I'm glad to see that the students at The University have not forgotten how to dress for a lecture. Suit and tie. Always. I am reassured knowing that the Santa Royale sense of fashion propriety has not been dimmed. I am certain that everyone has dressed appropriately for the fancy opening at the gallery.
What a well-dressed bunch of academics that Hilton is lecturing, especially the man in the barbershop quartet-like get-up in back of Ian. Although, with the way Hilton is pointing his finger, it looks more like hectoring than lecturing. It's a pity that there's no invention like a sort of portable telephone so that Ian could call Toby and tell her he'd be late...
ReplyDeleteAnd now the barbershop quartet gets up to sing, "Am I Blue?".
Hilton appears to be admonishing Ian for looking at his watch. Ian, if you're going to be that obvious about it, don't sit in the front row!
ReplyDeleteOh, I get it now, my fellow anonymous. He's checking his watch. I hadn't even noticed the watch. I thought he was trying to give himself chest compressions, or that he has indigestion (from the rotisserie chicken a la meatloaf?)
ReplyDeleteI don't know what's worse. Most of the women are forced to stand while the rest of the testosterone-laden academicians are sitting on their posteriors or that beautiful green jacket of Ian's doesn't have the most needed accessory of any well dressed college professor. The elbow patch.
ReplyDeleteSo is Hilton the (new) Director of Lectures? Will there be a lecture every week or even more often than that? Will Ian be expected to go to all of them? Nice to see that Ian has a new hobby though, kissing up to higher-ups. Everyone should have a hobby.
ReplyDeleteWhen are we going to see the savior Mary show up to fix this marital stress? I has to be soon. Ian and Toby need some extensive meddling.
How nice that grown-up Charlie Brown has brought his sister to the opening. Perhaps they'll buy Toby's gray beagle and call it Snoopy. Oh, no, Dagwood has just bought that very piece and will call it Daisy. Stay tuned for the big Comic Rumble in the Gallery!
ReplyDeleteHave I mentioned that I love this storyline? It has everything: marital strife, pompous know-it-alls, crazy colored suits and bad art (along with Joe's, that is).
ReplyDeleteAll we need is Mary's outdated advice. Perhaps she'll suggest that Toby visit a desert spa to get her priorities straight. Make mall-quality figurines or support her husband's shaky career? It's an obvious choice in the Worthisphere, isn't it?
If Toby and Ian are having marital problems, they should review past interactions for possible causes. Also, they might want to invite Mary over for dinner so that she can observe how they interact.
ReplyDelete(This advice worked for Terry and Adam, but for Agitated Aggie at Pax Wellness Resort ... well, not so much.)
"I love your figurines, Mrs. Cameron!" -- Me, too!
ReplyDelete"We'll discuss this later, dear!" -- Uh, oh, Ian's in TROUBLE!
Seems like 99% of the art is animal portraits. Thank goodness for the other 1%, especially that thing behind Ian's right arm in the last panel. Is it a spear? Something the Aztecs used for human sacrifices? Will Toby grab it and use it on Ian?
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ReplyDeleteWow! Today's strip ROCKED my world!
Yesss! We're in for a week of marital strife. So cool!
ReplyDeleteTuesday: The hostility remains into the next morning! What an uncomfortable night that must have been. Toby's side of the bed must have been icy cold and bitter heat all at once. At breakfast, Toby's tea is steeping in rage.
ReplyDeleteMary's advice to Toby: Take better care of Ian's laundry. If he had more than one horsehair green jacket, maybe he'd pay more attention to your horse figurines.