tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post5687287708173895500..comments2024-03-28T14:41:29.014-04:00Comments on Mary Worth and Me: Mary Worth 3807Wandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11411177284399969610noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-4276248448202650992022-01-10T09:00:56.849-05:002022-01-10T09:00:56.849-05:00LOL! Bill the Butcher I would love to see the zomb...LOL! Bill the Butcher I would love to see the zombie summoning scenario, and the Macbeth riff is worth of a weeklong seminar retreat at the Cal State Santa Royals Comp Lit department.<br /><br />Can it be that Wilbur is actually gone? That sea bubble has a distinct tinge of mayonnaise!Ian Cameron, PhDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-5937292633391925942022-01-10T07:40:28.457-05:002022-01-10T07:40:28.457-05:00By the way, I’m pretty sure that’s a …container sh...By the way, I’m pretty sure that’s a …container ship? On the bridge right now, the second officer is urgently reporting to the captain: “Sir, there’s a huge bubbling going off there at the starboard quarter. Should we stop and see if we can do a rescue?”<br /><br />Captain: “Huh? No. The supply side problems are too bad as it is. Life is Brutal, anyway.”Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-24914044242919787642022-01-10T04:39:13.115-05:002022-01-10T04:39:13.115-05:00Double, double, page for trouble
Ship cruise on an...Double, double, page for trouble<br />Ship cruise on and ocean bubble<br />Billet of a would be rake<br />Full of muffins Mary'd bake.<br /><br />Packed with mayo, sloshing grog<br />Hated by cat, fish and dog<br />Bladder of fat, karaoke sing<br />Bought a Bogota giantess bling<br /><br />Magnetised chick, brought him trouble<br />Now under water and ocean bubble.<br /><br />King of flagon, Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-24370835129350856962022-01-10T03:02:27.756-05:002022-01-10T03:02:27.756-05:00Early in the morning hours, the entire ship is sha...Early in the morning hours, the entire ship is shaken by a terrified scream. The passengers and crew rush to see what happened, still rubbing the sleep from their eyes. The screams lead them to the Guest Services Desk, where Weelbur stands, wreathed in seaweed, salt water pouring from every pore.<br /><br />"You called me to the Guest Services Desk," he says, in a waterlogged, drownedBill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-51200238252651822172022-01-10T02:57:08.735-05:002022-01-10T02:57:08.735-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-973243720561079292022-01-09T23:16:24.235-05:002022-01-09T23:16:24.235-05:00I have mixed feelings about this.
Previous Wilbur ...I have mixed feelings about this.<br />Previous Wilbur story arcs had him in an intervention to save Mary from Aldo, bonding with his "not son" Kurt, whom he met via "new worlds of online social networking" and taking his depressed "life is brutal" daughter Dawn on a cruise to snap her out of it.<br />So, even though those stories were awkward (especially the Kurt katybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618382969013587156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-90216672179209242732022-01-09T21:20:32.683-05:002022-01-09T21:20:32.683-05:00Weelbur has a built in floatation tank. Weelbur has a built in floatation tank. Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-66730135485289527502022-01-09T20:04:41.537-05:002022-01-09T20:04:41.537-05:00Sharon's right. Even before the '21 Worthi...<br />Sharon's right. Even before the '21 Worthies are announced, we might have the '22 Panel of the Year locked up.<br /><br />But only if he does in fact die. <br /><br />-- S. McW.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-2407477316621294612022-01-09T18:47:17.294-05:002022-01-09T18:47:17.294-05:00Amazing! Simply Amazing!
