Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Mary Worth 2797

As Mary and Ted greet each other with the Secret Meddling Society handshake, they already understand one another better than Jeff Cory ever will.

19 comments:

Unknown said...

While I was sad not to see Wilbur's continued strolling ruminations around the same 5 feet of trail in yesterday's strip, I am elated reading today's emerging storyline on "Ted Miller." All sorts of bells are going off reading his creepy, overly familiar exclamations to Mary (a.k.a. "lovely lady") about her cooking and her "talent." And what is he holding in his hand. . .a bottle of wine? A ribbon? Mary looks excited about getting the attention and having a new victim to eat her hallucinogen-laced muffins.

KitKat said...

Mary, Ted, and Jeff have used a week's allotment of exclamation points in one day - ! No more "!" for the rest of the week - you're over the limit.

That lamp on the table must be Mary's counterpart to the hideous thing in Jeff's house [shudder].

Regina Wolfe-Parks said...

Dang Wanders, you beat me to the punch commenting about that crazy handshake. That was the first thing I noticed at 6:00 in the morning in my half sleepy daze.

"Mary's a great cook!" Wait'll Ted gets a taste of Mary's Kelk and Splak concoctions. Good thing there's a doctor in the house. He's going to need it.

Nance said...

Today's Boldface Haiku is titled

"And If You Don't Drink, The Bottle Can Become A Model For Future Artwork In Your Lovely Collection".

Ted Miller, Mary!
Meet! Appetite!
Pleasure!
Must, delicious!

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Anonymous said...


I'm not liking the new Dr. Jeff. He looks kind of sleazy around the eyes, like he's been up for three days straight gulping down amphetamines. And the pretense of his overdone hair-dye job is betrayed by his wrinkly face. The whole package is a little creepy.

-- Scottie McW.

Anonymous said...


BTW, where does Mary buy the artwork for her walls, Dollar General?

-- S. McW.

Tim said...

Mary will be offering Ted Miller what she never offered Dr Jeff. I'm afraid this won't end well for Jeff.

r u ok? said...

Ted brought a bottle of spirits - will he get sloppy drunk (or maybe he's drunk already)? And will Mary tell Jeff what a wonderful time she had on the cruise without him? Whatever Dr. Jeff's plan is probably won't work out the way he thinks it will (i.e. more humiliation is likely) . . .

Anonymous said...

I wondered what happened to Maury Povich.

Toytuba said...

Jeff certainly drew the boundary when he told Ted to "meet my Mary."

Sandi Ego said...

Maury Povich, lol. The turtleneck and that ridiculous bow on the bottle have a certain 70s dinner party flair. You just know he's hoping Mary has a fondue pot.

Anonymous said...

Bobby Orr came to dinner !

Yahoonski said...

I love how the Jeff-bot grins dementedly at the ceiling as he delivers his praise of Mary's cooking.

LimberJoe said...

Have you ever seen Ted Miller and John Kerry together?

LouiseF said...

Waiting patiently to see just what it is about Ted Miller that makes him a "character". So far he seems like a typical (yawn!) dinner guest, although Jeff is clearly straining to prove Ted's "character"ness...

Dawn Weston's Evil Twin said...

YESSSSS!!! Ted Miller is HOTT with a double "t"! I LOVE him already! With his "lovely lady" and overly lingering handshake, plus the overly long eye contact bordering on the inappropriate, Ted Miller will have "OUR" Mary in his arms before the night is through! Or at least Ted will try! Maybe Mary will give him a verbal smackdown like she did Aldo Kelrast in the good old days!

Please note: My weekly allotment of exclamation points is ... one million!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave in Parma said...

Haven't been able to check in for a few days. Am pleasantly surprised to find we're not watching Wilbur meander around the pond.

"My Mary" Dr. Jeff?! A little presumptuous there. What would he call Mary if she actually had said 'maybe' to one of his spurned proposals?

I think we need to keep an eye on this "Ted Miller" (if that is your real name, sir)--he seems shifty, like he's going to move in on Mary with some good old fashioned smooth talking.

Dave in Parma said...

And I'd be remiss if not commenting on the strips I missed:
--Monday: I strongly recommend NOT attempting to replicate the method of holding the tiny phone Mary is employing. Bad results will ensue.
--Sunday: Wonderful Howard Jones lyrics use by Wilbur to open the panel.