Ah, the traditional Santa Royale honeymoon. A classic destination for lovers of all genres. Dagwood and Blondie. Elly and John Patterson, the parents in For Better or For Worse. I think even Fred and Wilma Flintstone honeymooned there in 10,000 B.C.Today's Full Strip
They've been driving around aimlessly for so long that it became nighttime! But we have a fun guessing game for us today: what is Adrian's secret?? I'll go first. "Scott and I are still 'just friends,' Mary."
ReplyDeleteYou see where this is going, don't you? Rehearsal dinner at the Bum Boat. Reception poolside at Charterstone, catered by Mary (don't worry, Mary Worth brand Salmon Squares are available in bulk from the freezer section at SanRoyMart....just thaw and serve)
ReplyDeleteAdrian got out of her car and is now driving her orange with orange interior pick-up truck. Note the rear window just behind M & A's head.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard for Adrian to touch her face when she has to drive all around the perimeter of Santa Royale over and over (and over) again.
Until now I thought that "let me tell you a story" was the queen of all phrases introducing a juicy new sub-plot in Mary Worth. But "I'll let you in on a little secret" nearly knocked me off my chair this morning - the edge of which I'll be perched on from now until I hear what skeletons may hide in Mr. and soon to be Mrs. Milquetoast's closets.
ReplyDeleteIt's nightime already?
ReplyDeleteStay local, means "cheap"
Chester, it IS a cheap way to go. I blame Scott. This is what Adrian gets, for marrying below her station.
ReplyDeleteAdrian is going to admit to Mary that they have to "stay local" because Scott doesn't have the coin for an expensive honeymoon.
ReplyDeleteAnd, he won't let Adrian help him pay for it!
Thereby giving Jill Black's contention that Adrian is marrying "below herself" some validity.
Adrian is still recovering from the lost $50,000.
ReplyDeleteShe's so poor, she has to use plastic sheeting in place of her car windows.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'll let you in on a little secret, Adrian: I don't care about your stupid wedding anymore. Bleah.
Adrian did have a feeling about staying local but, with all the hoopla, now she's torn and doesn't want to be swayed by Scott's suggestions. Poor Scott.
ReplyDeleteI think Adrian's heart wants them to honeymoon with Mary.
I like the way Adrian's seatbelt is growing out of the windshield visor.
ReplyDeleteI can't read the full strip anywhere - it either comes up as content currently unavailable or just as nothing at all.
ReplyDeleteDo you know what happened? Not even the link in this post works.
@Taryn, The link worked for me, but you can try this URL:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/comics/king.html?name=Mary_Worth&date=20101104
They're staying local because Giella isn't familiar with drawing the constantly changing landscape Vegas or Niagara Falls. Better to stick with revolving restaurants and generic tall buildings.
ReplyDeleteWow, they must just be driving in a huge hamster wheel, going nowhere, letting it get dark, just smiling along into oblivion.
ReplyDeleteStay local? Who the heck honeymoons in the town they live in? Oh yeah, incredibly boring people. I almost forgot which comic I was reading.
ReplyDeleteFirst, we'll take a dip in the Charterstone pool. Next, we'll have dinner at the Bum Boat. After dinner, we can take a moonlit stroll along some type of water. Then it's off to our luxurious apartment in downtown Santa Royale to lose our virginity.
ReplyDeleteYou didn't think Adrian was "that kind of girl," did you? She deserves to wear white.
Adrian's big "secret" sure is a let down....
ReplyDeleteSyndi - agreed. Most Boring Secret Ever. However, we can at least thank our lucky stars that we didn't have to wait an entire week to have the non-secret revealed.
ReplyDeleteLove the message here: I want to go somewhere exotic for my honeymoon, but I'll keep that a secret from my fiance because he wants to stay in town and I want him to be happy, so it's fine if I keep a secret from him and not be happy on my honeymoon - it's his happiness that matters, not mine.
Also, have they been driving around for so long that it's daytime again? Mary, we're begging you now, change your clothes!
Wasn't Scott at DEATH'S DOOR a few months ago? He might not be ready to travel to a faraway and exotic place, something he needn't explain to Adrian, of course, because she's a doctor.
ReplyDeleteAnd I appreciate Mary's response. It's like, "Let's not forget, Princess, that Scott is the best thing that ever happened to you and that you're happy enough just to be with him."
WHY is she having this conversation with Mary and not with Scott? It sounds like she hasn't even told Scott what she wants, so she doesn't even know if there's a conflict.
ReplyDeleteBut maybe Mary can set her up to go work with her brother. And why not have Mary go too? The more the Marier!
Shoot, I thought the secret would be "I've never told Scott, but I only PRETEND to be a doctor and Mountview Hosp. only PRETENDS to pay me. I'm broke, Mary; I have NO money of my own!"
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I'm sure cops just HATE to get away from the crime on the streets they patrol every day in their cities. Especially on their honeymoons. What was A. thinking!?
A is sush a pushover! First Ted Confey, then Jill and now Scott. I betr her patients alak all over her too.
ReplyDeletePatient: "I don't need a heart transplant."
A: " You're right...I guess..."
Adrian must be driving to England; notice the location of the steering column in Friday's strip! By Sat. it will be in Mary's lap.
ReplyDelete@ birdie - If the people of Santa Royale were at all capable of open and honest communication, especially with loved ones, they'd have to rename this strip.
ReplyDeleteI think phoebes is right. Scott's wanting to stay local obviously is a signal that he can't afford an exotic locale honeymoon and, male traditionalist that he is, he doesn't want Adrian to pay. Thus setting the stage for the failure of the typical Santa Royale (aka 1950s) marriage. In fact, I'll go out on a limb and say the wedding will never take place.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Scott doesn't want to go to an exotic and faraway place because he's still wearing his sling and it would cause such unsightly tan lines.
ReplyDeleteIt was good of Adrian, though, to specify that her honeymoon would actually include Scott. She mentioned him by name!
I'm glad A. said this feels "real" AND "right" and not "unreal" and "right". (She has enough problems with reality as it is.)
ReplyDeleteMary's been gone so long I see they've erected a giant CHARTERSTONE sign to guide her home. Very thoughtful, that.
Phew! Finally they are back at CHARTERSTONE. A's car must be running on fumes by now. Poor car, has to listen to this story over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. After the car drops off Mary and A, I am sure it is off to the Shell station for a gallon of unleaded!
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