I mean, does June ever PUSH back and SAY...

r u ok? said...

I'm waiting for Tommy to begin making up a bunch of lies about his past (and present) to keep the budding romance going (why did he like Brandy to begin with, I forget?).

Once Tommy's stories derail and his past is discovered by Brandy (maybe Iris shows Brandy of pictures of Tommy in jail or something) he will revert back to "sad Tommy" and quit his job, laze around on the couch, etc.

If there is one thing certain with Karen Moy is that we will go around and around in circles with the characters (until they move to New York where they will never be heard from again).

Chester the Dog said...

Tommy, Tommy, what did Mary say about your past? Just pretend it never happened and everything is all right.

mr_darcy said...

Tommy's arrest and sentencing are public records. Lucky for him there are no search engines in the Worthiverse.

Anonymous said...


For the Charterstone juke:

For Brandy: "I Get No Kick from Champagne"

For Tommy: Ringo Starr's "The No-No Song"

-- S. McW.

Anonymous said...

For the Charterstone juke

For Tommy: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats "Son of a Bitch"

Tim said...

Tommy is playing Angel of Death by Slayer, which is an odd choice for a slow dance.

Sandi Ego said...

It's a bad date when you're crying in the restaurant. Are we finally going to hear "Brandy" on the jukebox?

Dafne Dafonte said...

Sigh! It seems so romantic! ... It needs to be debunked!

Maxwell Bacon said...

@S. McW.: I like your music choices. Of course, the song for Brandy will have her singing to Tommy "but I get a KICK out of YOU!" (Yessss! So AWESOME!)

Regina Wolfe-Parks said...

My guess for Tommy and Brandy Alexander’s first dance: “I Want a New Drug” by Huey Lewis and the News

Chester the Dog said...

Give.Me.A.Break.

Did they pay for their meal?
Where is Matron waitress?
Do they get free refills on their ginger ale?

LouiseF said...

"Tender Years", the perfect song for Tommy and Brandy. Loaded with denial and escapism and also clearly about a relationship that won't last...

KitKat said...

Tommy and Brandy's tender years are way behind them. Is there a song called "Past 30 and Still Spinning My Wheels Instead of Being an Adult"?

Anonymous said...


@KitKat

Don't you mean "Adulting"? :-)

-- S. McW.

Mathew Walls said...

My pick for the song.

2Absurd said...

Dancing with Tommy will certainly make her forget the past. Now, how about belting out a tune in the shower?

lmjb1964 said...

Just getting caught up after a few days away. Great work, everyone here in the Snark Tank (love that!). Your comments are brilliant as always.

I wish there was a way I could pop into the Worthiverse and say, "Brandy, Tommy has a drug past. Tommy, please tell her about it now." Then, she could dump Tommy and we could move on. Instead, I expect several weeks of Tommy's angsty thought bubbles about hiding his past from Brandy Alexander, and more of her crying creepy milk tears.

KitKat said...

@Scottie McW., at 10:26 a.m., bingo!