tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post9119909133416949311..comments2024-03-28T14:41:29.014-04:00Comments on Mary Worth and Me: Mary Worth 943Wandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11411177284399969610noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-20570191858727348382011-01-31T07:22:23.076-05:002011-01-31T07:22:23.076-05:00Monday AM: Props to tuffenuf, who totally called t...Monday AM: Props to tuffenuf, who totally called the newest twist in the storyline, with "I think I prefer Wilbur and Kurt, skipping gaily through the woods to the book vs. Kindle yawnfest/clash."<br /><br />Careful what you wish for, Worthy peeps!Punkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-37089704819837920482011-01-30T22:42:36.215-05:002011-01-30T22:42:36.215-05:00Darn, I wanted to see Mary and Jeff's relation...Darn, I wanted to see Mary and Jeff's relationship go to the brink of disaster ... and back, of course, since this is the WORTHiverse, Anything but this product placement nightmare. A girl can dream, can't she?trixietrudynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-15217021863989840512011-01-30T20:15:53.803-05:002011-01-30T20:15:53.803-05:00Great one, birdie@6.51p.
You may have indeed unco...Great one, birdie@6.51p.<br /><br />You may have indeed uncovered the reason for this really lame story line. (If anything in the Worthiverse can be termed a "storyline"...)phoebes in santa fehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083814964836187823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-75548077273567043822011-01-30T20:13:40.049-05:002011-01-30T20:13:40.049-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.phoebes in santa fehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083814964836187823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-67347889067162859882011-01-30T18:51:16.088-05:002011-01-30T18:51:16.088-05:00Sometimes I suspect that Moy is trying to see just...Sometimes I suspect that Moy is trying to see just how boring the strip can get before she loses her last two dozen readers. I almost think she's boring herself to tears and hopes to lose the faithful few so she can hang it up.birdienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-71825634638846668822011-01-30T15:00:10.670-05:002011-01-30T15:00:10.670-05:00Re: Sunday 1/30 strip. Well now Mary and Jeff are ...Re: Sunday 1/30 strip. Well now Mary and Jeff are being all mature. No name calling. I feel foolish thinking this would be a "break-up" storyline.mrvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491878061407709835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-10729539739907344962011-01-30T14:24:54.279-05:002011-01-30T14:24:54.279-05:00@Shmoopie - I'm beginning to think these so-ca...@Shmoopie - I'm beginning to think these so-called "e-reader" devices are designed to suck out our souls, or maybe beam radar beams into our brains for mind control!<br /> Sadly, Jeff has already succumbed, but if she can resist, it's not to late for Mary and her gray books!! <br /> It appears your library is embracing this eeeevil plot, too! Whatever you do, beware of yourVickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-56301224926431886262011-01-30T14:16:15.930-05:002011-01-30T14:16:15.930-05:00This story line may be lame, but as long as it kee...This story line may be lame, but as long as it keeps us out of Scott & Adrian's hotel room, I'm totally fine with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-78441407373434644082011-01-30T13:46:20.721-05:002011-01-30T13:46:20.721-05:00This is getting scary! I just received an e-mail f...This is getting scary! I just received an e-mail from my library system, offering hands-on introduction on how to use e-reader devices in case I "got one for Christmas and don't know what to do with it." Should I reply back that I'm a Luddite and don't appreciate such demon devices? Or should I go with Jeff's camp and embrace this new technology? After all, I would no Shmoopienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-69086559955907507292011-01-29T20:03:55.183-05:002011-01-29T20:03:55.183-05:00Mary certainly picks and chooses her preferences i...Mary certainly picks and chooses her preferences in technology. For one thing, her left implant has shifted all the way to her collarbone.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241796091443881740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-57035074782496627702011-01-29T10:12:23.808-05:002011-01-29T10:12:23.808-05:00Jeff, remember that this is the woman who stated &...Jeff, remember that this is the woman who stated "There are always wants, but rarely needs." Now why don't you pick an arguement about something more important, like the correct way to hang a roll of toilet paper?kathyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465604795711228681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-71467708367981472532011-01-29T09:41:09.647-05:002011-01-29T09:41:09.647-05:00Mary has a computer?! Mary has a cell phone?! Ok...Mary has a computer?! Mary has a cell phone?! Ok, it's a Commodore 64 and a Jitterbug, but wow!<br /><br />As an aside, does this mean the reel-to-reel hi-fi from Scott's hospital stay is in danger of being upgraded to an ipod (or to take smaller steps, a boombox)?Dave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-83259001682262535782011-01-28T20:20:48.274-05:002011-01-28T20:20:48.274-05:00Jeff is going to become a huge technophile. He'...Jeff is going to become a huge technophile. He'll be out getting an iPod, an iPad, an iPhone, etc. (This strip brought to you by Apple.)Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241796091443881740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-65505853104730992142011-01-28T19:39:48.697-05:002011-01-28T19:39:48.697-05:00Isn't this the Maryverse where shapes shift an...Isn't this the Maryverse where shapes shift and colors change? So, you wouldn't need a Kindle. You just need one book and it would morph into what ever story you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-44904079661361853022011-01-28T17:23:14.666-05:002011-01-28T17:23:14.666-05:00my bookcase is totaly full i could surely use a ki...my bookcase is totaly full i could surely use a kindle and will get one soon seeing how i dont think the price will go any lower . but this story is crazy . like what hair dye is dr jeff using because he looks 20 years younger then mary and only weird guys want woman 20 years older . oops forgot jeff is weirdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-78019039348769140622011-01-28T16:05:53.770-05:002011-01-28T16:05:53.770-05:00Talk about your newfangled technologies! Today'...Talk about your newfangled technologies! Today's Google ad on Mary Worth and Me was for Kindle! How do they DO that?Brickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178708236534104437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-6563959462427178022011-01-28T16:00:50.244-05:002011-01-28T16:00:50.244-05:00Projected storyline -
