tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post4994023085839243643..comments2024-03-28T14:41:29.014-04:00Comments on Mary Worth and Me: Love MattersWandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11411177284399969610noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-85725197831698474022008-10-04T23:47:00.000-04:002008-10-04T23:47:00.000-04:00This is yesterday's strip, no? Has Wanders finally...This is yesterday's strip, no? Has Wanders finally been broken?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-22269665747021013852008-10-03T21:53:00.000-04:002008-10-03T21:53:00.000-04:00Delilah makes me nuts. However, I'll be more capa...Delilah makes me nuts. However, I'll be more capable of listening to her whenever I happen to trip over her on the radio, imagining her as a younger but still meddlesome Mary Worth.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!bats :[https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556380030347162246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-70316147345877869992008-10-02T19:32:00.001-04:002008-10-02T19:32:00.001-04:00Anonymous, I used to think that way too. I couldn...Anonymous, I used to think that way too. I couldn't believe the strip was so bad, so I knew there must be a secret code or something that I was missing.<BR/><BR/>With a little internet searching, I found this and a few other sites to help me see the story behind the story, and now I'm hooked. <BR/><BR/>You've come to the right place. Stick with us and we'll help you see the light.<BR/><BR/>(I'veAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-35958023403876470922008-10-02T19:32:00.000-04:002008-10-02T19:32:00.000-04:00Entirely diff anonymous.. The problem is ...Entirely diff anonymous.. <BR/><BR/>The problem is that I do not believe that Moy has her tongue planted firmly in cheek and that her goal is not to write poorly. I honestly believe that she thinks that she's good. In the world of comic strip authorship, she's kind of like the worst of American Idol in that some of those people actually believe that they have talent. What annoys me most Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-65046250449059587512008-10-02T19:02:00.000-04:002008-10-02T19:02:00.000-04:00"The thought of Karen Moy being compensated for wr...<I>"The thought of Karen Moy being compensated for writing this trash is enough to make me retch."</I><BR/><BR/>It's just a dry spell. Give it two to three and a half years and we're bound to have something marginally exciting almost happen.<BR/><BR/>The strip must be read with tongue planted firmly in cheek if one is to derive any degree of entertainment from it. <BR/><BR/>Yes the writing is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-89911183321769374932008-10-02T18:30:00.000-04:002008-10-02T18:30:00.000-04:00Oh, the drama!Are we sure Toby wasn't a silent scr...Oh, the drama!<BR/><BR/>Are we sure Toby wasn't a silent screen actress in a former life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-80772265595772529442008-10-02T17:07:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:07:00.000-04:00First, I want to make one thing perfectly clear: I...First, I want to make one thing perfectly clear: I am not the "anonymous" who has been on here today making unpleasant remarks about the greatest comic in the papers (the last six weeks excepted). Also, I'm actually at home right now, but felt I still needed to post as anonymous to make my point.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, as to today's strip, I'm just wondering what's up with Toby's man-hand in panel 2?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-73447234875883572452008-10-02T17:05:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:05:00.000-04:00Birdie....Now you're scaring me. I'm to learn how ...Birdie....Now you're scaring me. I'm to learn how to read Mary Worth? Sounds to me like "The Emperor's New Clothes" syndrome. If I ever find substance in Mary Worth, at least as long as Moy is writing, I expect that it will be time for me to be fitted with a drool cup.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-26427982764943447352008-10-02T16:59:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:59:00.000-04:00Marmaduke? Family Circus? They're Rembrants compar...Marmaduke? Family Circus? They're Rembrants compared to Mary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-25398682897006850732008-10-02T16:33:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:33:00.000-04:00Anonymous, trust me, you'll learn to love Mary Wor...Anonymous, trust me, you'll learn to love Mary Worth. You just have to learn how to read the strip.<BR/><BR/>Stick with us here and we'll show you how to get more out of it than you ever got out of Marmaduke, or even Family Circus. Think I've set the bar too high?<BR/><BR/>Sometimes Mary Worth is the only thing I read in the paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-57746448040885307852008-10-02T16:24:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:24:00.000-04:00anonymous:But... but... Mary Worth is the greatest...anonymous:<BR/><BR/>But... but... <I>Mary Worth</I> is <B>the greatest comic of all time!</B> Wanders <I>said</I> so!<BR/><BR/>To quote Miss Manners, "You, sir, are an anarchist, and you frighten me."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-70372037473985341142008-10-02T16:08:00.000-04:002008-10-02T16:08:00.000-04:00THAT'S what Delilah looks like? Holy moly she shou...THAT'S what Delilah looks like? Holy moly she should have a television show with that striking visage. Serious here. She is an imposing and and grand presence in that one simple headshot. She is not one of those "face for radio" personalities. Come to think of it, why DOESN'T have a tv show?<BR/>(this comment proudly brought to you by ignoring Mary Worth.)Miss Emishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647775308431537882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-53421841230507513992008-10-02T15:48:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:48:00.000-04:00The only thing that will redeem Karen Moy is if Ia...The only thing that will redeem Karen Moy is if Ian is arrested for stealing Toby's identity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-56450368515975043692008-10-02T15:38:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:38:00.000-04:00Oh look! Comic strip ratings and guess who's a...Oh look! Comic strip ratings and guess who's at the bottom of the list.<BR/><BR/>http://www.rateitall.com/t-141-comic-strips.aspx?age=&zipcode=&gender=&sort=0&pagesize=allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-64351112667895046012008-10-02T15:25:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:25:00.000-04:00Is there something like the Neilsen ratings for co...Is there something like the Neilsen ratings for comic strips? If not, how can they tell if anyone is actually reading Mary Worth? I think that it is distinctly possible that her only readers are the dozen or so posters to this blog. I, for one, have notified my newspaper that I am canceling my subscription and will not renew until they drop Mary Worth. The thought of Karen Moy being compensated Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-79629129645178440132008-10-02T11:22:00.000-04:002008-10-02T11:22:00.000-04:00I forgot to mention that yesterday's strip is a ma...I forgot to mention that yesterday's strip is a <I>master class</I> in the Two Modes of Toby. In the first panel, Toby channels the divine Sarah Bernhardt. in the second panel, she's a wall cling. <BR/><BR/>Both perfect in their own ways, but kept carefully separate. Delilah has much to learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-53976108168983991132008-10-02T11:14:00.000-04:002008-10-02T11:14:00.000-04:00wanders (about the secret message):I don't know. S...wanders (about the secret message):<BR/><BR/>I don't know. She's got the robotic good looks. But she seems to be confusing the Two Modes of Toby. The hand at the throat could, with time and work, be made into a Histrionic Gesture. But we rarely see that paired with the Look of Soul-less Abstraction (also known as "Oooh! <I>Shiny!!</I>"). <BR/><BR/>Crossing these two streams of self-expression, atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com