Thursday, January 16, 2020

Mary Worth 3269

You know who I'd like to meet? Zak's parents. I want to know all about them and how he was raised. Because, you know, Freud.

Also, tell us more about this volunteer work you claim to be doing, Iris, that we've never heard of before. Does this mean that you also have a real job that we've never heard of either?

9 comments:

Anonymous said...


Why didn't you know this sooner? Really? You think thyroid disorders just announce themselves when they arrive? Do you think Zak or Mary or a classmate or a store clerk should have said, "Oh, hi, I see you have a thyroid disorder"? What a moron.

But that's all behind her now because, by gosh, she's going to take her prescribed meds and do all the other stuff she mentioned in that extremely unrealistic bit of dialogue.

Tomorrow: Iris takes a nap. Can't wait.

-- Scottie McW.

Chester the Dog said...

Zak sounds a lot like Mary today.

Peggy Olson said...

Why is Zak's last comment in a thought bubble. He doesn't want Iris to know he's with her all the way?

LouiseF said...

Hmm.. Maybe Zak will be the new Mary Worth. So far, he's given better advice than anyone else in this strip (including Mary) has in the past year. Plus, why does he just THINK "I'm with you all the way."? Seems to me Fragile Iris could use the reassurance, Bub. Get on that.

KitKat said...

Lordy lordy, where would Iris be without men to set her straight? Adding five pounds a day and laying in the Charterstone parking lot?

I wondered about the thought bubble too. I wish Zak would’ve thought, “Now I guess I have to wait until you improve to dump you, darn it.”

All of us scratched our collective heads regarding Iris’s volunteer work - say what?? Did Mary rope her into cage cleaning at Generic Animal Shelter? And is it significant that Iris hasn’t mentioned classes at the good old U. of S. R.? Is she a dropout?

Chester the Dog said...

...and Iris does not even mention Tommy, whatta parent she is. Lets just say that Woman's Day magazine will not be naming her mother of the year.

mr_darcy said...

I asked Dr House how someone could balloon and deflate between panels. In dim light, the pupil expands and the Iris looks smaller. In bright light, the pupil contracts and the Iris looks larger. If Iris dresses in the dark then steps outside, she'll pop buttons like Lou Ferrigno.

Anonymous said...

Isn't Zak concerned about what disease might be causing his eye color to change every day? Apparently Dr. Thorough-Good isn't an ophthalmologist.

HelenClark

ratswan said...

did zak pull the steering wheel out of his pocket from yesterday ?plus he might wanna defrost the windows even though i assume it has to be at least 70 degrees out.