tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post5499627526140484466..comments2024-03-28T14:41:29.014-04:00Comments on Mary Worth and Me: Mary Worth 1,479Wandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11411177284399969610noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-27957044249618771522012-12-12T00:32:47.195-05:002012-12-12T00:32:47.195-05:00Had the (mis)fortune of still beng awake after mid...Had the (mis)fortune of still beng awake after midnight, now Wednesday, and the platitudes continue. The 17th is coming.<br /><br />Maybe the end of the plot will come as the Mayan's predicted on December 21! It couldn't possibly last that long (please don't take that as a challenge Ms. Moy).Dave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-65554589091744821682012-12-11T16:22:50.409-05:002012-12-11T16:22:50.409-05:00@Mike: Which college out of curiousity? Mrs. Dav...@Mike: Which college out of curiousity? Mrs. Dave in Parma (a.k.a She of Eternal Patience) periodically teaches night classes at a local Cleveberg college (NDC).<br /><br />@Meg: Chinbeard's singing voice naturally came to life in my head as a cross between Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons and Mike Myers as Fat Bastard from the 2nd Austin Powers.Dave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-9343289474594052612012-12-11T16:14:53.594-05:002012-12-11T16:14:53.594-05:00Yeah, I'm guessing that "Don't Ask We...Yeah, I'm guessing that "Don't Ask Wendy She'll Tell You What She Thinks You Need to Know" is also a trend for the disappearing print press. That way np's don't have to pay advice columnists. They can just recycle (as Mary does so beautifully)quotations their ciculation departments dredged up on the Internet during their lunch hours....<br />I'm just worried thatLouiseFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129421107614192042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-90885412282373419892012-12-11T15:28:14.731-05:002012-12-11T15:28:14.731-05:00I think she's confused and thinks the column i...I think she's confused and thinks the column is "Ask Windy," so she is being as windy as possible. It's a natural mistake. birdienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-16679517022343083722012-12-11T13:50:58.512-05:002012-12-11T13:50:58.512-05:00Nance- the column has been renamed Don't Ask W...Nance- the column has been renamed Don't Ask Wendy- She'll Tell You What She Thinks You Need to Know.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157625283959847611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-7526620398878535312012-12-11T12:39:59.859-05:002012-12-11T12:39:59.859-05:00I thought the column was "ASK Wendy." Wh...I thought the column was "ASK Wendy." What the heck did anyone ask that resulted in Mary's Jim-specific platitude?<br /><br />Nothing. Mary just sat down at Computer and Bossy Monitor and started typing a bunch of stolen one-liners.<br /><br />I guess everyone should be grateful she isn't writing a cookbook.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-53900787191112714212012-12-11T12:26:28.141-05:002012-12-11T12:26:28.141-05:00Wanders, that film was wonderful!Thanks for sharin...Wanders, that film was wonderful!Thanks for sharing that.birdienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-11054165680634944852012-12-11T12:10:33.093-05:002012-12-11T12:10:33.093-05:00Dr. Jeff, Nola Wolvenson, and Jim went on to spawn...Dr. Jeff, Nola Wolvenson, and Jim went on to spawn a new civilization on a distant planet. (The cabin cruiser encountered a wormhole, and an apparently tainted supply of canned goods. They may have actually been taken by pirates and stowed in a warehouse in Belize. Jim's arm grew back, if that helps arrive at an accurate recounting.)<br /><br />Shortly after Jim's arm grew back, he woke Toots McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159829180195311345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-91204915751192625952012-12-11T11:55:10.541-05:002012-12-11T11:55:10.541-05:00@KitKat,
