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The wrath of mom

Sally Forth, 11/9/07

OK, so presumably this is just the usual non-English-speaking colorist stupidity, but wouldn’t it be great if Sally’s mom really is girlishly arranging her entirely grey hair while boasting of her blondness? It could be the first sign of her descent into dementia and madness — or at least Sally could sell it as such when she has her mother committed. As the men in white suits drag the straight-jacketed matriarch away while Ted jeers, she’d bellow “THEY HAVEN’T BUILT A CAGE THAT CAN HOLD ME!” Later, she becomes a deranged supervillain infinitely more terrifying than the Shocker.

Gil Thorp, 11/9/07

YES! YES! YES! Cully told this white-suited dude to “ease up”! We all know that the last person to utter this line in Gil Thorp, was Coach Kaz, and mere days later it gave rise to unspeakable violence. Presumably when Mr. Cranky Pants steadfastly refuses to ease up, Cully will apply fadeaway slam after fadeaway slam until his hapless victim “accidentally” dies.

Marvin, 11/9/07

Marvin is apparently heavily invested in having an excuse to pee on his dad’s face.

Pluggers, 11/9/07

Pluggers know that you don’t need anyplace fancy to have a good, old-fashioned meth binge.

This entry was posted on Friday, November 9, 2007 at 02:41 am and is filed under Gil Thorp, Marvin, Pluggers, Sally Forth.

98 responses to “The wrath of mom”

Ed Power, writer of \\\'My Cage\\
November 9th, 2007 at 2:51 am [Reply]

Repost from yester-thread (since I cam in at the end):

Tweeks_Coffee, Niall, KT, and anyone I may have missed:

Thanks for the nice words in the face of us getting dropped from the Chron on ‘Black Thursday’. At least we’re still on their web-site, so most of you guys can still get us.

Still the Sunday drop mean you won’t be able to see the 12/23/07 conclusion of our team up with a certain other ‘Mudgeon friendly comic. ;)

Many of our myspace buddies are from the Houston area though, so I’m not sure how that’ll effect us. I’m going to beat the drum over there to see if we can get some support going.

BTW, if you do have a myspace page, and don’t have us on your buddy list, you may want to click the link in my name. We’ll be announcing shortly a contest for our myspace friends with a prize I think is pretty cool. Not ‘cold hard cash’ cool, but pretty cool none-the-less. :)

Later!
-Ed
Ed Power, writer of My Cage
November 9th, 2007 at 2:53 am [Reply]

Aw crap! In over 2 years od reading here that was my first ‘first pos’ ever! And I wasted it with a repost! I suck! :D
Josh
November 9th, 2007 at 2:58 am [Reply]

Oh, Ed, you don’t suck, we love you! And I’m about to put another post up, so you’ll have an opportunity to post your comment a third time :).

Josh
Ed Power, writer of My Cage
November 9th, 2007 at 2:58 am [Reply]

Re-Yesterthread:

Kaitlyn,

Thanks for saying ‘My Cage’ “isn’t awesomely bad”. On the Mudge that’s like a compliment. :D
Ed Power, writer of My Cage
November 9th, 2007 at 3:00 am [Reply]

Aw, thanks Josh. I love this sight too.

Granted thet may make me a social pariah if I ever get invited to an NCS function, but whatever… :D
Tats
November 9th, 2007 at 3:14 am [Reply]

Wow. I was dead last post in yesterthread. I didn’t think it would ever actually happen to me…
Jones
November 9th, 2007 at 3:23 am [Reply]

That Inn has a pool too – those are some pretty upscale pluggers (as you can probably already tell by the plastic rooftop luggage container they got at Wal-Mart, instead of tying their bags to the car with twine Beverly Hillbillies style).
C.
November 9th, 2007 at 3:29 am [Reply]

Does not being a plugger start when you care if the hotel has HBO?
Jack Parsons
November 9th, 2007 at 3:29 am [Reply]

Binge? Nah, see, you have a lot of free time waiting for it to cook down. And you can’t go outside because the ether will get out.
Sirkus Peanuts
November 9th, 2007 at 3:31 am [Reply]

Funny, I had the same expression as Marvin’s dog reading that punchline.
meep
November 9th, 2007 at 4:23 am [Reply]

Sally’s mom has always had grey hair. I don’t think that’s a mistake. I’m sure it used to be blond when she was younger, but we’ve only ever seen her with grey hair.
Donald the Anarchist
November 9th, 2007 at 4:24 am [Reply]

Apparently Pluggers are less than concerned about clean sheets and proper toilet facilities. I can’t really extrapolate that from anything the male plugger said, but given he’s a dog and she’s a chicken, I’m just kinda assuming it.

