Look on the bright side, all of you. Ignore Eshtell’s thoughts about “loving” Weelbur, and just note that she got sick of waiting for him at the Guest Services Desk, which means, assuming she has a remotely normal attention span and patience, at least 20 minutes to half an hour? Let’s say 20 minutes. 20 minutes during which the good ship SS Full Moon has been sailing inexorably onwards, her spinning screws thrusting her away from bubbling Weelbur at every moment! With every second that passes, Weelbur’s survival becomes less and less likely!
Unless he’s fished up in the nets of a passing trawler and delivered safely, if aromatically, ashore, of course.
Bingo, Wanders! Also, that’s a fine suggestion of fauxprof’s for a combination memorial service/pool party. If Mary brings salmon squares, some guests might also need to be memorialized.
Did anyone else read “impulsive” as “repulsive” in today’s first panel? Both fit Wilbur to a T. BTW, the couple in the background should get a room.
If Wilbur dies, I (as a representative of the vast mass of Wilbur Weston Devotees) DEMAND that he win every category of the Worthy Awards. EVERY CATEGORY do you hear? It was a travesty that he wasn't even NOMINATED for the Recurring Character award this year.
Honestly, though, I'm shaken. If Moy can off Wilbur, who is safe? Which one of us will be next???
If Wilbur is dead, what happens to Dawn? Does she continue her internship in Tucson and Mary will shower Jared with platitudes and muffins to get over the breakup?
If Wilbur really is dead -- and I remain doubtful -- then Mary will blame Estelle, which will drive Estelle into a deep depression and cause her to take her own life. Then Mary will tsk-tsk about how she did everything possible to help those two and they really let her down.
Then she'll move on to ruining somebody else's life. It's one of her endearing quirks.
I am dusting off my teal tweed blazer and getting excited for the funeral! (It seems like Toby and I haven't stepped outside our condo since Aldo Kelrast memorial shindig - it's getting to be like an episode of Hoarders in here with all the unsold grey wildebeest figurines piling up). Maybe we can simulcast the Worthy Awards on an outdoor projector as the coffin is lowered to make it extra classy.
Wasn't there a posthumous Worthy Award category at one point for best death by an unmemorable character? I can't remember who it was, so clearly must have been well deserved.
I loathe Wilbur as much as anyone but I'm worried about how badly KM will trivialize sudden death and grief. Muffins and pile of misapplied platitudes won't help.
I'm thinking that KM maybe misplaced a punctuation mark, as in "Even though you drive me crazy. Sometimes I love you." A sentence fragment, I know, but I can forgive Estelle's grammatical faux pas, thinking she's being honest about her feelings.
This may be Karen Moy’s opportunity to make a save the oceans statement. What if Wilbur is floating along on one of those miles-wide islands of plastic flotsam?
Wilbur is not dead. Is there any indication in Ms. Moy's writing style that such a huge plot point, moving the story ahead by an inch, would ever happen? Dogs are good for six months? No, Wilbur will wash ashore fat and happy, or be rescued by Aquaman, or ride a whale back to the ship. Unfortunately, he's going nowhere.
Moy's conversation with the Syndicate must have gone a lot like Abraham's with GOD over the destruction of Sodom in Genesis 18. They demanded the removal of Wilbur. She negotiated it down to where she could keep him if she found 10 Wilbur stans.
That she ended up killing him off in the most embarrassing way she could think of tells us exactly how many she found.
Perhaps we will see a literal as well as figurative instance of one of this strip’s famous floating heads! It would be even better if Dr Jeff and Mary are out for a cruise and they fish Wilbur’s noggin out of the water
Bill: its slightly hard to explain? By what I could tell, a 'Stan' was someone who is very protective/kind to a individual, with the ulterior motivation that their actions might eventually result in a relationship. I also see it frequently used to refer to obsessive fans, especially ones who dream of dating or marrying the person they're obsessed about.
For example, a popular streamer cheated in a video game. The Streamer's fans went to every video discussing the cheating, leaving thousands of cruel comments claiming that the videos where some sort of lie, or that they still believed in the Streamer. Those fans where often called 'stans', because it was obvious that they were so obsessed/blinded by their enjoyment of this streamer, they couldn't see/accept reality for what it was. (The streamer themselves eventually admitted that they were cheating in the video game.)
So basically a 'Wilbur Stan' would be someone who is obsessed with Wilbur as a character, and thinks that their actions are often correct/justified. They would get upset if someone talked about Wilbur's flaws, and would try to defend Wilbur's actions.
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.
Maybe Estelle can get together with Eve and chat about abusive relationships. At the combined memorial service/pool party.
ReplyDeleteLook on the bright side, all of you. Ignore Eshtell’s thoughts about “loving” Weelbur, and just note that she got sick of waiting for him at the Guest Services Desk, which means, assuming she has a remotely normal attention span and patience, at least 20 minutes to half an hour? Let’s say 20 minutes. 20 minutes during which the good ship SS Full Moon has been sailing inexorably onwards, her spinning screws thrusting her away from bubbling Weelbur at every moment! With every second that passes, Weelbur’s survival becomes less and less likely!
ReplyDeleteUnless he’s fished up in the nets of a passing trawler and delivered safely, if aromatically, ashore, of course.