And thanks for letting ...Amazing! Simply Amazing! <br /><br />And thanks for letting us know Brigman was in the comments on CK MissScarlet! There are over 400! comments on today's strip.<br />ComicBookHarrietnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-34887048628062255162022-01-09T17:55:06.185-05:002022-01-09T17:55:06.185-05:00June Brigman commented over in the Comics Kingdom....June Brigman commented over in the Comics Kingdom. She seemed pretty OK with all the snarking and people congratulated her on having the nerve to post.<br /><br />I think Wilbur may actually be gone. I think he's way too high up to survive that fall. And yes, there are sharks up and down the CA coastline - lots of them. And they often follow cruise ships, probably for the entertainment MissScarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425930256502450179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-53638542791476718302022-01-09T14:42:53.254-05:002022-01-09T14:42:53.254-05:00Or....could it be a dream?Or....could it be a dream?Chester the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777313278479395757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-66382482657802688772022-01-09T14:39:32.055-05:002022-01-09T14:39:32.055-05:00Who is going to pay Dawns college bills? That HUGE...Who is going to pay Dawns college bills? That HUGE life insurance policy, that's who!Chester the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777313278479395757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-42299966464721641452022-01-09T14:00:33.573-05:002022-01-09T14:00:33.573-05:00So, Wilbur sleeps with the fishes?So, Wilbur sleeps with the fishes?meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157625283959847611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-68529691502225900852022-01-09T14:00:27.565-05:002022-01-09T14:00:27.565-05:00I hope the impending mayonnaise slick doesn’t do t...I hope the impending mayonnaise slick doesn’t do too much harm to nearby marine life.Witchwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328524992363796801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-56112077091510347132022-01-09T13:11:54.637-05:002022-01-09T13:11:54.637-05:00Heh...I googled up that same article. I suppose pe...Heh...I googled up that same article. I suppose people do survive falling off the cruise ship, but he dived off from quite high up. In reality, no one would survive that, but this story isn't really grounded in reality. And then even if he did survive the fall, he'd have to swim around and avoid drowning, which I imagine is hard if you are wasted and shocked from the cold water. Garnetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-79524950428135868062022-01-09T13:00:38.061-05:002022-01-09T13:00:38.061-05:00@Martin 12:52. From that height, water might as w...@Martin 12:52. From that height, water might as well be concrete. That’s why I put breaking his neck ahead of drown in mu scenario,fauxprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517754643773601799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-17824568929050758422022-01-09T12:52:48.375-05:002022-01-09T12:52:48.375-05:00Too bad that's water, and not concrete.Too bad that's water, and not concrete. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931818941117659978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-46166050433028633982022-01-09T12:50:11.406-05:002022-01-09T12:50:11.406-05:00Nineteen comments (20 counting this one, and it’s...Nineteen comments (20 counting this one, and it’s only midday EST)), and on a Sunday to boot! Wilbur really is detested by our merry band of snarksters. I think hmmm’s scenario is quite possible, especially with a heavily sauced Wilbur passed out.<br /><br />KitKatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-84927024595786202632022-01-09T12:43:55.771-05:002022-01-09T12:43:55.771-05:00I take it back! In my newspaper copy, I couldn'...<br />I take it back! In my newspaper copy, I couldn't see his body. But enlarged online, I see it now.<br /><br />But I'm still not buying it. His death would be just too good to be true, and therefore it's not gonna be true.<br /><br />-- S. McW. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-68478275038625890002022-01-09T12:39:13.366-05:002022-01-09T12:39:13.366-05:00I remember learning about The Williamson Turn when...I remember learning about The Williamson Turn when I was in the Navy. "It was named for John Williamson, USNR, who used it in 1943 to recover a man who had fallen overboard."<br /><br />"A Williamson turn generally consists of 1.) Placing the rudder hard over to the side of the casualty, 2.) deviating 60 degrees from the original course and then placing the rudder hard over to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-2249352545295115382022-01-09T12:38:05.928-05:002022-01-09T12:38:05.928-05:00I'm not buying it. We don't actually see h...<br />I'm not buying it. We don't actually see his tubby body dropping into the water. Moy is just jerking us around.<br /><br />Besides, the splash would swamp the boat. She doesn't want that on her hands.<br /><br />-- Scottie McW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-29247351290553881062022-01-09T12:32:25.451-05:002022-01-09T12:32:25.451-05:00It could be Estelle's dream, instead. She'...It could be Estelle's dream, instead. She's asleep in the room, dreams that Wilbur hasn't returned and she goes to guest services where she finds out he jumped overboard. Guilt, guilt. Can't live without him blah blah blah. <br />Sandi Egohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988736004560390795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-24804636948200116722022-01-09T12:20:03.749-05:002022-01-09T12:20:03.749-05:00It’s a dream. Tomorrow we will see a hungover Wilb...It’s a dream. Tomorrow we will see a hungover Wilbur waking up in a lounge chair when he hears his name being paged. hmmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523499246869537060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-48791143597763982122022-01-09T11:45:02.447-05:002022-01-09T11:45:02.447-05:00*If* he survives, which direction does he go with ...*If* he survives, which direction does he go with this? Admitting he was hammered and pretending he was on the Titanish? Or saying he jumped on purpose, thereby making Estelle feel guilty so she'll marry him? Lawsuit? Psych Eval? Miraculous story of whales saving one of their own? It's going to be a heckuva week.Sandi Egohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988736004560390795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1370484496614447605.post-21071793914935491372022-01-09T11:29:53.619-05:002022-01-09T11:29:53.619-05:00Oh yeah. That's definitely gonna leave a mark....Oh yeah. That's definitely gonna leave a mark. From that height, Wilbur would have been better off plummeting to a parking lot than into water. In any case, I agree with you guys. There's no way KM will bump off her favorite character. See that tiny speck in the distance? That's Mary and Jeff trying out his new yacht.<br /><br />HelenClarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com