You’re a Plugger if your idea of a vacation is to stop wallowing in your own filth and go wallow in someone else’s filth for a while…
Angry Beaver
November 9th, 2007 at 4:56 am [Reply]

Hey Ed, wanted to say I love reading ‘My Cage’, and for fun I like to make up voices for the characters.

Pity me. :D
Karlos the Jackal
November 9th, 2007 at 5:44 am [Reply]

I’m pretty sure Cully killed the other guy with a Fallaway — not “Fadeaway” Slam. Here’s a short YouTube example:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3luh3TIYgus

I seem to remember that the GT comic depicting this actually seemed fairly accurate. I will not go back and check.
Pozzo
November 9th, 2007 at 7:12 am [Reply]

So what’s with Sally’s coat in panels two and three? I know it’s a comics trope to periodically shade in characters, but why shade the coat and hands, for crying out loud, and not the face? Or the other character, for that matter? It just looks like Sally changed outfits between panels one and two, going for the “Suburban Goth” look.
smacky
November 9th, 2007 at 7:30 am [Reply]

GT: Again, panel 2, Cully is touching himself. After bullying a classmate’s older brother (since, at 23, you’re older than him) there’s nothing better than rubbing out a quick one.

Cully should write a book about relaxation techniques. Of course, he could only type with one hand!
smacky
November 9th, 2007 at 7:35 am [Reply]

I have to echo the sentiments of posters in recent past threads: If I was a plugger and didn’t own a computer, each day of Funky Winkerbean would be a mind-blowing shock. “Martha, get in here! She’s married to the comic book guy now?!?!? WHERE’S WALLY!?!?!?!?”

But having read all this on Batiuk’s own official website a month ago… not so much.
smacky
November 9th, 2007 at 7:38 am [Reply]

MW: What’s with the look on Mary’s face in panel 2? It’s like she’s finally getting a dose of her own horse shit and realizes… well, realizes it’s horse shit!
smacky
November 9th, 2007 at 7:42 am [Reply]

Did Al come up with today’s TDIET himself? He doesn’t thank anyone!
Godzooky
November 9th, 2007 at 7:59 am [Reply]

#11 meep: Actually, up to October 13, Sally’s mom had blonde hair. Her hair dye supply ran out on the 15th, but, apparently, her memories linger.
Little A.
November 9th, 2007 at 8:12 am [Reply]

If Olive Oyl and Popeye have never slept together, and they have known each other for what, 75 years – that makes Olive Oyl Extra Virgin Olive Oyl!!

Ha ha.

Ha ha ho ho.

That’s a lousy joke.

(Which I suspect may have been made before I hope not too many times in the last thirty years.)

Apropos of nothing. As usual.

Good morning to everybody and GOOD LUCK, JOSH AND YOUR TROUPE!
King Folderol
November 9th, 2007 at 8:19 am [Reply]

SF – I think that IS the joke, and colorist got it right, despite the fact that the only drug he can afford is swallowing American toys.

Pluggers – Or you live in 75% of the country, where a lot of these old fashioned motels still exist.
Little Guy
November 9th, 2007 at 8:25 am [Reply]

Pluggers: That can be extended to Inns that advertise “Free HBO!” — and that’s the extent of cable.

GA: Chuffy Hissy Kitty! I *love* it.

S-M: Who’d thought the day would come when Spidey would have a “Stop Snitching!” plotline?
AhClem
November 9th, 2007 at 8:31 am [Reply]

GT -
Nice to see that Paul Simon is still getting work, even if it’s only as a bit player in the second panel of a third-rate comic strip.
fishmorgjp
November 9th, 2007 at 8:48 am [Reply]

Marvin go pee pee! Ah hee hee tinkle tee hee!! Moo moo moo!

