So much going on here. Let me start with the barkeep. He looks like something out of a gay '90's movie. All he needs is a derby on his head and a cigar sticking out of his mouth. I want him to tell Wilboor and Zak "We don't sell sissy drinks in here. Go to one of those hipster joints." as he tosses them out the door.
Secondly, Wilboor is still with the sarcastic remarks. Where's Mark Trail when you need him to punch the life out of Wilbur
Lastly, Zak sounds like Beaver talking to Wally about girls. "Gee Wally, why are girls so confusing?"
Obviously, Zak and Iris had no real relationship, because you should be able to tell your partner anything. There must be something in the Pellegrino at Santa Royale, because not one person there has a lick of self awareness or common sense.
The ad playing behind the bar is for what looks like diet cola? Perhaps KM has been getting some mail saying her characters are promoting alcohol as a coping mechanism. No wonder Zak is confused. He is attempting to drown his sorrows in spring water...
This makes no sense to me. Why would a go to a bar to brood, alone, over bottled water. He's not with friends. And how come nobody in the Worthverse has any friends? A millionaire entrepreneur could go to work or at the gym undertaking an intense workout. This makes no sense. And when will someone punch Wilbur's lights out?
As Regina points out, Wilbur is at it again with the sarcastic remarks that would no doubt earn him a punch in the nose if Zak were not the decent and affable character he has shown himself to be. Wilbur, on the other hand, is showing himself to be something quite different from the feckless schlub we've come to know and loathe over the years. Of course he's always been a walking contradiction: we had to suspend disbelief to imagine such a pathetic and clueless oaf could write (occasionally) a successful advice column, or roam the globe collecting "survivor stories." But now we have the contradiction between the idea of Wilbur that Mary keeps trying to foist on Estelle and the nasty piece of work we've seen interacting with Zak. I am really intrigued by this development and can't wait to see how or if it will be resolved. Will Mary have to admit she's been wrong about him? Will it turn out he's got a brain tumor that's been making him act this way? More probably, of course, he'll wind up back with Iris, in which case I will volunteer to lead the torch and pitchfork mob to Moy's castle.
No one who has to talk to Wilbur can be considered lucky.
Given his awful behaviour previously, I'd think that Wilbur would be embarrassed to have to talk to Zak again and would find another bar. I guess he has no shame whatsoever.
Garnet, playing the boombox in the rain caused an electric shock that caused Wilbur to forget his obnoxious behavior and actually become a better man. Hey, makes as much sense as anything else in this ridiculous story line.
@Tim: It seems the only friend these pathetic people have is Mary and I don't think Zak has met Mary...yet. Maybe she'll be passing by the bar after a day of Christmas shopping for the Tee Hee family and see Wilbur and Zak commiserating. She'll practically break her neck getting to Toby to gossip about it.
I'm with you Tim. I want someone to beat the crud out of Wilbur so bad. The gay '90's bartender looks up for it. I don't think he's the type to take Wilbur's smart remarks. By the time he finishes with Wilbur, he'll look like Beetle Bailey after a beating from Sgt. Snorkel.
@Garnet, you are so right. Wilboor should be ashamed to face Zak, not tossing off snotty, passive aggressive comments. And why does Zak seem to be happy to see Wilbur? Unless he found Wilbur to be entertaining when drunk.
My delight at some many things in these panels--70's moustache guy, 90's gay bartender, whatever that add is, and Zak drinking Pellegrino at a dive bar--is not quite enough to stomach Wilbur. Please please please let there be a bar fight, and someone breaks a bottle over his head. Or a chair. Or a chair, and then a bottle, and then slide him along the bar like they do in the movies.
Also, Feckless Schlub would be a great name for a band.
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So much going on here. Let me start with the barkeep. He looks like something out of a gay '90's movie. All he needs is a derby on his head and a cigar sticking out of his mouth. I want him to tell Wilboor and Zak "We don't sell sissy drinks in here. Go to one of those hipster joints." as he tosses them out the door.
Secondly, Wilboor is still with the sarcastic remarks. Where's Mark Trail when you need him to punch the life out of Wilbur
Lastly, Zak sounds like Beaver talking to Wally about girls. "Gee Wally, why are girls so confusing?"