This is final exam week at lots of colle...@KitKat,<br /><br />This is final exam week at lots of colleges. I, personally, am proctoring exams 12 hours a day thru Friday. I imagine Fauxprof is in a similar situation.<br /><br />But the other two-thirds of our posting Triumvirate, you and Meg, are still here... Mike in Clevelandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-17209559557933990302012-12-11T11:54:32.083-05:002012-12-11T11:54:32.083-05:00Of course everything sounds much better in the pre...Of course everything sounds much better in the present participle.<br />“If all else is perishing, and he is remaining, I should still be continuing to be; and if all else is remaining, and he were being annihilated, the universe would be turning to a mighty stranger.” Emily Brontenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-59941328628764165052012-12-11T11:29:05.024-05:002012-12-11T11:29:05.024-05:00@meg at 11:16 AM, your post made me collapse at my...@meg at 11:16 AM, your post made me collapse at my desk! Inspired, truly inspired! (I do think Mary as "Ask Wendy" would fit right in with Funky Winkerbean. They could have an "I'm more depressing than you" contest.)KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-11896281780794799742012-12-11T11:16:46.594-05:002012-12-11T11:16:46.594-05:00To: All Readers of Mary Worth and Me, a blog
From:...To: All Readers of Mary Worth and Me, a blog<br />From: King Features Syndicate<br />Subject: Transfer of Worth characters to other comic strips<br /><br />As many of you may know, the newspaper industry is on the wane, and newspapers are cutting back on syndicated features, including comics. KFS has been asked to participate in a beta project to explore the possibility of combining some meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157625283959847611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-19254678366857475122012-12-11T10:54:06.824-05:002012-12-11T10:54:06.824-05:00The crates on the pier (from yesterday) are filled...The crates on the pier (from yesterday) are filled with more MW platitudes. Please Jim and Dawn-Merry don't open them up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-34895478424614570852012-12-11T10:52:26.594-05:002012-12-11T10:52:26.594-05:00And thanks for the cool video link, Mr. Wanders; f...And thanks for the cool video link, Mr. Wanders; finally got to play it at a faster computer than when I initially blabbed on.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-73493383306238127462012-12-11T10:47:14.670-05:002012-12-11T10:47:14.670-05:00@fauxprof, you haven't posted lately. Your rel...@fauxprof, you haven't posted lately. Your reliably witty and insightful comments are missed! I hope this is just a temporary hiatus (perhaps a quickie trip to Santa Royale came up?).KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-75371021226957161232012-12-11T10:27:50.766-05:002012-12-11T10:27:50.766-05:00As the platonic frinds walk away arm and armless, ...As the platonic frinds walk away arm and armless, we close this episode of Mary Worth and bid goodbye to another six months of our lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-68285289626359320942012-12-11T08:52:40.847-05:002012-12-11T08:52:40.847-05:00"Nausea is the price we pay for reading this ..."Nausea is the price we pay for reading this strip."<br /><br />On an unrelated note, does Mary's computer monitor shoot flames and fireworks when the home team scores?Dave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-54815522328979780032012-12-11T08:47:09.807-05:002012-12-11T08:47:09.807-05:00Wanders, thanks for being doubly on your game toda...Wanders, thanks for being doubly on your game today. Apparently Mary/Wendy/Karen Moy thinks that if you're going to steal, you may as well steal from the best. Second, I appreciate your drawing our attention to the inspiring "Landfill Harmonic."<br /><br />So, from "good" trash to MW: Why is that monitor to the left of the keyboard, and what exactly is on the screen? KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-60904364871978234522012-12-11T08:34:32.287-05:002012-12-11T08:34:32.287-05:00Please, Karen Moy, do the humane thing and pull th...Please, Karen Moy, do the humane thing and pull the plug on this story. We don't need a rehash of all this with Dawn and Mary, or Mary and Toby, or Mary and Dr. Jeff, or...Thorpnotizednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-53158992259387544962012-12-11T07:46:49.173-05:002012-12-11T07:46:49.173-05:00That's it, my precioussssss.... a few more day...That's it, my precioussssss.... a few more days of platitudes and bloviating... yessssss.......<br /><br />New plot: Dec. 17... you heard it here.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.com