tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post2935860156870180312..comments2024-03-28T11:23:00.578-04:00Comments on Mary Worth and Me: Mary Worth 2396Wandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11411177284399969610noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-31632996665805062702016-09-16T16:08:09.259-04:002016-09-16T16:08:09.259-04:00Tommy is such a loser.
- 25 year old parole living...Tommy is such a loser.<br />- 25 year old parole living with mom on her couch. <br />- Lazy, does nothing. Never bathes, shaves or changes clothes.<br />- Failed the postal exam. No one fails the postal exam.<br />- Wimp is unable to lift a 5 pound box. Who did he think he was, Mr. Allora? Tommy, you are no Mr. Allora.<br />- Is as pathetic as Matt Damon in School Ties. Tina Baby cringes every Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-43225252001546951472016-09-16T14:32:08.188-04:002016-09-16T14:32:08.188-04:00I'll add my name to those who are thanking @fa...I'll add my name to those who are thanking @fauxprof for her cogent statement - thank you!<br /><br />Friday's strip: Iris, as much as you want to, you can't <b>make</b> Tommy well. You can support him and educate yourself, but you can't drag him over the finish line, no matter how much you fight.KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-47330391168700571752016-09-16T11:02:22.594-04:002016-09-16T11:02:22.594-04:00Fauxprof, you nailed it exactly. In the light of w...Fauxprof, you nailed it exactly. In the light of what is happening in the country today, and especially here in Ohio, this kind of easy stereotyping is very dangerous. birdienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-66421246071833654132016-09-15T16:07:43.836-04:002016-09-15T16:07:43.836-04:00Iris - "Tommy, our insurance doesn't cove...Iris - "Tommy, our insurance doesn't cover this treatment. We'll need to make some changes."<br /><br />Tommy - "You mean tightening our belt to save some money? I'll try to chip in."<br /><br />Iris - "No you dummy. You can't even hold onto a job pushing a mop. Reach into the glove box and hand mommy her gun and those pantyhose. Time to make some money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-30487445724666579312016-09-15T16:07:26.804-04:002016-09-15T16:07:26.804-04:00Tommy: I'm not WORTH all this TROUBLE!
Iris: &...Tommy: I'm not <b>WORTH</b> all this <b>TROUBLE!</b><br />Iris: "Worth"! Yes, that's it! Let's call Mary Worth! She'll have some advice that will solve all our woes!<br /><br />(Tommy, I told you ... <b>DAWN</b> was the solution to your problems, but you didn't listen to me!)Dawn Weston's Evil Twinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-35266933717368343192016-09-15T14:25:29.746-04:002016-09-15T14:25:29.746-04:00Maybe Tommy is using words--that could be an acron...Maybe Tommy is using words--that could be an acronym.Dave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-25764161301244725032016-09-15T13:41:53.554-04:002016-09-15T13:41:53.554-04:00A la FauxProf's comment, top five people I'...A la FauxProf's comment, top five people I'd like to see addicted to painkillers in this strip (in no particular order). Hanna Dingdon, her grandson Geordie, Nola Wolverson, Wilbur Weston, and Ian Cameron. Bet Ian's growing medical marijuana on that green coat of his....<br />LouiseFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129421107614192042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-7723357862993797952016-09-15T12:34:08.490-04:002016-09-15T12:34:08.490-04:00Iris- "What? Are you gonna cry now? Cry, cry ...Iris- "What? Are you gonna cry now? Cry, cry for me cry baby! Cry!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-16220400782507876732016-09-15T12:33:21.495-04:002016-09-15T12:33:21.495-04:00As I have said before, Moy's primary failure i...As I have said before, Moy's primary failure is her inability to write a character worthy of our sympathy. They are simply unlikable. Chin Napkin Groupienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-76928076842210552062016-09-15T12:15:40.214-04:002016-09-15T12:15:40.214-04:00Tommy hasn't even met Dr. Leone yet and alread...Tommy hasn't even met Dr. Leone yet and already he's calling him names.Yahoonskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845597678300067750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-38230198941091301662016-09-15T11:54:44.123-04:002016-09-15T11:54:44.123-04:00The insidious thing about this storyline in the li...The insidious thing about this storyline in the light of the real-world problem is that we see Tommy as an inevitable loser. He's been presented to the audience as a lazy, weak-willed slacker. He's an ex-con incapable of even doing the most menial job or sustaining a relationship; therefore he is totally to blame for his own problems. Now, if KM wanted to represent what can really fauxprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517754643773601799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-19626383075234926552016-09-15T10:02:42.290-04:002016-09-15T10:02:42.290-04:00When Dr. Leone* fixes Tommy, Tommy's hair will...When Dr. Leone* fixes Tommy, Tommy's hair will become perky and bouncy, just like Iris's. All of Tommy's stubble will vanish too.<br /><br />*Dr. Leone and Mary, of course. Mary has to insinuate herself into this resolution somehow. Her advising Iris weeks ago to mother Tommy more can't be her only contribution. KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-36307363522316960022016-09-15T09:33:33.615-04:002016-09-15T09:33:33.615-04:00This story never ends...SOB!This story never ends...SOB!Chester the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777313278479395757noreply@blogger.com