tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post6007031938636956657..comments2024-03-28T14:41:29.014-04:00Comments on Mary Worth and Me: Mary Worth 2344Wandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11411177284399969610noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-15200271437787961532016-07-01T11:30:26.271-04:002016-07-01T11:30:26.271-04:00FRIDAY: And you thought watching somebody type pla...FRIDAY: And you thought watching somebody type platitudes on a computer was boring! Now we get to see people moving their possessions from one apartment to another. The reappearance of Tommy, however, takes me back to my comic book reading youth. Do any of you remember the Brothers of the Spear feature that used to run in the back of Tarzan comics? One of the brothers was black and the other Yahoonskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845597678300067750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-54850012194608914422016-06-29T14:39:03.417-04:002016-06-29T14:39:03.417-04:00What is that "artwork" on the wall? A ...What is that "artwork" on the wall? A portrait of Mary's extra-terrestrial relatives?Petuniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304522265105244481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-1925902059974239242016-06-29T13:39:55.073-04:002016-06-29T13:39:55.073-04:00It looks like Mary uses Microsoft Outlook. Yay, e-...It looks like Mary uses Microsoft Outlook. Yay, e-mail!True Standishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-39063453622355312582016-06-29T08:54:02.823-04:002016-06-29T08:54:02.823-04:00@KitKat, you are spot on about the carpal tunnel, ...@KitKat, you are spot on about the carpal tunnel, and I was getting lower back pain just looking at how low she's sitting. Having spent countless hours at a computer in my Interlibrary Loan days (When I was full time and not adjunct faux) I can relate. Actually, my sympathies are with June, who has to draw a Sunday Summary consisting of Old Hag Sitting At Computer.fauxprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517754643773601799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-45266742859588798202016-06-29T08:10:53.161-04:002016-06-29T08:10:53.161-04:00Wednesday
"Things are not always what they s...Wednesday <br />"Things are not always what they seem."<br />"The best-made plans can go awry."<br />Mary has about a gazillion more cliches she can mine for "Ask Wendy," e.g., "It's always darkest before the dawn," "What goes around comes around'," "Where there's smoke there's fire" etc. etc. KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-5131598616852880812016-06-28T16:12:59.852-04:002016-06-28T16:12:59.852-04:00Even Mary thought the letter was boring! She's...Even Mary thought the letter was boring! She's falling asleep in panel 1!<br /><br />I definitely think that Mary overestimates her abilities. Maybe the next letter will be a real doozy! Maybe a serial killer with a tinge of regret will ask her for advice. Who knows? The world is our oyster!Maxwell Baconnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-13112237133602879142016-06-28T10:21:20.530-04:002016-06-28T10:21:20.530-04:00@fauxprof and @Vince, if (a big IF) there is a plo...@fauxprof and @Vince, if (a big IF) there is a plot wherein Mary has a crisis of faith in her own abilities, it'll extend until Halloween, when it turns out to just be a dream (brought on by Mary having eaten some kelk beyond its "use by" date).KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-49917108803500724792016-06-28T09:36:04.170-04:002016-06-28T09:36:04.170-04:00fauxprof, I was thinking along the same lines as y...fauxprof, I was thinking along the same lines as you. What if we are being led into a story where Mary has a crisis of faith IN HERSELF? Would we be prepared if a plausible story did emerge in this strip? I acknowledge that the first question does not necessarily lead to the second.Vincenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-30453145180446763192016-06-28T09:20:48.340-04:002016-06-28T09:20:48.340-04:00Panel 1: Mary's keyboarding technique was hone...Panel 1: Mary's keyboarding technique was honed playing the organ at the Roller Rink back in the day (waaay baaack).<br /><br />Panel 2: The shadows on the back of Mary's head and hand can mean only one thing: AN EARTHQUAKE IS IMMINENT! (And won't Wilbur be ticked that he spent all that money on a trip to Japan....)KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-22696430265495078602016-06-28T07:27:41.042-04:002016-06-28T07:27:41.042-04:00Could this be foreshadowing? Is Mary about to ove...Could this be foreshadowing? Is Mary about to overestimate her own abilities? Nah, that could never happen.fauxprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517754643773601799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-63490363932239063622016-06-28T07:20:15.270-04:002016-06-28T07:20:15.270-04:00TUESDAY
Does Mary not realize it's SCREAMING ...TUESDAY<br /><br />Does Mary not realize it's SCREAMING to type in all caps? Never mind the over estimation of abilities--sort of like Moy & Giella.smoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528178738335034404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-89638174450635768922016-06-27T21:49:33.703-04:002016-06-27T21:49:33.703-04:00"Fuming" must be a joy to be around. She..."Fuming" must be a joy to be around. She was perfectly happy to let her sister plan and host the big party all alone. She probably is also expected to host every holiday meal. I'll bet the whole family is in on this change of plans, just to see "fuming" sweat it out. The rest of the family is really planning to go to Disneyland to celebrate the anniversary. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-86285227339311179842016-06-27T19:30:38.392-04:002016-06-27T19:30:38.392-04:00Wanders, I know the stress of moving. I've be...Wanders, I know the stress of moving. I've been in Maine six years and have moved FIVE TIMES. (Not of my choosing. My husband seems to think moving is fun, being from a military family that moved constantly.) We've finally bought a house n the only way I'm moving is in a pine box (that my husband will put me in if I have to move again.)<br /><br />Anyway, I have a letter for Mary/Regina the NY Divanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-39908113567731986602016-06-27T19:27:44.589-04:002016-06-27T19:27:44.589-04:00Dear Long-Haired Dude:
