It would also be a shame for them not to work things out because Derek lied to Katie after she caught him making out with a flaming hot strawberry blonde whom he spent hours with, smoking cigarettes and singing show tunes. But, yeah, misunderstandings are also bad.
Good: 21 Enjoy: 19 Love: 18 Nice: 7
Now that Toady Toby has validated Mary's powers, Mary will give Toby cash to cover the disco outfit purchased from Santa Royale Retro Resale Duds.
ReplyDeleteSo is this it for the cruise? No more fun, enjoyable events?
I am so glad Mary chose to advise Derek to make things right. If she had advised him to make things wrong, or to present Katie with a list of Esme's pros and cons, it might not have worked. Then again, her advice always does..
ReplyDeleteLadies and gentlemen, I am sorry to report that Entertainer Esme will not be performing tonight due to a bad case of smoker's throat. However, we are pleased to present an all passenger Talent Show! First up, Mary and Toby's rendition of "Sisters (there were never such demented sisters)". Then Katie and Derek will perform La Danse Apache while singing "Sincerely", backed up by the Purple Passengers Chorus. And a complementary carton of Camels will be placed in each stateroom this evening, so enjoy!
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ReplyDeleteJeez, Moy has really mailed it in again this week. She's not even trying.
It took only about 20 seconds to read today's strip, but it was a complete waste of 20 seconds.
-- Scottie McW.
Yeah, it also helped that Katie apologized for being a shrew. I can tell you from personal experience that it's way better when your wife doesn't blame you for kissing another woman on the cruise vacation. Just as long as you don't smoke.
ReplyDeleteI've been reviewing Derek's past interactions and I have to say that his kiss with Esme looked a lot more passionate than his kiss with Katie. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteWhy does Derek look so short and awkward in panel 1? I think they're at the back of the boat but the lack of a wake has me worried they are adrift and the cruise won't end soon.
ReplyDeleteBefore they left didn't Mary say that she had submitted enough "Ask Wendy" columns to last a few weeks? They've been on this cruise for about four months!
ReplyDeleteI was going to comment on how incredulous I was that Toby and Mary wake from talking about the Hoosiers while falling asleep too resume the discussion as if there was no interruption, repeating the cycle days at a time.....but then I realized I check back here daily and do the same. For shame.
ReplyDeleteBtw - I've wondered this for years, but who in the world names their daughter Toby?!
Dave, I think Toby is a nickname for Tobacco. Her dad was a heavy smoker. He even used to de-worm their horses with the stuff.
ReplyDeleteDave, not that you haven't paying as much attention as you should have been, but I think Toby is short for Victoria in this situation, in the way that Bob is short for Robert.
ReplyDeletePerfectly clear Vince; don't know how I didn't see that. :) Ah well; all's well that ends well!
ReplyDeletebabycenter.com does show that Toby is the 2,355th most popular girls name, peaking in popularity when 146 girls per million picked up the moniker.
And so the S.S. Nothingburger heads back to home port.
ReplyDeleteMary's packing her un-bagged shoes on top of her clothes? Yuck!
ReplyDeleteI foresee a floating head of Jeff as Mary and Toby wing their way back to Santa Royale. Mary will sigh "Dear Jeff!" and then give him a crummy souvenir and then the brush-off when she's back at Charterstone. (I bet Jeff would appreciate a souvenir like Esme instead of a trinket!)
Adendum to my 9;11 post: it peaked in popularity in 1936 (not making that up)
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