Isn't it sweet that Arthur Z (if that is your real name!) holds his cell phone just like Estelle? It's both dainty AND dangerous! They're a perfect match.
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I wonder how much Moy paid my ex-husband for the use of his image.
Wanders, great to see you're keeping up with this bizarre storyline. Hope the Wanders family birthday celebration is going well.
If Danny DeVito/Arther/Arthur comes to her home, how is he going to explain his slovenly, disgusting appearance? I'm also curious to where he got that picture. Did he buy a picture frame at Dollar Tree and the picture came with the frame?
Danny DeVito/Arther/Arthur reminds me of an Abbott and Costello episode. (I've seen them so much, I amazed my husband that I can do a whole episode verbatim,) anyway, Costello is thrown in jail with this homeless guy. He proceeds to tell his story, starting with "I wasn't always a filthy, dirty, scurvy bum-like you." When I look at him, I picture homeless plate licking guy saying this to Danny/Arther/Arthur.
That being said, JB is supply Wanders with so many choices for panel of the year, he may have to make a separate category: "Most hilarious panel."
You know, I'm just dying to christen this guy "Green Slattern", but the strict definition of slattern is an unkempt, dirty woman. What a sad, missed opportunity for a perfectly good play on words. :-(
I tend to agree with Tim. This doesn't look like a money scam, or otherwise Pigpen wouldn't be living like such a . . . well, pig. We have to assume this isn't his first con, since he's pulling it off so smoothly. So he's obviously not after money. (On the other hand, I'm surprised that he could afford to FTD at least 14 yellow roses. On the other other hand, maybe he charged them to someone else's credit card.)
Wikitionary says the male equivalent of "slattern" is "sloven". I agree, Nance, Green Sloven" just doesn't trip off the tongue as "Green Slattern" would. It does look a bit warm in Creepy Guy's digs, though, given that he's hanging out in his undershorts, so maybe "Sloven from the Oven" would work? He's definitely trying to heat Estelle up...
Maybe Estelle is Creepy Pigpen Guy's first grifting attempt, so he hasn't yet had the revenue to upgrade to slightly less slovenly accommodations. Maybe he doesn't know who Marie Kondo is, and how she can help him simplify his home. OR...maybe the late Jimmy, who couldn't stand living with the vapid Estelle one more day, faked his own death, is living with a Brazilian bombshell in Rio, and hired this guy to torment and scam Estelle.
The funny thing is that Estelle reached out to Arther instead of the other way around. Most internet scammers have to at least send out thousands of Emails to get replies. All Arther had to do was come up with a fake profile and a total idiot just rocked on up, ready to be scammed.
@S. McW, lol. And I hadn't really thought about Garnet's point. That is a really inefficient way to scam people, to sit back and hope someone takes the bait. And it's potentially all for a one-time scam, since his victim could report him to SilverDaters. Of course, maybe he's counting on the the fact that some victims might not say anything because they're too embarrassed. He's apparently also hoping that his victims aren't familiar with Skype or FaceTIme. I have to say I'm also a little confused about "Arther's" end game here, but whatever it is, Brigman's way-over-the-top depiction is truly the gift (gif?) that keeps on giving. The green glow is just the icing on the cake.
Speaking of gifts and cake, Wanders, hope you're having fun at the birthday celebration!
Looking again at yesterday's strip, I realized (rather lately) the "you will" is in a thought balloon.
Tuesday: Arther/Arthur is not returning Estelle's texts and calls. Wednesday: Mary will come to Estelle's apartment only to find her tied to a chair, a gag in her mouth and an empty apartment.
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I wonder how much Moy paid my ex-husband for the use of his image.
Please promise me that Moy won't somehow have Libby alert Estelle to the true intentions of this crook, thus saving the day.
@Anonymous LOL.
Wanders, great to see you're keeping up with this bizarre storyline. Hope the Wanders family birthday celebration is going well.