Have you considered yoga?Dear Long-Haired Dude:<br /><br />Have you considered yoga?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-39559568620134666832016-06-27T18:11:57.440-04:002016-06-27T18:11:57.440-04:00Wanders, best of luck for a successful move. If it...Wanders, best of luck for a successful move. If it becomes too stressful, relax over a carrot muffin and reflect on the survivors of the recent earthquakes.<br /><br />To help tide you over, it seems that Karen has offered a Tommy Beedie retrospective:<br />http://maryworthcomics.com/2016/06/24/tommys-back-in-the-picture/Ian Cameron, PhDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-55039921148057335332016-06-27T13:36:08.174-04:002016-06-27T13:36:08.174-04:00Dear Long-Haired Dude:
First, cut your hair.Dear Long-Haired Dude:<br /><br />First, cut your hair.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157625283959847611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-91120219933447969672016-06-27T12:37:58.718-04:002016-06-27T12:37:58.718-04:00Ha! I knew it! We're stuck with Mary writing t...Ha! I knew it! We're stuck with Mary writing this lame advice column! And the letter's not even interesting. If the letter-writer is interested in forgiveness, that's already half the battle, so why is LW even writing in at all?<br /><br />It would be more fun to have a letter from Tommie Beadie:<br /><br />Dear Wendy,<br /><br />I had a tough time with drugs when I was younger, went Maxwell Baconnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-35871228061105883332016-06-27T12:34:22.179-04:002016-06-27T12:34:22.179-04:00Hope Mary-land can survive Wexit.Hope Mary-land can survive Wexit.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157625283959847611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-73288726821971087462016-06-27T12:28:30.643-04:002016-06-27T12:28:30.643-04:00Wanders, good luck with your move! We all miss you...Wanders, good luck with your move! We all miss you over here at Charterstone! (SO MUCH has been happening! You're missing it!)<br /><br />XXOO<br /><br />Love, <br />DWETDawn Weston's Evil Twinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-59517209414979547142016-06-27T12:26:45.883-04:002016-06-27T12:26:45.883-04:00@Nance: What a crappy comment. ... Nyuk, nyuk, nyu...@Nance: What a crappy comment. ... Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!Inappropriatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-13094909722085570002016-06-27T11:38:44.163-04:002016-06-27T11:38:44.163-04:00Fuming probably needs to review past interactions....Fuming probably needs to review past interactions. I mean that's what I'd suggest, but I'll still wait to hear what Wendy has to say.<br /><br />If that's a filing cabinet, it's awful narrow. Given that the drawer pulls are general centered, I'd say you'd be lucky to be able to fit 5 and a quarter floppies in there. Maybe 3.5?<br /><br />Perhaps Mary has her own card Toots McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159829180195311345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-32612985042582041112016-06-27T11:22:48.160-04:002016-06-27T11:22:48.160-04:00And I love how the computer tower is modded to loo...And I love how the computer tower is modded to look like an old fashioned filing cabinet. Very quaint...<br /><br />What's that?...<br /><br />I've just been <b>told</b> that is a <b>filing</b> cabinet. Hmm... seems rather narrow. I wonder if that's where Mary keeps her 5 and a quarter floppies. (And now <b>I'm</b> dating myself)Darth Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406800142010896019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-72817968159575470182016-06-27T11:16:46.617-04:002016-06-27T11:16:46.617-04:00I think for the next 3 to 6 months of this storyli...I think for the next 3 to 6 months of this storyline, I shall pretend that Mary is pulling double duty, not only filling in for Ask Wendy but also for nationally syndicated sex advice columnist Dan Savage, and giving advice to his readers, such as today's panel 2 letter from frustrated reader Strappy McStrappington.Mrs. E. Worthington Manvillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-74712060757255784202016-06-27T10:33:16.280-04:002016-06-27T10:33:16.280-04:00I can't wait to see how Mary, as Wendy, answer...I can't wait to see how Mary, as Wendy, answers this perplexing question!Toots McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159829180195311345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-38368817992934203382016-06-27T09:36:39.312-04:002016-06-27T09:36:39.312-04:00Wanders, it's so good to hear from you. It sou...Wanders, it's so good to hear from you. It sounds like you and your family are rounding third and heading for home (both metaphorically and in reality), so hang in there!<br /><br />I expected the first "Ask Wendy" letter to read like this: <br /><br />"Dear Wendy,<br /><br />"How can I get my 37-year-old son to become more independent? He's been living with me ever KitKatnoreply@blogger.com