tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post8226375964997682825..comments2024-03-28T14:41:29.014-04:00Comments on Mary Worth and Me: Mary Worth 1,352Wandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11411177284399969610noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-31503488480550053362012-07-20T08:05:50.851-04:002012-07-20T08:05:50.851-04:00p.s. fauxprof---working in Akron here toop.s. fauxprof---working in Akron here tooDave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-20314442883542311672012-07-20T08:04:43.080-04:002012-07-20T08:04:43.080-04:00Heard over the loudspeaker: "Would Wilbur We...Heard over the loudspeaker: "Would Wilbur Weston please move to the center of the aisle immediately--you're causing the ship to list severely to the starboard."<br /><br />(also giving my shout out from the south side of Parma, OH)Dave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-90123609780321831322012-07-20T01:01:39.142-04:002012-07-20T01:01:39.142-04:00Also, happy moon landing anniversary, everyone! M...Also, happy moon landing anniversary, everyone! Maybe that's what the ship hit. The moon, I mean.<br /><br />--Beagle VetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-83791398624523970892012-07-20T01:00:24.728-04:002012-07-20T01:00:24.728-04:00OMG, has anyone seen Friday's strip? It is a ...OMG, has anyone seen Friday's strip? It is a CLASSIC in every way.<br /><br />--Beagle VetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-10308419629444143222012-07-20T00:56:43.928-04:002012-07-20T00:56:43.928-04:00As an Akronite, I believe NE Ohio has always neede...As an Akronite, I believe NE Ohio has always needed a legal hallucinatory experience, and MW is a powerful source. I am grateful.ethel mertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880656196371743292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-58918337170144628602012-07-19T23:16:20.502-04:002012-07-19T23:16:20.502-04:00Anon@ 5:08pm: I'm from Parma also; I live on ...Anon@ 5:08pm: I'm from Parma also; I live on Brownfield Dr., down the road from Bethany Lutheran. And re Parma being a hotbed of Mary Worth readers, well, I guess we're just so easily entertained here.kathyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465604795711228681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-82939833430927125602012-07-19T23:14:23.219-04:002012-07-19T23:14:23.219-04:00@KitKat: No kidding? I'm in South Euclid. List...@KitKat: No kidding? I'm in South Euclid. Listen all you North Ohio people (and others, of course), we've got to get together! I propose the Market Garden right next to the West Side Market for some craft beer, good food and MW conviviality. Any takers?Mike in Clevelandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-61683508688153263512012-07-19T17:08:38.327-04:002012-07-19T17:08:38.327-04:00What's up with so many Ohio posters? I'm ...What's up with so many Ohio posters? I'm also from Parma which is why I go by "anonymous".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-73253111255143706022012-07-19T16:44:41.710-04:002012-07-19T16:44:41.710-04:00Hey, I'm in Ohio too! I'm in the Dayton ar...Hey, I'm in Ohio too! I'm in the Dayton area.<br /><br />The good news is we're far from any cruise ships of any kind. :Dbirdienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-51362897919860680842012-07-19T16:00:16.469-04:002012-07-19T16:00:16.469-04:00@fauxprof, Thanks for reminding me about Dave from...@fauxprof, Thanks for reminding me about Dave from Parma (who is probably glad he's not in Parma, Italy, at this time of the Westons). I'm in Euclid.KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-14743596772409816282012-07-19T15:35:28.773-04:002012-07-19T15:35:28.773-04:00@KitKat: don't forget Dave from Parma, too. (...@KitKat: don't forget Dave from Parma, too. (I presume that's our Parma.)<br /><br />I'm in Akron.fauxprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-84483904360098916002012-07-19T15:18:48.217-04:002012-07-19T15:18:48.217-04:00@Thorpnotized at 12:14 PM, Ohio must be a hotbed o...@Thorpnotized at 12:14 PM, Ohio must be a hotbed of MW & Me aficionados. Perhaps we can petition Gov. Kasich to rechristen Columbus "Santa Royale Midwest."KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-62449674264391494602012-07-19T13:04:16.770-04:002012-07-19T13:04:16.770-04:00Louise: here's Rex in a dapper pea green jacke...Louise: here's Rex in a dapper pea green jacket:<br />http://tinyurl.com/d2wp27g<br /><br />And here's a rather shocking panel:<br />http://tinyurl.com/6rm66dh<br /><br />I cannot vouch for the verisimilitude of these pictures.<br />You may want to consider it with a grain of Kelk.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157625283959847611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-22349665007763631262012-07-19T12:41:27.169-04:002012-07-19T12:41:27.169-04:00''You heard the man! Follow Steve Buscemi ...''You heard the man! Follow Steve Buscemi to Deck 4!''Maude Findlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-72367124879140360462012-07-19T12:34:10.221-04:002012-07-19T12:34:10.221-04:00Dawn, Dawn, Dawn...
