tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post51212118354803125..comments2024-03-28T14:41:29.014-04:00Comments on Mary Worth and Me: Mary Worth 2403Wandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11411177284399969610noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-66845138536938160092016-09-27T21:31:24.687-04:002016-09-27T21:31:24.687-04:00Anonymous, you're entirely correct in your req...Anonymous, you're entirely correct in your request. Until that occurs, the strip will be retitled as "Mary Worthless".tkrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11015951561182791349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-87166482252440555122016-09-27T19:06:41.475-04:002016-09-27T19:06:41.475-04:00I want Dr. Leone to delve into the causes of Tommy...I want Dr. Leone to delve into the causes of Tommy's addiction. Mainly, just so that Dr. Leone can say to Tommy, "Review past interactions for possible causes." Nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!True Standishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-86572531175424051972016-09-27T14:59:28.410-04:002016-09-27T14:59:28.410-04:00Enough already!! End of story!!! I demand a sto...Enough already!! End of story!!! I demand a story featuring Mary!! Where is she? I call shenanigans!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-23079703568753154572016-09-27T14:49:30.577-04:002016-09-27T14:49:30.577-04:00@KitKat: Well, if you're right that she's ...@KitKat: Well, if you're right that she's bored and/or turned off, she'd best get used to it! This Mary Worth, after all.DWETnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-67506495181925254762016-09-27T12:24:15.597-04:002016-09-27T12:24:15.597-04:00Excellent call by @Anonymous at 8:51 AM. When I sa...Excellent call by @Anonymous at 8:51 AM. When I saw today's strip, I remembered Dr. Leone's "prayerful hands" pose from an earlier strip, and Anonymous did the research to back it up. Why is June recycling? Is she so bored/turned off with this sanctimonious excuse for a plot that she's cutting back on the illustrations?KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-16809292579612954852016-09-27T08:51:37.771-04:002016-09-27T08:51:37.771-04:00June cheats. Compare Panel 1 from Sept. 21 to toda...June cheats. Compare Panel 1 from Sept. 21 to today's Panel 2. Identical with the exception that she's erased Tommy's arm. Compare Panel 2 from Sept. 23 to yesterday's Panel 2; now Tommy's mouth is closed. Lazy, June, Lazy! Uncle Joe would not approve!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-71271043339706894052016-09-26T21:56:50.676-04:002016-09-26T21:56:50.676-04:00I bet Tommy's thinking, "Can I replace my...I bet Tommy's thinking, "Can I replace my pill addiction with an addiction to LOVE?" Let's see ... who will it be? ... Could it be ... DAWN WESTON?!? ... Tee-hee!Dawn Weston's Evil Twinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-7355118720921982632016-09-26T21:54:10.920-04:002016-09-26T21:54:10.920-04:00I do think this would have been better done had th...I do think this would have been better done had the addiction happened to a more likeable character that the reader will care about. Tommy's basically an extra pathetic caricature of a drug addict. So far in this strip (if you go back to when he first went to jail), he refused to get a job or education, was an ass to his mother, creeped on Dawn, stole his mother's jewelry to pawn so he Garnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00708117591028699227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-31985327549384528772016-09-26T16:39:00.560-04:002016-09-26T16:39:00.560-04:00Hey, did you go to Hollywood Upstairs Medical Coll...Hey, did you go to Hollywood Upstairs Medical College too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-76338387456915257812016-09-26T12:59:26.339-04:002016-09-26T12:59:26.339-04:00You can tell Dr. Leone is qualified - there's ...You can tell Dr. Leone is qualified - there's his diploma from the College of Addiction Specialization and Home Renovation right behind Tommy's messy head.KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-52806136758374784362016-09-26T12:37:14.567-04:002016-09-26T12:37:14.567-04:00Doctor: and now, while you're smiling snappil...Doctor: and now, while you're smiling snappily at your mommy, we'd like to hose you down with Lysol, because you are really, really pungent.fauxprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517754643773601799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-31130119868339253492016-09-25T21:04:14.123-04:002016-09-25T21:04:14.123-04:00Aww, "Anonymous" at 8:08, you beat me to...Aww, "Anonymous" at 8:08, you beat me to it! We all know Mary's gonna wedge her way into that meeting somehow!Aunt Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231210385677179258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-79089122830195630512016-09-25T20:08:59.694-04:002016-09-25T20:08:59.694-04:00Hi, I'm Mary and I'm here to help all of y...Hi, I'm Mary and I'm here to help all of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-69166992254689654702016-09-25T19:37:35.005-04:002016-09-25T19:37:35.005-04:00Anonymous at 12:07- I like your style, kid.Anonymous at 12:07- I like your style, kid.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157625283959847611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-41195710398067330532016-09-25T13:17:26.015-04:002016-09-25T13:17:26.015-04:00DWET:Maybe next week Tommy will wake up and find o...DWET:Maybe next week Tommy will wake up and find out that this whole episode was just a dream!Carlyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-20382909743653591752016-09-25T13:05:27.050-04:002016-09-25T13:05:27.050-04:00@Anonymous: YES! It's the sharing circle and A...@Anonymous: YES! It's the sharing circle and Agitated Aggie at Pax Wellness Resort all over again!<br /><br />My own snark for the day:<br />Tommy: Wow, that's a simple, smart solution! Why didn't <b>I</b> think of that myself?<br /><br />Seriously, why has there been absolutely no mention of Tommy's past history with drugs? This "plot" reads more like a person's <i>Dawn Weston's Evil Twinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-2142843615561614032016-09-25T12:07:38.077-04:002016-09-25T12:07:38.077-04:00Cut to Santa Royale nondenominational church basem...Cut to Santa Royale nondenominational church basement for NA meeting.<br /><br />Tommy and Iris walk in to see 7 disheveled men and women occupying chairs arranged in a circle. Iris is surprised that no one else brought their mom.<br /><br />Some are smoking, some are drinking the lukewarm coffee but one of them is acting peculiar. He is talking to himself under his breath and keeps repeating, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-64577898686720507902016-09-25T10:52:29.781-04:002016-09-25T10:52:29.781-04:00Heard recently that good parenting results in the ...Heard recently that good parenting results in the children and parents getting divorced. Amiably. Children no longer need their parents, but continue to love them as heathly, independent adults. Parents accept the new, adult role. The level of enabling and neediness in this storyline is incredible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com