Oh, God.
Kilgore T.
November 9th, 2007 at 8:48 am [Reply]

FW — Wait, didn’t the one-armed girl’s mom try to put the comic book store guy in jail for being a purveyor of pornography? That’s going to be one frosty Thanksgiving dinner. Hopefully, there will be gunplay.
Ces
November 9th, 2007 at 8:48 am [Reply]

Speaking of “Sally Forth,” the very talented guys at Comics Coast to Coast.com were kind enough to let me endanger my job on their latest weekly podcast. If you’re interested in finding out the real story behind the strip (it involves multiple homicides), please listen to my interview at:

http://comicscoasttocoast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=75

And make sure to check out the show’s entire archive. Brian, Justin and Tom are true professionals who do a fantastic job covering all aspects and angles on the comic strip industry.
latenac
November 9th, 2007 at 8:51 am [Reply]

MW – last panel the look on her face says, “Oh crap the Vet is a PBS watcher and thinks he’s friggin James Herriott.”
Groovymarlin
November 9th, 2007 at 9:29 am [Reply]

Well, Mary’s strange glance askew in today’s MW leaves me wondering what the hell is wrong with Mary. But then, I feel that way every day that I read MW. So, whatever.

In the world of Funky Cancerbean (can we still call it that, now that Lisa has died? Oh sure…someone else is bound to get the cancer soon enough)…can someone draw me a diagram or something? I was following along with the whole “10 years later” deal but now I’m lost and confused. One-armed chick has to iron! Has a son named Wally! Has a daughter who I think is supposed to be adopted from India maybe? Is very crabby! And has a husband who….I don’t recognize. At all. Help?
jules
November 9th, 2007 at 9:35 am [Reply]

Groovymarlin – my husband and I discussed Funky Cheerfulbean at length this morning, and we think that’s John the Comic Store Guy in the last panel, posing as Wally Junior and Rana’s father. (Is her name Rana? I think it’s Rana.) My personal theory is that Original Wally bit the dust, and Becky married Comic Store Guy after a Decent Interval.

Should I be worried that my husband and I discussed Funky Cheerfulbean at length this morning?
dyslexic dog
November 9th, 2007 at 9:41 am [Reply]

#19 smacky:
I think Scaduto is wearying of getting calls in the middle of the night from ex-submitters demanding that he pay to replace their windows.
Spunky N. Tadpole
November 9th, 2007 at 9:57 am [Reply]

MW – Yes, that look on Mary’s face is priceless: “‘Compassion”?” – OMG, what’s that??”
Or maybe she’s just contemplating the bill.

RMMD – Rex and Niki do seem to be edging slowly into Mark Trail’s comicverse: not just the setting, but their slowly diminishing color palette is a dead giveaway. When they get to be near-monochrome, we’ll know Johnny Malotte will be crashing in any minute. And speaking of which…

MT – I see Jack Elrod is still maintaining his MT tradition of having bits of the dialogue delivered by various passing waterfowl. How droll.

H&L – OK: my nominee for Most Disturbing Comic of the Day. Just where does Lois keep that cellphone?
Tybalt
November 9th, 2007 at 9:59 am [Reply]

Well, in honour of Marvin, I think I’m gonig to walk down the hall, find an occupied cubicle, and just cut loose in someone’s lap.

And laugh. Wish me luck!
Mel
November 9th, 2007 at 10:19 am [Reply]

Nikki has gone from cleaning June’s garage to cleaning Rex’s cabin.

Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, you’ll never put yourself through Vague Cartoon Profession Vocational School that way.
Spunky N. Tadpole
November 9th, 2007 at 10:20 am [Reply]

Sorry: Hi & Lois link HERE
Edgy DC
November 9th, 2007 at 10:41 am [Reply]

Alzheimer’s. Dementia. Hard to joke about. Hard for me to laugh at.

Nope. Not able to do it.
Scrog
November 9th, 2007 at 10:43 am [Reply]

You’re a Plugger if you’re still turned on by the humdrum vanilla one-on-one heterosexual porn found on hotel pay-per-view.