In movies, there is only one a...Dawn, Dawn, Dawn...<br />In movies, there is only one answer to your question, "What should we do?"<br />And that answer is, (in unison, now, please), "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!"meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157625283959847611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-29871025224745718972012-07-19T12:14:10.457-04:002012-07-19T12:14:10.457-04:00Yep, I committed the essential Freudian faux pas b...Yep, I committed the essential Freudian faux pas by not proofreading my entry and ending up with "shame" where "same" should have been yesterday. . . Wilbur isn't the only one looking foolish. . . At least I'm not wearing a green suit. I LOVED Meg's summary of the attire worn by "Gentlemen of the Comics". Clearly she has an encyclopedic knowledge of this LouiseFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129421107614192042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-47467609967423343652012-07-19T12:14:10.239-04:002012-07-19T12:14:10.239-04:00@KitKat, Thurs 11:10 AM -
I noticed that loudspea...@KitKat, Thurs 11:10 AM - <br />I noticed that loudspeaker as well. Reminds me of my grade school classrooms during the 60's. I think the "Deck 4" sign is actually level, but since the ship is now at such an angle, Giella adjusted the drawing so Wilbur and Dawn would appear more upright.<br /><br />By the way, I'm in Toledo, so I'm relatively close to you, fauxprof, and Thorpnotizednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-83040201804853504012012-07-19T11:10:12.134-04:002012-07-19T11:10:12.134-04:00How about that circa 1940s loudspeaker? And, why i...How about that circa 1940s loudspeaker? And, why is the "Deck 4 <--" sign pointing at an angle? So the unfortunate passengers know that they have to go up? Maybe Giorgio has taken revenge on Wilbur for all his dumb phone calls over the years.<br /><br />Note to Fauxprof and Mike in Cleveland: I'm also in your vicinity.KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-86889593844880150182012-07-19T10:31:25.107-04:002012-07-19T10:31:25.107-04:00Mike in Cleveland: (Hi, neighbor!) A cruise ship w...Mike in Cleveland: (Hi, neighbor!) A cruise ship will have about eleven or twelve decks with the top ones being the pool deck or the sky deck. Lifeboat muster stations are about halfway down, usually on decks four, five or six, depending on the configuration. On most ships we've been on, deck three is the site of the medical facility, and the alternative gangway. Anything below that is fauxprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-40029002082865713512012-07-19T10:17:49.305-04:002012-07-19T10:17:49.305-04:00fauxprof, that is another reason why I don't t...fauxprof, that is another reason why I don't think they're really on the Unita. they're on a ship that only has 4 or 5 decks. They're either so clueless that they walked up the wrong gangplank and only think they're on the Unita, or they sinply hit a mild time warp and went back to the late forties. I admit I've never been on a cruise ship, so those of you who have please Mike in Clevelandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-72567062192014501702012-07-19T08:15:29.255-04:002012-07-19T08:15:29.255-04:00Thursday AM...So, they were in the dining room, an...Thursday AM...So, they were in the dining room, and deck 4 is UP? That puts the dining room on at least deck 3, which is awfully low for those great big windows. This ship would be in trouble even without a collision of some sort.<br /><br />Actually, bigger trouble than you might imagine. My husband (lets call him "realprof") went back and looked at the original drawing of the Unitafauxprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-38984026641103070722012-07-18T22:43:56.494-04:002012-07-18T22:43:56.494-04:00Awesome...after Dr. Sigmund Freud sorts out the li...Awesome...after Dr. Sigmund Freud sorts out the lifeboat location problem, he can shrink Dawn's head while they bob along in the water.Vickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-42652064403454643662012-07-18T17:10:13.631-04:002012-07-18T17:10:13.631-04:00Chester, A muster station on deck four or five wo...Chester, A muster station on deck four or five would be about normal, depending on the size of the ship. However, a really bad list can prevent lifeboats on one side from being launched, while panic and lack of leadership (as on the Costa Concordia) is a recipe for disaster.fauxprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-85140392950999227402012-07-18T16:44:36.125-04:002012-07-18T16:44:36.125-04:00The correct response is "The lifeboats are LO...The correct response is "The lifeboats are LOCATED on Deck 4"<br /><br />But why would lifeboats be located BELOW deck? How would you get them off the ship? Shouldn't they be located on the TOP deck?Chester the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777313278479395757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-30552134939819326362012-07-18T16:15:36.331-04:002012-07-18T16:15:36.331-04:00In defense of Wilbur and his green suit, I would l...In defense of Wilbur and his green suit, I would like to point out that many gentlemen of the comics wear green suits, to wit: Mr. Dithers, Mr. Weatherbee, Mr.White, Mr. Burns, and even the sainted Rex Morgan, MD. The unusual texture/pattern of Mr. Weston's suit is another matter altogether.<br />Thanks to all for the comments. My heart will go on.meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157625283959847611noreply@blogger.com