Gadzooks, KM is so political today: the opening quotation is by Narendra Modi, and Sunny may be an undocumented refugee from Mexico.
Mary, you need an editor. "Shipment" is the subject of your sentence, not "parrots," so you should have said "an illegal shipment of Amazon parrots was involved...." Think it over while munching on a steamed sweet potato. Ha ha ha!
OK, so maybe We Heart Pets wouldn't say anything, but isn't a possibly smuggled parrot something Dr. Ed would have noted? And anyway, as I mentioned before, southern CA has a lot of wild parrots. Why would someone smuggle in more? Most birds can't even be sold in CA anymore, and those that can be have to have all kinds of documentation.
Ya know, I may be too far down the Moyzone for my own good.
Look, Mary, all this speculation is pointless. Just call Olive, have her talk to the parrot, and then she'll give you the whole story. Come on, we shouldn't have to tell you this. -- Scottie
If Seedy was smuggled, he must have been smuggled from an English-speaking parrot-hoarding careless-handling poor-driving animal-mistreating law-defying organization.
I’ve realized that the animals in this comic strip are more interesting than the humans. We have cats who do yoga, psychic dogs, goldfish with the ability to show emotion through facial expressions, and now a parrot who astonishes Mary by speaking actual words. Here’s my suggestion. Why not eliminate the humans (starting with Wilbur, of course) and make it all about the animal characters. Maybe keep Mary around to introduce each day’s adventures.
Unless Mary's been living under a rock (guess we can forgive her ignorance, seeing how she's pushing 100) I'm not sure what's so "remarkable" about a talking parrot. Looks like she needs a trip to the Santa Royale Zoo. And how tidy that the TV wishes us "Happy Thanksgiving". At least we don't have to see Mary weighed down with a platter of turkey as usual. Maybe it's finally too much for her to put on the annual feast. I think she and Toby are watching the Macy's parade on TV with coffee generously laced with Irish Cream.. Next up, a floating balloon that inspires Sunny to crow "Dumbo!". Too cute for words...
Well!! KM has thrown us a Thanksgiving curve ball - no traditional dinner at Mary's with her friends jammed around the table grasping diminutive wine glasses. The only holiday touch is some random guy on TV (anybody venture a guess who he might be? The emcee of the Santa Royale Thanksgiving Day Parade?) with a holiday greeting. How long have Mary, Toby, and Seedy Sunny been watching TV? Will Ian return by Christmas? Does anyone believe that Toby watches PBS? (If she does, I bet she never contributes to her local station.)
Happy Thanksgiving to my Worthiverse companions! I'm grateful to all of you for sharing your wit, support, and supreme snark. Also, thank you Wanders for continuing to let us play in your yard, as @Scottie once put it.
Random Thanksgiving guy seems to be Al Roker. He was dressed just like random guy on tv yesterday- same hat, scarf, jacket- according to a picture online today.
Well, I think we all knew this was going to happen. It was probably the only 'fly in the ointment' Moy could think of. I'm guessing that Sunny either continues to hate Ian (why not?) and/or the bird's owner shows up. Maybe Toby will take Sunny to the I Heart Pet place again and this time the owner will see him. Meanwhile, I hope he takes a bite out of Ian's nose.
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«Oldest ‹Older 3801 – 3827 of 3827Mary’s never seen Toby so happy and fulfilled? Not even by vodka? (Let’s just leave Ian out of the discussion, because…ewwww.) - fauxprof
That's the saddest thing I've ever heard about Toby - she's fulfilled by a bird.
Or the meanest thing Mary has ever said.
Sounds like Toby is going to lay an egg any day now.
Gadzooks, KM is so political today: the opening quotation is by Narendra Modi, and Sunny may be an undocumented refugee from Mexico.
Mary, you need an editor. "Shipment" is the subject of your sentence, not "parrots," so you should have said "an illegal shipment of Amazon parrots was involved...." Think it over while munching on a steamed sweet potato. Ha ha ha!
@KitKat -- I was going to post the same thing. That elementary-school English mistake jumped out at me right through my screen.
Yikes, who knew that Santa Royale was right along the notorious Parrot Smuggling Corridor? I'll bet Stanley was involved. -- Scottie
OK, so maybe We Heart Pets wouldn't say anything, but isn't a possibly smuggled parrot something Dr. Ed would have noted?