Obviously, Zak and Iris had no real relationship, because you should be able to tell your partner anything. There must be something in the Pellegrino at Santa Royale, because not one person there has a lick of self awareness or common sense.
Today's Boldface Haiku is titled
"Talking Points For Canned Pellegrino Promo".
Pellegrino! Winner's drink!
Winner's drink?
Deny love!
Can. Confusing!
Nance, the last line of today’s BFH days it all: “Can. Confusing!”
Wanders, regarding today’s secret message, I expect Mary skipped menopause on her way to becoming Our Lady of Perpetual Meddling and Muffins.
Wilbur, Zak and a duck walk into a bar . . .
The ad playing behind the bar is for what looks like diet cola? Perhaps KM has been getting some mail saying her characters are promoting alcohol as a coping mechanism. No wonder Zak is confused. He is attempting to drown his sorrows in spring water...
This makes no sense to me. Why would a go to a bar to brood, alone, over bottled water. He's not with friends. And how come nobody in the Worthverse has any friends? A millionaire entrepreneur could go to work or at the gym undertaking an intense workout. This makes no sense.
And when will someone punch Wilbur's lights out?
Zak has either forgotten or is ignoring the fact that the whole My Thai fiasco ever happened. What a dip.
So I guess Wilbur will encourage the Iris-Zak time-out and do all he can to help it bloom into a complete split.
Crud.
-- Scottie McW.
As Regina points out, Wilbur is at it again with the sarcastic remarks that would no doubt earn him a punch in the nose if Zak were not the decent and affable character he has shown himself to be. Wilbur, on the other hand, is showing himself to be something quite different from the feckless schlub we've come to know and loathe over the years. Of course he's always been a walking contradiction: we had to suspend disbelief to imagine such a pathetic and clueless oaf could write (occasionally) a successful advice column, or roam the globe collecting "survivor stories." But now we have the contradiction between the idea of Wilbur that Mary keeps trying to foist on Estelle and the nasty piece of work we've seen interacting with Zak. I am really intrigued by this development and can't wait to see how or if it will be resolved. Will Mary have to admit she's been wrong about him? Will it turn out he's got a brain tumor that's been making him act this way? More probably, of course, he'll wind up back with Iris, in which case I will volunteer to lead the torch and pitchfork mob to Moy's castle.
No one who has to talk to Wilbur can be considered lucky.
Given his awful behaviour previously, I'd think that Wilbur would be embarrassed to have to talk to Zak again and would find another bar. I guess he has no shame whatsoever.
I don't know, Yahoonski. Is Zak decent and affable or just incredibly slow?
Garnet, playing the boombox in the rain caused an electric shock that caused Wilbur to forget his obnoxious behavior and actually become a better man. Hey, makes as much sense as anything else in this ridiculous story line.
@Tim: It seems the only friend these pathetic people have is Mary and I don't think Zak has met Mary...yet. Maybe she'll be passing by the bar after a day of Christmas shopping for the Tee Hee family and see Wilbur and Zak commiserating. She'll practically break her neck getting to Toby to gossip about it.
I'm with you Tim. I want someone to beat the crud out of Wilbur so bad. The gay '90's bartender looks up for it. I don't think he's the type to take Wilbur's smart remarks. By the time he finishes with Wilbur, he'll look like Beetle Bailey after a beating from Sgt. Snorkel.
@Yahoonski--I now plan to use Feckless Schlub as often as possible. I'm so dismayed that I didn't come up with it myself. I love it so much.
@Garnet, you are so right. Wilboor should be ashamed to face Zak, not tossing off snotty, passive aggressive comments. And why does Zak seem to be happy to see Wilbur? Unless he found Wilbur to be entertaining when drunk.
My delight at some many things in these panels--70's moustache guy, 90's gay bartender, whatever that add is, and Zak drinking Pellegrino at a dive bar--is not quite enough to stomach Wilbur. Please please please let there be a bar fight, and someone breaks a bottle over his head. Or a chair. Or a chair, and then a bottle, and then slide him along the bar like they do in the movies.
Also, Feckless Schlub would be a great name for a band.
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