I just remembered that almost a year ago, in a moment of impulsive gratitude when Karen Moy finally delivered the coup de grâce to the interminable Dawn/Hugo breakup story, I foolishly swore a solemn oath never to say anything mean about her lame storylines and clunky dialogue ever again so long as she would give Dawn and Wilbur a rest for a while. Needless to say this has greatly reduced my scope for commentary, but however sorely Karen tempts me to break my vow and beg her to bring the Westons back, I must remain true to my word.
So I will confine myself to admiring the neat but subtle way in which the very natural phrasing of today’s dialogue establishes the respective importance of the other characters in Eve’s mind: 1. MAX - hail MAX, full of grace, blessed be thy doggy breath which is the breath of life, etc. etc. 2. Greta - because Greta found MAX for us 3. Saul - “…and you too, Saul.”
Do these people eat anything other than salmon? Do they all have elevated mercury levels? On the other hand, the excess salmon consumption may be why Covid-19 is nonexistent in Santa Royale. I think I’ll stick with vaccination and masking though. I’ve never liked salmon.
I can't help but think Moy is doing this on purpose to get back at her critics (for which I think we could safely substitute "her readers"), and I can't help but picture June shuddering each time she sees the dialogue for the next day.
I’ve heard that next week KM is finally going to introduce Charterstone’s newest residents!
Stig and Eva have just retired to California from Norway. Mr. Allora was hugely helpful to them in transferring from the moving van to their apartment, the 180-gallon fish tank in which they keep their pet salmon (salmons?) Moby and Goldie. Mr. Allora also helped them unload their freezer in which they’ve stored 486 packages of hot dogs. Can’t have too many hot dogs.
I hate salmon. On an Alaskan cruise fifteen years ago, we were almost pariahs because of our dislike of it. I’m sure we’d be run out of Charterstone, too.
Great comments today, everyone. I’m in awe of you all. (And happy to see you again, fauxprof!)
I like salmon and live in the Pacific Northwest, and even I'm thinking 'all right already, we get that you and the dogs like salmon'. Have Mary make her appearance and move on to storyline!
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Ah, Slinky. We spent hours having it walk down the stairs and trying to avoid getting our fingers caught in it.
If Greta and Saul want a bad salmon meal they'll have to go to Mary's.
Is Mary on meddler's sabbatical?
"She, and you too Saul, are welcome at my place for a good salmon meal any time!"
Who speaks like that?
I mean I know I speak in a fairly formal register (often with parentheses) and I don't speak like that…
And it's an easy enough fix, even keeping most of the words intact.
"She's welcome at my place for another salmon dinner any time – and so are you, Saul!"
What can Moy possibly say in tomorrow's strip that she hasn't already said a dozen times?
Maybe, "I'm sorry, Saul, but I don't have enough salmon for both of you. Hope you like tuna casserole."
This fixation on salmon and dog worship is starting to feel like some sort of cult thing.
-- Scottie McW.
This is getting so dull I don't even want to snark at it anymore. Would you like to change the blog name to "Rex Morgan, M.D. and Me?"
I just remembered that almost a year ago, in a moment of impulsive gratitude when Karen Moy finally delivered the coup de grâce to the interminable Dawn/Hugo breakup story, I foolishly swore a solemn oath never to say anything mean about her lame storylines and clunky dialogue ever again so long as she would give Dawn and Wilbur a rest for a while. Needless to say this has greatly reduced my scope for commentary, but however sorely Karen tempts me to break my vow and beg her to bring the Westons back, I must remain true to my word.
So I will confine myself to admiring the neat but subtle way in which the very natural phrasing of today’s dialogue establishes the respective importance of the other characters in Eve’s mind:
1. MAX - hail MAX, full of grace, blessed be thy doggy breath which is the breath of life, etc. etc.
2. Greta - because Greta found MAX for us
3. Saul - “…and you too, Saul.”
I am starting to hare salmon and dogs
Do these people eat anything other than salmon? Do they all have elevated mercury levels? On the other hand, the excess salmon consumption may be why Covid-19 is nonexistent in Santa Royale. I think I’ll stick with vaccination and masking though. I’ve never liked salmon.
I can't help but think Moy is doing this on purpose to get back at her critics (for which I think we could safely substitute "her readers"), and I can't help but picture June shuddering each time she sees the dialogue for the next day.
I’ve heard that next week KM is finally going to introduce Charterstone’s newest residents!
Stig and Eva have just retired to California from Norway. Mr. Allora was hugely helpful to them in transferring from the moving van to their apartment, the 180-gallon fish tank in which they keep their pet salmon (salmons?) Moby and Goldie. Mr. Allora also helped them unload their freezer in which they’ve stored 486 packages of hot dogs. Can’t have too many hot dogs.
HelenClark
I hate salmon. On an Alaskan cruise fifteen years ago, we were almost pariahs because of our dislike of it. I’m sure we’d be run out of Charterstone, too.
Great comments today, everyone. I’m in awe of you all. (And happy to see you again, fauxprof!)
I like salmon and live in the Pacific Northwest, and even I'm thinking 'all right already, we get that you and the dogs like salmon'. Have Mary make her appearance and move on to storyline!
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