Bingo, Wanders! Also, that’s a fine suggestion of fauxprof’s for a combination memorial service/pool party. If Mary brings salmon squares, some guests might also need to be memorialized.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone else read “impulsive” as “repulsive” in today’s first panel? Both fit Wilbur to a T. BTW, the couple in the background should get a room.
Dang... That means we won't be seeing the Worthy Awards until at least April or May.
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If he's dead, can we please make them the Wilbur Weston Memorial Worthy Awards? Not in his honor, but only his memory.
ReplyDeleteIf Wilbur dies, I (as a representative of the vast mass of Wilbur Weston Devotees) DEMAND that he win every category of the Worthy Awards. EVERY CATEGORY do you hear? It was a travesty that he wasn't even NOMINATED for the Recurring Character award this year.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, though, I'm shaken. If Moy can off Wilbur, who is safe? Which one of us will be next???
If Wilbur is dead, what happens to Dawn? Does she continue her internship in Tucson and Mary will shower Jared with platitudes and muffins to get over the breakup?
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ReplyDeleteHa haaaa, excellent, Wanders!
If Wilbur really is dead -- and I remain doubtful -- then Mary will blame Estelle, which will drive Estelle into a deep depression and cause her to take her own life. Then Mary will tsk-tsk about how she did everything possible to help those two and they really let her down.
Then she'll move on to ruining somebody else's life. It's one of her endearing quirks.
-- Scottie McW.
I am dusting off my teal tweed blazer and getting excited for the funeral! (It seems like Toby and I haven't stepped outside our condo since Aldo Kelrast memorial shindig - it's getting to be like an episode of Hoarders in here with all the unsold grey wildebeest figurines piling up). Maybe we can simulcast the Worthy Awards on an outdoor projector as the coffin is lowered to make it extra classy.
ReplyDeleteWasn't there a posthumous Worthy Award category at one point for best death by an unmemorable character? I can't remember who it was, so clearly must have been well deserved.
I loathe Wilbur as much as anyone but I'm worried about how badly KM will trivialize sudden death and grief. Muffins and pile of misapplied platitudes won't help.
ReplyDeleteA must for the Jukebox: Hallelujah
ReplyDeleteIt works in multiple ways!
Estelle is for sure going to score some cruise vouchers out of this.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that KM maybe misplaced a punctuation mark, as in "Even though you drive me crazy. Sometimes I love you." A sentence fragment, I know, but I can forgive Estelle's grammatical faux pas, thinking she's being honest about her feelings.
ReplyDeleteThis may be Karen Moy’s opportunity to make a save the oceans statement. What if Wilbur is floating along on one of those miles-wide islands of plastic flotsam?
ReplyDeleteGetting liquored up when something doesn't go your way could be considered impulsive, but it's more of a sign of severe alcoholism.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, this is fairly dark for Mary Worth.
Wilbur is not dead. Is there any indication in Ms. Moy's writing style that such a huge plot point, moving the story ahead by an inch, would ever happen? Dogs are good for six months? No, Wilbur will wash ashore fat and happy, or be rescued by Aquaman, or ride a whale back to the ship. Unfortunately, he's going nowhere.
ReplyDeleteMoy's conversation with the Syndicate must have gone a lot like Abraham's with GOD over the destruction of Sodom in Genesis 18. They demanded the removal of Wilbur. She negotiated it down to where she could keep him if she found 10 Wilbur stans.
ReplyDeleteThat she ended up killing him off in the most embarrassing way she could think of tells us exactly how many she found.
What's a Wilbur stan?
DeletePerhaps Wilbur will be sighted by a whaling ship, harpooned, and taken aboard in a hilarious case of misidentification.
ReplyDeleteDon’t cruise ships have security cameras or lookouts that would had noticed someone falling overboard?
ReplyDeleteDr. Ian Cameron will ne’er take yon cruise, Laddie.
ReplyDeleteHe might fall overbeard!
@Bill the Butcher, “Stan” is current slang for extremely devoted fan, sometimes described (creepily) as STalker fAN = stan.
ReplyDeletePerhaps we will see a literal as well as figurative instance of one of this strip’s famous floating heads! It would be even better if Dr Jeff and Mary are out for a cruise and they fish Wilbur’s noggin out of the water
ReplyDeleteBill: its slightly hard to explain? By what I could tell, a 'Stan' was someone who is very protective/kind to a individual, with the ulterior motivation that their actions might eventually result in a relationship. I also see it frequently used to refer to obsessive fans, especially ones who dream of dating or marrying the person they're obsessed about.
ReplyDeleteFor example, a popular streamer cheated in a video game. The Streamer's fans went to every video discussing the cheating, leaving thousands of cruel comments claiming that the videos where some sort of lie, or that they still believed in the Streamer. Those fans where often called 'stans', because it was obvious that they were so obsessed/blinded by their enjoyment of this streamer, they couldn't see/accept reality for what it was. (The streamer themselves eventually admitted that they were cheating in the video game.)
So basically a 'Wilbur Stan' would be someone who is obsessed with Wilbur as a character, and thinks that their actions are often correct/justified. They would get upset if someone talked about Wilbur's flaws, and would try to defend Wilbur's actions.
And all this time I thought a Stan was a country in Central Asia. Or the man who created the Marvel Universe.
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