This has always been a family friendly blog, and cheating is definitely not a family friendly subject. I had to learn this the hard way. Once my kids and I were playing Old Maid, and I looked at my son's cards. Then I noticed that he was glancing at his sister's cards. And then his sister won the game by looking at my cards, and everyone got upset. Cheating is definitely not good for families, and if this story gets any more offensive, I may have to stop blogging until it is over.Today's Full Strip
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Lawrence??
Ian??
The manager of the New York Blazes?
WILBUR????
I am frightened about each and every possibility.
I can almost hear the deep, salacious voice that did the voiceovers before all those 1970's made for TV movies that you knew were going to be SO good-
''The following story contains mature themes, frank language and adult subject matter. Parental discretion is advised.''
My word verification was ''calkinal''. Perhaps referring to a generic version of Kelk?
My biggest question has to be "How do you say an exclaimation point?" I mean, that must take some real skills. OR, does she just say the phrase "exclaimation point" and look like a total doofus?
"...I may have to stop blogging until it is over."
Based on how recent MW story lines have dragged out, that could mean no new posts for weeks or months!
I am secretly hoping her boyfriend is Wilbur.
(long time fan, first time posting - I love this site)
Maybe Mary makes those sounds for punctuation, just like Victor Borge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bpIbdZhrzA
But, oh god, yes, please make it Wilbur!
That foxy vixen Nola became progressively more unattractive during this strip. Perhaps this was Giella's intention?
LOL - who am I kidding.
Could this mean the return of that fan favorite, Good-Time Charley? Doubtless we will know in a month or so.
My WV is "padpi." I'll let you guys deal with that one on your own.
The thought of delving into Nola's cheating ways is bad enough, but to think that it will validate Toby's catty comments is just...over the top. Please let it not be Mr. Pool Party that she was cheating with!
Charley? Did they...(gasp) listen to Rogers and Hammerstein together?
MY WV: "ANTED" "what happens to Mary's food when she leaves it out overnight.
Maybe her boyfriend is Wayne the kidnapper.
He's "distant" not because he is cheating, but because the state pen is located in Capital City, not Santa Royale.
I have nothing to say except to comment on today's word verification, bookerci.
There's a book in that too, of course.
Nola: Yes, Mary, I cheated. I cheated with Ian Cameron.
Mary: !!! (face touch)
Nola: I know it was wrong, but the first time I saw him, lounging pompously by the pool, wearing that sassy tartan Speedo, that curly white pelt of hair on his flabby back...He had me at "Hello, lass."
It started with drinks and a few laughs at Bobby's Hotel's Restaurant's Bar...intimate lunches at the Lemon Wedge...then one gloriously romantic weekend away in Goleta. He told his wife he was going to a professor's convention- she was such a fool, she believed him.
Then, one day, it was over. His wife found out when she found a yellow scarf in his kilt pocket.
After that, she put Ian under wraps. That's why you haven't seen him since the pool party on Monday, November 30, 2009.
In tomorrow's strip, Toby bursts out of some random location -- under the table, out from the hallway, or from in the fridge -- points and accusing finger at Nola, and says "Hussy!" in bold capital letters while Nola and Mary respond with question marks, exclamation points, and those other symbols that Sarge from Beetle Bailey is apt to say when he's stomping down on some poor new recruit.
Now let's all take a step back, breathe for a second, and take a quick reality check:
While any man would be smitten with Nola Wolfinsheepsclothing and her fine menagerie of yellow pant suits, please remember that this is the Worthiverse.
'Cheating' simply entails talking to a new male neighbor at the pool party, or going to a new hairstylist instead of the one you've used for the last 50 years (something that apparently happened between the pool party and dinner).
That said, Mary looks like she wishes she were anywhere but serving steaming helpings of Oobleck in her condo at the moment.
Nola would have worn her scarlet letter to dinner, but that isn't in the MW color palette.
Alright Nola! Don't hold back! Go ahead and tell this old biddy you barely know that you cheated on your boyfriend. Sounds like you might need a professional therapist for this, not someone who "people say gives good advice".
Emmy @ 8:42 AM: I wondered the same thing. On 2/2, when Nola asked Mary if she had "TIME TO TALK", Mary's response was "?". Today Mary says "!". I'm thinking a thought bubble might be more appropriate than the speech balloon. And shouldn't Mary's reaction to this shocking confession be more like, "!?!?!?!" ?
jmernl @ 9:30 AM: At first, I also wondered if Wayne might be Nola's boyfriend, but if she would consider him handsome, she's got some real problems...
@Emmy - when writing assembly code in the 80's we would say words for different symbols when reading the code. @ of course was "at", * was "splat" and ! was "bang" - so maybe Mary just said "BANG" to Nola. I don't know.
Anonymous@11:02: Can you tell me what *&^%$#@! (Wayne's mantra) might translate as?
I know we're all hoping this will be a juicy story, but I have a feeling tomorrow Nola's going to clarify that she isn't a cheater, she was actually having her accountant do her taxes and her boyfriend misunderstood.
Maybe Karen Moy and Joe Giella took to heart last week's criticisms of hyphenating words in the thought bubbles. You can't split "?" and "!"
wv "prealing": What Mary does when she tosses off advice
Excellent storyline, Meg! Although I'm sure the main reason Toby didn't go to the convention with Ian was that she had some floors to tile.
I need some brain bleach for the image of Chinbeard in a tartan Speedo. Or any kind of Speedo. Maybe he wears a tartan mankini.
--Beagle Vet
Meg and Beagle vet:
You two are killing me today!
Great comments! Meg your thorough investigation of the story was much appreciated.
I laughed my "ythaster"* off!
*wv
Maybe Nola cheated with Dr. Jeff. That would make Mary say !!!!!!!!!!!!
Sad story here- due to a reconfiguring of our hometown paper they are no longer carrying Mary Worth, Rex Morgan, or Judge Parker. This blog will be my only source of information of the Worthiverse,... so things aren't all bad. But it could be a bad sign for the future of our old friends.
@jmernl: It's gotta be Dr. Jeff. He finally got tired of waiting for Mary.
Nola's right eyebrow is truly terrifying.
Maybe Nola is cheating with Mr. Cokehead. In the one panel Nola has NO PLATE and is just sitting there holding a spoon! Is she about to do a hit right there at Mary's table!? Does her other hand contain a lighter? No wonder Mary is !!! And wow... that would definitely not be family-friendly.
Oh Wanders, I hope it doesn't come to that! But if it does, would you consider starting maryworthafterdark.blogspot.com and posting there instead, for plots that are family unfriendly?
I think Mary is saying "!" because Nola has magically slid down to the other end of the table.
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