1. Mary and Jeff break up.
...Projected storyline - <br />1. Mary and Jeff break up.<br />2. Adrian defends Daddy, Scott defends Mary. Discord between the newlyweds ensures.<br />3. Mary and Jeff, distraught with guilt for causing Trouble in Paradise, reconcile and agree that each can enjoy literature in their chosen way. <br />4. Adrian and Scott reconcile, following the elders' good example.<br />5(A). All's well mrvyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491878061407709835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-62247638927376831342011-01-28T15:26:51.672-05:002011-01-28T15:26:51.672-05:00Has anyone considered that maybe Mary doesn't ...Has anyone considered that maybe Mary doesn't like electronic portable reading devices because their plastic cases give off noxious smoke at the book burnings?<br /><br />On the other hand, Mary is probably missing the efficiency in that she could simultaneously burn several raunchy books (think 'Huckleberry Finn', 'The Catcher in the Rye', 'Elmo Goes to the Doctor') Dave in Parmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-3343816660553293352011-01-28T14:54:37.982-05:002011-01-28T14:54:37.982-05:00I agree that it's time for A) a storyline feat...I agree that it's time for A) a storyline featuring Mary as the main character for a change, and B) a breakup between Mary and Jeff. After all, we've had two romances in a row, buzzy feelings and all. On with the discord!<br /><br />By the way, my 91-year-old father just got an iPad. If he can embrace technology, Mary certainly can!trixietrudynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-6768972206229899152011-01-28T14:43:59.821-05:002011-01-28T14:43:59.821-05:00Let the name calling begin.
Or perhaps Jeff is c...Let the name calling begin. <br /><br />Or perhaps Jeff is calling Mary a Luddite because she drooled over Allen Ludden, the host of Password, for many years, dreaming that he would one day whisper that special password into her ear.<br /><br />Does that make Betty White a Luddite, too?Chester the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777313278479395757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-78678690648797371752011-01-28T13:40:14.443-05:002011-01-28T13:40:14.443-05:00When I saw the chosen panel this morning I read it...When I saw the chosen panel this morning I read it too fast, and thought Jeff was saying "Shut yourself! Your Luddite self!" to Mary! Which he kinda WAS saying...<br /><br />Love the "Slow Death" label this morning, Wanders. Which is of course what we are all experiencing. Hey, it's Mary's world, we're all just dying of boredom in it.<br /><br />And thanks for the Punkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-57407427419210057012011-01-28T13:33:31.384-05:002011-01-28T13:33:31.384-05:00Isn’t this, after all, the Worthiverse, where time...Isn’t this, after all, the Worthiverse, where time and space are of a different dimension? Cars and faces morph from one panel to the next; windows appear and disappear; trees turn into lightposts; furniture moves about at will, and clothing changes while the person is wearing it. Why does anyone here need a Kindle or any such backward “technology”--don’t they simply read by osmosis?kathyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465604795711228681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-44536532480901085542011-01-28T13:05:17.163-05:002011-01-28T13:05:17.163-05:00I wonder if Jeff will end up becoming a late-in-li...I wonder if Jeff will end up becoming a late-in-life hipster, now that he's embracing technology? Maybe he'll start hanging around Moonbucks, nursing a latte while reading artsy books on his Kindle... Growing out his hair & beard, Beatnik style. Wearing Birkenstocks, retro rock band t-shirts & skinny jeans, acting all Emo... It could happen!Maude Findlaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-15965653812977208652011-01-28T13:04:22.485-05:002011-01-28T13:04:22.485-05:00How can Jeff possibilly consider remaining in a re...How can Jeff possibilly consider remaining in a relationship with a Luddite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-26162358429883198722011-01-28T12:39:18.725-05:002011-01-28T12:39:18.725-05:00Let the name-calling begin! It's going to be ...Let the name-calling begin! It's going to be a slippery slope now and Jeff had better grab his citizen cane on the way down!Vickinoreply@blogger.com