It's good to see that none of the hospital staff are touching their faces. But where are the hand sanitizer dispensers? Do Mary and Dawn wash their hands for a full 20 seconds? I have my doubts. Now, Jared ... I bet he compulsively cleans everything, including his Star Wars figurines.
We’re going to spend the next six weeks watching Dawn be disappointed in sexy cheating hunk Hugo, and realizing the worth of sweet dweeb Jared. And it’s just not fair! Oh, not to us, we’re used to it. I’m talking about Jared. He stands in danger of being stuck with Dawn (and by extension, Wilbur, Estelle and Mary.). As I recall, he had a kitty in addition to the Star Wars figurines. Perhaps he and Libby can bond.
Mary is showing us how real meddling is done. She's like a phony psychic, she gives just enough info where she will get you to open up and then she can "predict" what's going to happen.
In the meantime, Dr. Green Scrubs in the background is trying to drink his coffee using chopsticks.
[I hope this doesn't cross the line. If it does, Mr. W., I'll understand if you whack it.]
Defensive Dawn's thought balloon: "Get off my @$$ and mind your own &@&%$$# business, you shriveled-up old crone. Haven't you screwed up enough lives by now? I'll bet you were named after Typhoid Mary. Why don't you make like a tree and fall over dead."
I have noticed in recent strips that Dawn's third and fourth fingers seem to be fused... also today Mary has a disconcerting bulgy-blue rabid stare kind of like Pete Evans on A Moveable Feast... (only he is attractive). Mary looks like an insane mouser about to pounce.
Re the redundant words which clutter the dialogue of these replicants... is it actually necessary to say you have an obvious rapport WITH EACH OTHER? As opposed to who? with your yoga teacher? your doctor employer? your French faux boyfriend?
Sheesh. Looking for signs of normalcy in Mary Worth is a mug's game, I know.
Mary, you mean "each other," not "one another," unless at least one of them has a multiple personality problem.
It's probably Jared. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays he's Luke Skywalker, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays he's Han Solo. On Sundays he takes a break as Princess Leia.
But he wasn't so easy to hang out with when he was clueing her in about Dr. Cheaterpants. She barely tolerated him then. If only Dawn flies France to reunite with Hugo then isn't allowed to fly home. And Hugo's French girlfriend and Dawn can have a madcap fight on la tour eiffel. If only anything but this.
Dawn: Gotta tell ya, Mare, he had me ROFL with the wacky tale of his mom's naked yoga practice. I mean, Harlan and I never did it that way! Seriously! Mary: And you and Harlan were ... ?
Jeez, Mary is really pushing the pedal to the meddle. This is obnoxious behavior even by her grand standards. She's acting like she's going to squeal to Hugo the first chance she gets.
Which will be a huge relief to Hugo and leave Mary shocked, chagrined, and seething with the bitter taste of defeat.
Look out, Jared. Mary isn't going to take this failure laying down.
Why don't we just cut to the chase? Jared isn't handsome and never has been. So he's spent more time working on his personal skills and his hobbies. Of course, Dawn is 'in love' with hunky Hugo, who has no conversational skills other than "it's better in France". However, since Dawn wouldn't be able to make a mature decision if her life depended on it, Mary will have to meddle her into compliance.
“Pedal to the meddle” sounds like it was a meg witticism. @meg, is it your creation?
Why does Mary see a need to specify FRENCH boyfriend? Is she sticking it to Dawn, or is KM thinking she needs to clue in her legions of new readers (the ones that only exist in her own fevered brain)? Sheesh.
No, not mine, but you may know me from such instructions as “paddle to the middle “ from my canoe guiding days, or “petal to the muddle” when instructing Martha Stewart in how to make rose juleps. And there was “cuddle in the huddle” when I was coaching in the Sensitive Men’s Football League... Or the song “Gretel from the Shtetl” which was sadly cut from “Fiddler on the Roof” just before opening night...
meg, I have a recording called “Sheldon Harnick: Hidden Treasures”; Harnick collaborated with the composer Jerry Bock on “Fiddler on the Roof,” among many other classic musicals. One of the songs cut from “Fiddler” is a charmer called “When Messiah Comes.” My favorite line is “When Messiah comes, he will stop and say, ‘I apologize that I took so long.’”
Love you all! Much needed laugh from meg and all of you. Uhh.. If Mary has a fevered brain, I think it's time for a COVID-19 test. Cleveland Clinic can hook her up. She IS in the highest risk age group, after all.
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.
It's good to see that none of the hospital staff are touching their faces. But where are the hand sanitizer dispensers? Do Mary and Dawn wash their hands for a full 20 seconds? I have my doubts. Now, Jared ... I bet he compulsively cleans everything, including his Star Wars figurines.
ReplyDeleteWe’re going to spend the next six weeks watching Dawn be disappointed in sexy cheating hunk Hugo, and realizing the worth of sweet dweeb Jared. And it’s just not fair! Oh, not to us, we’re used to it. I’m talking about Jared. He stands in danger of being stuck with Dawn (and by extension, Wilbur, Estelle and Mary.). As I recall, he had a kitty in addition to the Star Wars figurines. Perhaps he and Libby can bond.
ReplyDeleteMary is showing us how real meddling is done. She's like a phony psychic, she gives just enough info where she will get you to open up and then she can "predict" what's going to happen.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime, Dr. Green Scrubs in the background is trying to drink his coffee using chopsticks.
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ReplyDeleteToday's Boldface Haiku is titled
ReplyDelete"Mary's Experience With The Hallmark Channel Tells Her Different".
