@Toots McGee--I really did Laugh Out Loud. How funny (and Most Excellent) would THAT plot development be?
"I'll just have regular water."--If there isn't a Worthy yet for the dumbest, most banal line of dialogue yet, I NEED to beg that Wanders create one, and I NEED to nominate this line.
Since we all know that the Mystery(Not) Guest is Tom Harpman, Miraculously Cured, I want to offer better alternatives. Who would be more fun?
1. OBV.--Killer Bees. 2. John Dill bearing a life size Mary Worth Homage Cake 3. Toby and a housewarming clown painting, which Elinor slogs off on 4. Dawn and Jim, the latter unmercifully blistered as a cripple by Elinor 5. Wilbur, whose pudginess is slammed as "pure laziness and gluttony" by Elinor
Oh please let it be Professor Chinbeard at the door wearing a kilt! Toby, of course, isn't with him as she TRIED to warn Ian the new neighbors seem "scary", but...
How about Mary's crazy funhouse? The mirror, lamp and curtains to the left of Beth in Panel 1 have transformed into flowers, end table and an amoeba portrait.
Re: The insistent buzzing of the doorbell and possible incipient romance: You might recall a past youngish couple named Jenna and Mike who described their falling in love as a "strange buzzing feeling." Could this unexpected guest signal love about to bloom? Right in the midst of the asparagus salad and regular water?
Re: Saturday Night Live references. Is one of the dinner guests about to become the Thing That Wouldn't Leave, ala John Belushi?
Maude, I hate raisins, too. I thought I should mention that there is a conveniently located In-and-Out burger near Goleta, not to mention the Diner. What say we get some Rainbow Swirl after this awful dinner with plain water?
Regarding the context of the secret message: I am glad to be able to be of some service to the great Wanders who has brought us so much joy by creating and maintaining Mary Worth and Me. Although I freely admit to being obsessed with Mary Worth, I remember the past "strange buzzing feeling" panel more vividly than most because my longtime boyfriend is named Mike. Being part of a youngish couple with similar names as the buzzing pair cemented their cartoonish love into my memory.
Don't be shy! I'd love to hear what you have to say about Mary Worth. Just keep it clean, that's all I ask. This is a FAMILY FRIENDLY blog. I don't want to moderate comments, but I will if I have to.
I'm so disappointed; I'd hoped Ma Kinley was going to expand on her refusal of asparagus by explaining how it made her pee stinky.
ReplyDeleteDoes Beth cut her hair with a blunt knife?
Meg, yesterday you made a pretty bold plot prediction. But you really let me down. Mary's doorbell doesn't go ding dong, it goes buzz buzz.
ReplyDeleteBut who could the mystery fourth guest be?
ReplyDeleteI don't know about the rest of you, but the suspense is killing me!
Oh no, Killer Bees!
ReplyDeleteIt's just Elinor. She had another senior moment and locked herself out.
ReplyDeleteOh, please, let it be Charley Smith at the door.
ReplyDelete@anonymous 8:44 lmao
ReplyDeleteWho drinks water with dinner? Gack.
ReplyDelete@Toots McGee--I really did Laugh Out Loud. How funny (and Most Excellent) would THAT plot development be?
ReplyDelete"I'll just have regular water."--If there isn't a Worthy yet for the dumbest, most banal line of dialogue yet, I NEED to beg that Wanders create one, and I NEED to nominate this line.
Since we all know that the Mystery(Not) Guest is Tom Harpman, Miraculously Cured, I want to offer better alternatives. Who would be more fun?
1. OBV.--Killer Bees.
2. John Dill bearing a life size Mary Worth Homage Cake
3. Toby and a housewarming clown painting, which Elinor slogs off on
4. Dawn and Jim, the latter unmercifully blistered as a cripple by Elinor
5. Wilbur, whose pudginess is slammed as "pure laziness and gluttony" by Elinor
"Hot water with lemon"--as if the old bag wasn't acidic enough.
ReplyDeleteBeth doesn't need a man for self-esteem, she needs a good hairdresser. (And a big enough advance on the next book to finally leave home.)
Candy gram!
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Elder Price
ReplyDeleteAnd I would like to share with you
The most amazing book.
Oh please let it be Professor Chinbeard at the door wearing a kilt! Toby, of course, isn't with him as she TRIED to warn Ian the new neighbors seem "scary", but...
ReplyDeleteHow about Mary's crazy funhouse? The mirror, lamp and curtains to the left of Beth in Panel 1 have transformed into flowers, end table and an amoeba portrait.
ReplyDeleteWater with lemon, extra bitter for Elinor. For Beth, regular water, not that high-falootin tap water.
ReplyDelete@Sandi Ego: not that vicious man eating shark....
Land shark
ReplyDeleteElinor's choice of drink explains a lot about why she's so dang cranky.
ReplyDeleteHot water + lemon = sourpuss.
ReplyDeleteWhat will Tom be wearing? That is, if he's not still in a bathobe.
ReplyDeleteI kind of see him in a banana yellow sportcoat (too large), a pink Santa Royale Sand Fleas athletic jersey, and gray poofy Dockers.
What makes any of you think it's a doorbell? I'm sure Charterstone has at least one chainsaw-wielding maniac.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy irregular water.
ReplyDeleteRe: The insistent buzzing of the doorbell and possible incipient romance: You might recall a past youngish couple named Jenna and Mike who described their falling in love as a "strange buzzing feeling." Could this unexpected guest signal love about to bloom? Right in the midst of the asparagus salad and regular water?
ReplyDeleteRe: Saturday Night Live references. Is one of the dinner guests about to become the Thing That Wouldn't Leave, ala John Belushi?
Maude, I hate raisins, too. I thought I should mention that there is a conveniently located In-and-Out burger near Goleta, not to mention the Diner. What say we get some Rainbow Swirl after this awful dinner with plain water?
ReplyDeleteWould it be too much to ask for Moy to surprise us with a May-December romance between Elinor and Tom?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenna for explaining the context of the secret message. I forget not everyone has been obsessed for as long as we have.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the context of the secret message: I am glad to be able to be of some service to the great Wanders who has brought us so much joy by creating and maintaining Mary Worth and Me. Although I freely admit to being obsessed with Mary Worth, I remember the past "strange buzzing feeling" panel more vividly than most because my longtime boyfriend is named Mike. Being part of a youngish couple with similar names as the buzzing pair cemented their cartoonish love into my memory.
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