tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post6628672909341211479..comments2024-03-28T14:41:29.014-04:00Comments on Mary Worth and Me: Mary Worth 1,069Wandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11411177284399969610noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-87041912809088745202011-07-20T18:17:48.254-04:002011-07-20T18:17:48.254-04:00Only a soaring Air Supply song can logically follo...Only a soaring Air Supply song can logically follow the words, "Say yes and we'll light up the sky!" Mary's response to this bombast is also expressed in the stink-eye she seems to be shooting Dr. Jeff in the second panel.<br /><br />word verification was seempi: seafood served with some of the letters burned away while being cooked into scampijennahrationexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804002512508040740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-78611008875103473242011-07-19T22:55:01.211-04:002011-07-19T22:55:01.211-04:00Amanda Kate, I agree! I found Mary to be quite int...Amanda Kate, I agree! I found Mary to be quite interesting when she was going goo-goo over that guy....urgh, I can't remember his name, but he was the one that was fighting with his brother at their mother's deathbed. She was acting coy and sometimes surly with Our Dr. Jeff, forgoing all those luscious dinners at the Bum Boat!James in North Dakotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-36130470531203340562011-07-19T22:06:18.788-04:002011-07-19T22:06:18.788-04:00@Vicki--you may be on to something with the announ...@Vicki--you may be on to something with the announcement, but on a different angle:<br /><br />Jeff should go back in and announce (a'la Lizzzzza) that Mary accepted whether she did or not.Dave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-81915960027237109702011-07-19T20:40:40.065-04:002011-07-19T20:40:40.065-04:00Dump her, Jeff! She doesn't deserve you! Serio...Dump her, Jeff! She doesn't deserve you! Seriously, wouldn't Mary Worth be twice as interesting if Jeff dumped her? Now that would be a compelling storyline. Better than Mary rejecting something new and different for the ten billionth time.Amanda Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-56800484497384584952011-07-19T15:35:22.394-04:002011-07-19T15:35:22.394-04:00A divorce lawyer was surprised to see an elderly c...A divorce lawyer was surprised to see an elderly couple (late 90's)in his office, planning to divorce after more than 70 years of marriage. "Why", he asked,"did you wait for so many years?"<br />"We were waiting for the children to die."<br /><br />So, maybe that's what Mary is waiting for.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157625283959847611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-12373837197140995852011-07-19T15:30:27.530-04:002011-07-19T15:30:27.530-04:00I see that most of Mary's nose has now joined ...I see that most of Mary's nose has now joined Jeff's buttons in another dimension.<br /><br />Another sales opportunity for Nasa at Venue! I wonder if she'll be employed by Sales Company? Then her meals at Diner and Restaurant could be business expenses.<br /><br />--Beagle Vet<br /><br />WV: "gralsp", as in "Will NASA's gralsping personality change now that she Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-68174215342397677952011-07-19T12:59:50.727-04:002011-07-19T12:59:50.727-04:00@ Anonymous, 11:38 AM- LOL! I fear that clock stop...@ Anonymous, 11:38 AM- LOL! I fear that clock stopped ticking sometime during the Eisenhower administration.Maude Findlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-77724808930195870752011-07-19T12:58:37.909-04:002011-07-19T12:58:37.909-04:00Are they still at the Venue? Jeff seems to be ign...Are they still at the Venue? Jeff seems to be ignoring his "generous benefactors". Those checks aren't going to write themselves, mister! Get out there and mingle and shmooze a bit!<br /><br />...or...maybe this whole marriage-proposal-at-the-Venue thing is part of his fundraising shtick! Get the guests all liquored up and jovial, then spring this happy announcement on them thatVickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-9649636254062903582011-07-19T12:52:17.549-04:002011-07-19T12:52:17.549-04:00Who knew Mary was unsettled by change. Didn't...Who knew Mary was unsettled by change. Didn't see that with the 6 month "technology is bad" rant.<br /><br />Isn't 'enjoying what we have a little longer' marriage? is Mary cryptically accepting, and poor Dr. Jeff keeps missing it?