@Punky, I also enjoyed seeing Mary trying out her new coffee drinking tricks on Gina. I can't have any coffee until after a fasting blood draw this morning, but I think that when I get a cup, I will try that sideways drinking thingy... while I am driving.
Mary...even Mary... must be looking at Gina's profoundly dumb ponytail for today, her goofy expression, listening to portents of The Sign and think to herself "what have I done?"
@heydave - and maybe Gina is looking at Mary and wondering why, at her ripe old age, she still has that 'drinking problem' - that can't feel good, having a lap full of hot coffee
Gina's expression in panel one calls to mind the characteristic pose of Mad Magazine's Alfred E. Newman: "What, me worry?"
It looks like Gina must have gotten to her feet in panel two. Is she finally going back to waitressing, or is she just heading to the restroom after the coffee marathons?
Signs? A CHANCE to see him? Has Gina learned NOTHING from her little jaunt into proactivity?
What Mary should say is: "Gina, change back into your purple power shirt, get back to the college student center and contact Bobby before he gets here, or the cruel hand of fate will see you in that minty green uniform at my age."
Or perhaps, the most famous quote of all from that classic, "I like my coffee strong and black,..." I won't finish it here, this is a family-friendly blog... But that one certainly adds a bit of interest to Mary's Charterstone life.
If only the ''signs'' that Gina is getting would be like in an M. Night Shayamalan movie. Gina would realize that Mary is actually dead, because no one is ''about 60'' for over 50 years.
This is not the storyline Moy wanted to write. We all know this one makes no sense. Nobody moons around like that about the loss of their childhood sweetheart.
The original storyline has just been discovered at an all-night cafe, covered in coffee stains and tears, but fortunately still legible. It can now be revealed.
It was the story of Mary's own lost love {violin music}, the one from before she was widowed. Yes, Mary was deeply in love at the age of 30, which was about 90 years ago. They were cruelly separated during the first World War and he was believed to be dead. She now suspects that her true love is still alive and eligible, which is the real reason why she can't marry Dr. Jeff. (He almost convinced her but she dodged that bullet.)
Why could that story not be told? Because Giella balked at trying to draw a 120 year old eligible bachelor. For all his talent, he knew he could not pull that one off.
So we got this lame substitute. Same idea, only more boring.
I did a little sleuthing on Mary Worth and Me, and I found that the last pool party at Charterstone was held in June. Of last year!!! This Friday is the first day of autumn already, and Charterstone has yet to have a pool party this year? What gives, Karen Moy??? Hopefully Gina will bring Bobby Black back to Charterstone for the obligatory pool party.
WV: "squidati," a creative dish now served at The Bum Boat.
Here's another sign Gina might be seeing soon: Help Wanted in the Diner window.
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Mary pours her coffee into her left cheek as she searches the coffee grains for a sign confirming that Gina truly is her dumbest-ever meddlee.
I love the visual clue of Gina's minty green uniform. That's how we know we're back in DINER.
@Punky,
I also enjoyed seeing Mary trying out her new coffee drinking tricks on Gina. I can't have any coffee until after a fasting blood draw this morning, but I think that when I get a cup, I will try that sideways drinking thingy... while I am driving.
Wish me luck! :)
Mary...even Mary... must be looking at Gina's profoundly dumb ponytail for today, her goofy expression, listening to portents of The Sign and think to herself "what have I done?"
@heydave - and maybe Gina is looking at Mary and wondering why, at her ripe old age, she still has that 'drinking problem' - that can't feel good, having a lap full of hot coffee
Gina's expression in panel one calls to mind the characteristic pose of Mad Magazine's Alfred E. Newman: "What, me worry?"
It looks like Gina must have gotten to her feet in panel two. Is she finally going back to waitressing, or is she just heading to the restroom after the coffee marathons?
Diner is getting a little seedy--people are starting to scrawl graffiti on the booths. Check out over Mary's shoulder in the 2nd panel.
@Elaine--the 'drinking problem' line brought visions of Ted in Airplane splashing the drink on himself.
There goes Mary again, sounding like a fortune cookie.
And Wanders, you are hilarious! Why is it that Gina has to wait until she's on duty to sit down and tell Mary about the latest situation in her life.
I'm surprised that she hasn't been fired yet. Maybe that will be end the storyline, with a special guest.
Boss: "Gina, you're fired!"
Mary and Gina: "Donald Trump?!"
The only sign that I see is that Moy should seek a new line of work.
Signs? A CHANCE to see him? Has Gina learned NOTHING from her little jaunt into proactivity?
What Mary should say is: "Gina, change back into your purple power shirt, get back to the college student center and contact Bobby before he gets here,
or the cruel hand of fate will see you in that minty green uniform at my age."
That coffee must be really good. Mary is using her pointed lizard-like tongue to get the last drop of it out.
Considering her devoted work ethic, it would be a shame if Gina is unable to get time off from DINER in order to go to the game.
@Dave in Parma - my thoughts exactly! May as well interject a little humor in this humorless, never-ending tale...
"I picked the wrong day to give up drinking," Mary thinks to herself.
Or perhaps, the most famous quote of all from that classic, "I like my coffee strong and black,..." I won't finish it here, this is a family-friendly blog... But that one certainly adds a bit of interest to Mary's Charterstone life.
Maybe the soccer event will be sold out and Gina will have to sneak in, undercover as a waitress! Nawww, no one would believe her.
If only the ''signs'' that Gina is getting would be like in an M. Night Shayamalan movie. Gina would realize that Mary is actually dead, because no one is ''about 60'' for over 50 years.
This is not the storyline Moy wanted to write. We all know this one makes no sense. Nobody moons around like that about the loss of their childhood sweetheart.
The original storyline has just been discovered at an all-night cafe, covered in coffee stains and tears, but fortunately still legible. It can now be revealed.
It was the story of Mary's own lost love {violin music}, the one from before she was widowed. Yes, Mary was deeply in love at the age of 30, which was about 90 years ago. They were cruelly separated during the first World War and he was believed to be dead. She now suspects that her true love is still alive and eligible, which is the real reason why she can't marry Dr. Jeff. (He almost convinced her but she dodged that bullet.)
Why could that story not be told? Because Giella balked at trying to draw a 120 year old eligible bachelor. For all his talent, he knew he could not pull that one off.
So we got this lame substitute. Same idea, only more boring.
I did a little sleuthing on Mary Worth and Me, and I found that the last pool party at Charterstone was held in June. Of last year!!! This Friday is the first day of autumn already, and Charterstone has yet to have a pool party this year? What gives, Karen Moy??? Hopefully Gina will bring Bobby Black back to Charterstone for the obligatory pool party.
WV: "squidati," a creative dish now served at The Bum Boat.
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