And anyway, as I mentioned before, southern CA has a lot of wild parrots. Why would someone smuggle in more? Most birds can't even be sold in CA anymore, and those that can be have to have all kinds of documentation.
Ya know, I may be too far down the Moyzone for my own good.
Look, Mary, all this speculation is pointless. Just call Olive, have her talk to the parrot, and then she'll give you the whole story. Come on, we shouldn't have to tell you this. -- Scottie
Looks like Mary opted for some coffee/tea rather than a steamed sweet potato. Good choice!
If Seedy was smuggled, he must have been smuggled from an English-speaking parrot-hoarding careless-handling poor-driving animal-mistreating law-defying organization.
"Ha ha ha!" is the only dialogue in that TV show. Apparently it's Toby's favorite, which tells us a lot about Toby.
Fun fact: birds don't say, 'Ha ha ha" when they are happy.
It seems the only dialogue reported on Toby's TV is "Ha Ha Ha", perfect for schooling a parrot. Convenient.
Toby should teach Seedy Sunny to say "I hate haggis and bagpipes!"
Wow, TO-BEE! is approaching Wilburesque depths of loneliness and desperation.
I’ve realized that the animals in this comic strip are more interesting than the humans. We have cats who do yoga, psychic dogs, goldfish with the ability to show emotion through facial expressions, and now a parrot who astonishes Mary by speaking actual words. Here’s my suggestion. Why not eliminate the humans (starting with Wilbur, of course) and make it all about the animal characters. Maybe keep Mary around to introduce each day’s adventures.
-fauxprof
Unless Mary's been living under a rock (guess we can forgive her ignorance, seeing how she's pushing 100) I'm not sure what's so "remarkable" about a talking parrot. Looks like she needs a trip to the Santa Royale Zoo. And how tidy that the TV wishes us "Happy Thanksgiving". At least we don't have to see Mary weighed down with a platter of turkey as usual. Maybe it's finally too much for her to put on the annual feast. I think she and Toby are watching the Macy's parade on TV with coffee generously laced with Irish Cream.. Next up, a floating balloon that inspires Sunny to crow "Dumbo!". Too cute for words...
Well!! KM has thrown us a Thanksgiving curve ball - no traditional dinner at Mary's with her friends jammed around the table grasping diminutive wine glasses. The only holiday touch is some random guy on TV (anybody venture a guess who he might be? The emcee of the Santa Royale Thanksgiving Day Parade?) with a holiday greeting. How long have Mary, Toby, and Seedy Sunny been watching TV? Will Ian return by Christmas? Does anyone believe that Toby watches PBS? (If she does, I bet she never contributes to her local station.)
Happy Thanksgiving to my Worthiverse companions! I'm grateful to all of you for sharing your wit, support, and supreme snark. Also, thank you Wanders for continuing to let us play in your yard, as @Scottie once put it.
No, birds do not learn language like children. Mary just insulted children everywhere.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. I give thanks to you every day.
Toby has wisely decided to wait for Ian to teach the bird some ‘bad words’. Ian has all the best words.
Thanksgiving at Charterstone was a mere blip on TO-BEE's TV.
It's a good thing Toby reminded Mary that Ian is her husband. She wouldn't want Mary to think she and Ian are shacking up.
@KitKat -- Yeah, that was a weird thing to say.
Ah well, just another day in the MoyZone. -- Scottie
Random Thanksgiving guy seems to be Al Roker. He was dressed just like random guy on tv yesterday- same hat, scarf, jacket- according to a picture online today.
Thank you, @meg. I haven't see Today in many a year.
Cue the ominous music: KM has set the scene for a Toby nightmare. What unspeakable thing will Ian say or do? Practice your Chinbeard-speak, @meg!
"OH LUCY, I'M HOME!"
well, Toby, will it be Ian or Sunny? We’re all on the bird’s team, right? - fauxprof
Well, I think we all knew this was going to happen. It was probably the only 'fly in the ointment' Moy could think of. I'm guessing that Sunny either continues to hate Ian (why not?) and/or the bird's owner shows up. Maybe Toby will take Sunny to the I Heart Pet place again and this time the owner will see him. Meanwhile, I hope he takes a bite out of Ian's nose.
To follow up on KitKat's witty comment, it looks like Toby got some 'splainin to do. -- Scottie
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