<br /><br />Who sees Dr. Jeff going back into the venue, announcing to the 'crowd' that he's returning to Vietnam to work at theDave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-10921269837821681072011-07-19T11:49:33.010-04:002011-07-19T11:49:33.010-04:00Mark my words, folks, we need to start a Dr. Jeff ...Mark my words, folks, we need to start a Dr. Jeff Death Watch. It seems silly to have him propose to Mary every six to eight months, so I think she'll say yes at some point but then he will die in a very dramatic fashion. Fortunately LiZa is no longer in nursing so it won't be due to her negligence.Karen with a Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-33296950477775720202011-07-19T11:38:27.200-04:002011-07-19T11:38:27.200-04:00Jeff needs to remind Mary that her biological cloc...Jeff needs to remind Mary that her biological clock has only so many ticks left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-39609044027481751702011-07-19T11:22:03.268-04:002011-07-19T11:22:03.268-04:00Kathyo has said it all. The end.Kathyo has said it all. The end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-69415244174154233892011-07-19T11:04:29.536-04:002011-07-19T11:04:29.536-04:00Mary looks like she's about to lose her dinner...Mary looks like she's about to lose her dinner over the balcony. Is Jeff really that repulsive to her?Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394110726844369758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-2917672617802395602011-07-19T10:53:15.291-04:002011-07-19T10:53:15.291-04:00I think Miss Nancy Sinatra said it best- my humble...I think Miss Nancy Sinatra said it best- my humble suggestion for the jukebox, ''Bang Bang''-<br /><br />http://youtu.be/T5Xl0Qry-hAMaude Findlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-14309262007305755292011-07-19T10:47:41.701-04:002011-07-19T10:47:41.701-04:00Um... do we think/believe/know/fear if these two a...Um... do we think/believe/know/fear if these two are actually intimate?<br /><br />"Be even happier?" Doesn't that just mean swapping e-books for our respective book reading thingies?heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-68979513474643048482011-07-19T09:23:56.848-04:002011-07-19T09:23:56.848-04:00If Mary refuses Dr. Jeff's proposal this time,...If Mary refuses Dr. Jeff's proposal this time, I will personally suggest to him that he pursue Berna in the Rex Morgan comic who recently won a substantial sum in a lottery OR Emma in the Judge Parker strip who the Judge saved from jumping from a building. However, I will also highly recommend that he drop that stupid Peace Village project and that he keep that dopey son Drew away. No one Paul Penningtonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-1578127901327737402011-07-19T09:22:24.424-04:002011-07-19T09:22:24.424-04:00It seems to me that someone needs to intervene in ...It seems to me that someone needs to intervene in Mary's life.Syndinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-51033731930372483872011-07-19T09:11:57.982-04:002011-07-19T09:11:57.982-04:00Here are the "thought bubbles" that were...Here are the "thought bubbles" that were inadvertently deleted from today's strip.<br /><br />Jeff--"I chose The Venue because it has a spacious interior with the smallest possible balcony. I'm not letting you back inside, Mary, until you say yes..."<br /><br />Mary--"I think I'll string him along for a few more decades until I finally crush his spirit like jmernlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-15983065873451077222011-07-19T09:06:42.888-04:002011-07-19T09:06:42.888-04:00Maybe she's afraid that Jill will start to med...Maybe she's afraid that Jill will start to meddle in HER affairs. It would be a welcome break.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394110726844369758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-7017841563973215232011-07-19T08:54:22.543-04:002011-07-19T08:54:22.543-04:00Mary Worth: the anti-LizaMary Worth: the anti-LizaDave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-58284219379089627992011-07-19T08:39:59.872-04:002011-07-19T08:39:59.872-04:00This "proposal" is just the bridge from ...This "proposal" is just the bridge from one dull plotline to another. Mary will *never* marry another man, she is already married to her meddling!Steve_J_23https://www.blogger.com/profile/18195766229476824391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-62167414986460838852011-07-19T08:34:26.587-04:002011-07-19T08:34:26.587-04:00She's probably been talking to Jill.
"Sa...She's probably been talking to Jill.<br /><br />"Say yes and we'll light up the sky"? Oh my!birdienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-13599159529999275242011-07-19T08:17:04.215-04:002011-07-19T08:17:04.215-04:00Love is not for Mary.Love is not for Mary.kathyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465604795711228681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-58414843107579264902011-07-19T07:54:43.904-04:002011-07-19T07:54:43.904-04:00"why change things when I can string you alon..."why change things when I can string you along a little more...thus I can remain free to meddle in other peoples lives and not make a commitment in mine"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-79297685626324146702011-07-19T07:46:07.433-04:002011-07-19T07:46:07.433-04:00I find this entire {"plot"} unsettling. ...I find this entire {"plot"} unsettling. I am unsettled.<br /><br />My breakfast is not settling well at all.<br /><br />I am far from gruntled.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.com