If Danny DeVito/Arther/Arthur comes to her home, how is he going to explain his slovenly, disgusting appearance? I'm also curious to where he got that picture. Did he buy a picture frame at Dollar Tree and the picture came with the frame?
Danny DeVito/Arther/Arthur reminds me of an Abbott and Costello episode. (I've seen them so much, I amazed my husband that I can do a whole episode verbatim,) anyway, Costello is thrown in jail with this homeless guy. He proceeds to tell his story, starting with "I wasn't always a filthy, dirty, scurvy bum-like you." When I look at him, I picture homeless plate licking guy saying this to Danny/Arther/Arthur.
That being said, JB is supply Wanders with so many choices for panel of the year, he may have to make a separate category: "Most hilarious panel."
I think greenlight is more than a scammer. Maybe he's a stalker and a serial killer. Estelle will be saved when Mary is alerted by her tummy brain.
Today's Boldface Haiku is titled
"Be Happy...(You Won't!)".
Flowers beautiful.
In person!
Don't worry...
(You will!)
You know, I'm just dying to christen this guy "Green Slattern", but the strict definition of slattern is an unkempt, dirty woman. What a sad, missed opportunity for a perfectly good play on words. :-(
I tend to agree with Tim. This doesn't look like a money scam, or otherwise Pigpen wouldn't be living like such a . . . well, pig. We have to assume this isn't his first con, since he's pulling it off so smoothly. So he's obviously not after money. (On the other hand, I'm surprised that he could afford to FTD at least 14 yellow roses. On the other other hand, maybe he charged them to someone else's credit card.)
So maybe he a stalker.
Or not.
None of this makes much darn sense.
-- Scottie McW.
Wikitionary says the male equivalent of "slattern" is "sloven". I agree, Nance, Green Sloven" just doesn't trip off the tongue as "Green Slattern" would. It does look a bit warm in Creepy Guy's digs, though, given that he's hanging out in his undershorts, so maybe "Sloven from the Oven" would work? He's definitely trying to heat Estelle up...
@Louise F
He's found that sloven feeling, and he's sloven every minute of it.
-- S. McW.
Maybe Estelle is Creepy Pigpen Guy's first grifting attempt, so he hasn't yet had the revenue to upgrade to slightly less slovenly accommodations. Maybe he doesn't know who Marie Kondo is, and how she can help him simplify his home. OR...maybe the late Jimmy, who couldn't stand living with the vapid Estelle one more day, faked his own death, is living with a Brazilian bombshell in Rio, and hired this guy to torment and scam Estelle.
The funny thing is that Estelle reached out to Arther instead of the other way around. Most internet scammers have to at least send out thousands of Emails to get replies. All Arther had to do was come up with a fake profile and a total idiot just rocked on up, ready to be scammed.
Coincidence that 'Arther' looks exactly like Wilbur? or....?
@S. McW, lol. And I hadn't really thought about Garnet's point. That is a really inefficient way to scam people, to sit back and hope someone takes the bait. And it's potentially all for a one-time scam, since his victim could report him to SilverDaters. Of course, maybe he's counting on the the fact that some victims might not say anything because they're too embarrassed. He's apparently also hoping that his victims aren't familiar with Skype or FaceTIme. I have to say I'm also a little confused about "Arther's" end game here, but whatever it is, Brigman's way-over-the-top depiction is truly the gift (gif?) that keeps on giving. The green glow is just the icing on the cake.
Speaking of gifts and cake, Wanders, hope you're having fun at the birthday celebration!
Maybe Arther is living in his parents basement.
@MiguelJ
I raised this possibility the other day. Wilbur has broken bad Weston style...
Looking again at yesterday's strip, I realized (rather lately) the "you will" is in a thought balloon.
Tuesday: Arther/Arthur is not returning Estelle's texts and calls. Wednesday: Mary will come to Estelle's apartment only to find her tied to a chair, a gag in her mouth and an empty apartment.
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