Saturday, May 14, 2022

Mary Worth 3905

For those who are interested, the USC yearbook is called El Rodeo, which is Spanish for The Detour. Which is funny to think of your four years of undergraduate study as a detour in your life.

I have no idea what Helen might have learned since her conversation with Ian was private, but I am sure it was dramatic and meaningful.

7 comments:

  1. CattMay 14, 2022 at 6:43 AM

    So did she get fired? Is she packing up for good? Did Ian force her to quit? And if so where's her two week's notice? Or is it just the end of the school year?

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  2. AnonymousMay 14, 2022 at 7:20 AM


    As Helen rides off into the sunset, Mary waves goodbye, puts another notch in her muffin tin, and muses, "You've still got it, old girl. By God, you've still got it."

    -- Scottie McW.

    This is kind of the shadow version of Mary Worth, where we don''t actually see interesting things happen, we just see non-interesting recaps of things that probably happened but we can't be sure. Is Moy deliberately trying to be a lousy comic strip writer? If so, she's still got it.

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  3. megMay 14, 2022 at 8:40 AM



    Helen packs up her desk in preparation for the next leg of her ‘love ‘em and leave ‘em and come back and harass ‘em’ tour. Next stop, Milford High, followed by the Dick Tracy Advanced Detective Academy, where she’ll try to ruin the marriage of B.O. Plenty and Gravel Gertie. (B.O. and Gertie, sitting in a tree,
    S-T-I-N-K-I-N-G)

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  4. KitKatMay 14, 2022 at 12:38 PM

    @Scottie, I wager this type of maudlin schlock is an example of KM at the height of her comic-strip writing powers. That doesn’t bode well for we readers, who are left panning for tiny nuggets of unintentional hilarity, e.g., Drew’s fashion photos of Ashlee or Ted Miller’s muffin hat.

    I figure if Helen had gotten fired (non-tenured faculty?), she would be packing her belongings in a cardboard box. No wonder she’s depressed - her books, furniture, and walls are in the same soul-killing colors as her clothing and hair. She would need at lot more than one session with Dr. Sweater Vest. Is she contemplating a permanent exit from SRCc AND this mortal coil?

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  5. Ian Cameron, PhDMay 14, 2022 at 12:51 PM

    Apart from the USC yearbook, I'm hoping the rest of Helen's "things" include a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook, a detonator, and a large brick of thermite. Always thankful for the opportunity to learn!

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  6. hmmmMay 14, 2022 at 3:27 PM

    Let’s assume that Helen was 22 in the yearbook photo. She’s got to be at least 52 now. She’s been pining away for at least 30 years. I would say, Helen, that you are a very slow learner.

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  7. Chester the DogMay 15, 2022 at 1:59 PM

    Helen, the stapler is not yours, put it back.

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