Just friends!
Obvious rapport.
Easy...one!
Green Scrubs in the background is also saying, “I’m not a doctor, but I play one in this strip. That’s why I’ve draped a stethoscope around my neck.”
ReplyDeleteWhat is that weird blue and black dimension Dawn was transported to in panel one? Weird.
ReplyDeletePeggy - Dawn wants to wash her hands properly, but keeps forgetting her name whenever she tries to sing "Happy Birthday".
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you picked panel 2, because The Hand in panel 1 will haunt my nightmares.
ReplyDeleteA good laugh, as opposed to a bad laugh? Dawn sure is learning things in her college years!
ReplyDeleteAnd, just a thought, her student loan debt must be sky high!
ReplyDelete[I hope this doesn't cross the line. If it does, Mr. W., I'll understand if you whack it.]
Defensive Dawn's thought balloon: "Get off my @$$ and mind your own &@&%$$# business, you shriveled-up old crone. Haven't you screwed up enough lives by now? I'll bet you were named after Typhoid Mary. Why don't you make like a tree and fall over dead."
-- Scottie McW.
Scottie McW.
ReplyDelete"Whack it"?!? You already crossed the line, buster!
Hilarious title as usual, Nance!
I have noticed in recent strips that Dawn's third and fourth fingers seem to be fused... also today Mary has a disconcerting bulgy-blue rabid stare kind of like Pete Evans on A Moveable Feast... (only he is attractive). Mary looks like an insane mouser about to pounce.
ReplyDeleteRe the redundant words which clutter the dialogue of these replicants... is it actually necessary to say you have an obvious rapport WITH EACH OTHER? As opposed to who? with your yoga teacher? your doctor employer? your French faux boyfriend?
Sheesh. Looking for signs of normalcy in Mary Worth is a mug's game, I know.
Mary, you mean "each other," not "one another," unless at least one of them has a multiple personality problem.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably Jared. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays he's Luke Skywalker, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays he's Han Solo. On Sundays he takes a break as Princess Leia.
But he wasn't so easy to hang out with when he was clueing her in about Dr. Cheaterpants. She barely tolerated him then.
ReplyDeleteIf only Dawn flies France to reunite with Hugo then isn't allowed to fly home. And Hugo's French girlfriend and Dawn can have a madcap fight on la tour eiffel.
If only anything but this.
Dawn: Gotta tell ya, Mare, he had me ROFL with the wacky tale of his mom's naked yoga practice. I mean, Harlan and I never did it that way! Seriously!
ReplyDeleteMary: And you and Harlan were ... ?
SATURDAY
ReplyDeleteThis is creepy - in p. 2, Mary’s looking at US. Holy moly!
“Familiar and around”? Maybe Dawn can date Dr. Jeff.
ReplyDeleteJeez, Mary is really pushing the pedal to the meddle. This is obnoxious behavior even by her grand standards. She's acting like she's going to squeal to Hugo the first chance she gets.
Which will be a huge relief to Hugo and leave Mary shocked, chagrined, and seething with the bitter taste of defeat.
Look out, Jared. Mary isn't going to take this failure laying down.
-- S. McW.
Why don't we just cut to the chase? Jared isn't handsome and never has been. So he's spent more time working on his personal skills and his hobbies. Of course, Dawn is 'in love' with hunky Hugo, who has no conversational skills other than "it's better in France". However, since Dawn wouldn't be able to make a mature decision if her life depended on it, Mary will have to meddle her into compliance.
ReplyDeleteScottie McW, "pedal to the meddle" is classic and will, I predict, enjoy a long life of being repeated here...Pretty outre, even for Mary.
ReplyDeleteNice, if not Family Friendly, visual metaphor in today's last panel.
ReplyDeleteSUNDAY: Nothing but shades of blue and purple in Paris as well as in Santa Royale. Can we take up a collection to buy the colorist a new palette?
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteThe difference is that Hugo is hanging round with friends with benefits.
-- S. McW.
P.S. Thanks Louise F, but I don't think I'm the one who came up with that originally. Does the rightful coiner want to step forward and claim credit?
“Pedal to the meddle” sounds like it was a meg witticism. @meg, is it your creation?
ReplyDeleteWhy does Mary see a need to specify FRENCH boyfriend? Is she sticking it to Dawn, or is KM thinking she needs to clue in her legions of new readers (the ones that only exist in her own fevered brain)? Sheesh.
KitKat:
ReplyDeleteNo, not mine, but you may know me from such instructions as “paddle to the middle “ from my canoe guiding days, or “petal to the muddle” when instructing Martha Stewart in how to make rose juleps. And there was “cuddle in the huddle” when I was coaching in the Sensitive Men’s Football League... Or the song “Gretel from the Shtetl” which was sadly cut from “Fiddler on the Roof” just before opening night...
I think I used “pedal to the meddle” in one of my song parodies a few years ago, but can’t vouch that I originated it.
ReplyDeletemeg,
ReplyDeleteI have a recording called “Sheldon Harnick: Hidden Treasures”; Harnick collaborated with the composer Jerry Bock on “Fiddler on the Roof,” among many other classic musicals. One of the songs cut from “Fiddler” is a charmer called “When Messiah Comes.” My favorite line is “When Messiah comes, he will stop and say, ‘I apologize that I took so long.’”
Love you all! Much needed laugh from meg and all of you. Uhh.. If Mary has a fevered brain, I think it's time for a COVID-19 test. Cleveland Clinic can hook her up. She IS in the highest risk age group, after all.
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