So old people can’t handle technology. This is staple comics fodder, but usually (if Im not mistaken) for a one-off gag. Only Crankshaft can drag it out for an entire week which will end up with the old lady penniless and in the street thanks to her new amazon.com addiction, phony penis-enlargement pills, and a Nigerian scammer.
Edgy DC
November 9th, 2007 at 10:45 am [Reply]

Then again, thanks to Pozzo, who points out that Sally in the black coat is like 70% more attractive. Yowza.
boltgirl
November 9th, 2007 at 10:48 am [Reply]

Having spent the past several days fully expecting Wally to come rolling through the door minus all limbs except–oh, the irony–his left arm, this morning’s I see that ~~Porn King~~ Comics John simply ate him and threatened the kids with the same if they did not comply and start calling him “father” immediately. Mmmm, nobody brings Teh Dark like Batiuk.
Gal Friday
November 9th, 2007 at 10:53 am [Reply]

MW: OMG–they’ve put Lucky the Beagle in the “In” tray!
Al
November 9th, 2007 at 11:00 am [Reply]

9cl — OH MY!!!
poppinjay
November 9th, 2007 at 11:06 am [Reply]

I prefer a cable TV in the room when I get my meth on. I like to watch the bat winged dingoes race on the Speed channel.
Meeg
November 9th, 2007 at 11:08 am [Reply]

My ipod was stolen 1950s hoodlums — it was awful
kitty
November 9th, 2007 at 11:11 am [Reply]

MW: Mary’s face in panel two is like Christmas. It’s like her response to “All creatures great and small deserve our compassion” is “I am familiar with this technique of saying things you can’t possibly mean in the most obsequiously bland way when you’re really about to wreak bloody, bloody vengence upon themandohmygod, the vet and dog are GOING TO KILL ME. HELP. HELP. HELP.”
Meeg
November 9th, 2007 at 11:11 am [Reply]

My ipod was stolen by 1950s hoodlums — it sucked.
Korvo
November 9th, 2007 at 11:24 am [Reply]

Beetle Bailey – No comment on this, Josh? This is the most homoerotic strip EVER!!!

MT – Do y’all think that Malotte has a Right Hook o’ Justice a la Mark, or what?? Oh, the excitement!
Jennifer
November 9th, 2007 at 11:32 am [Reply]

You’re a Plugger if you are so clueless you don’t realize your motel’s rooms are usually booked by the hour.

I also imagine in-room conversations between these clueless spouses going something like this:

“Goodness, do you think they’re fighting?”
“I wonder if that poor girl needs help.”
“Ed, maybe you should call the police.”
BigTed
November 9th, 2007 at 11:32 am [Reply]

You’re really a Plugger if the next day your wife says, “Hey, what’s this extra $11.95 on our bill for a 2 a.m. movie called Bird-Doggin’?” Because, um, girls are birds, and boys are dogs, and somehow they have sex with each other.
Sobek
November 9th, 2007 at 11:54 am [Reply]

The reason you don’t see Sally’s mom in too many strips: she can’t stop looking at the camera. Notice that as it swoops around the pair from one side to the other, in the second panel the mom leans sharply to her right so her face doesn’t get blocked out. What we’re looking at was the ninteenth take, after the frustrated director walked off the set and the editor had to just pick the least awkward shot.
Brigid Keely
November 9th, 2007 at 11:59 am [Reply]

So, do John and Becky have any kids, or was Wally the only one allowed near her bathing suit area? You know, Wally The Hero. Or will we be meeting Bruce Clark and Magneto Octopus tomorrow?
Ces
November 9th, 2007 at 12:05 pm [Reply]

#46: “The reason you don’t see Sally’s mom in too many strips: she can’t stop looking at the camera. Notice that as it swoops around the pair from one side to the other, in the second panel the mom leans sharply to her right so her face doesn’t get blocked out. What we’re looking at was the ninteenth take, after the frustrated director walked off the set and the editor had to just pick the least awkward shot.”

That made me laugh out loud.
audient
November 9th, 2007 at 12:19 pm [Reply]

#17 — Maybe Wally finally died in Iraq. Funky may have moved ten years into the future, but surely we’re still in Iraq.

Which makes me wonder … does this mean there won’t be any more Crankshaft / Funky crossover strips? Can Crankshaft afford another 10 years on his old goat ass? Then again, a fast forward of Crankshaft in a nursing home drooling on himself and chasing after the nurses in his horny senility may have some limited appeal to the same demographic that digs “Flo and Friends.” And to me. Some day I hope to be so old that I can do anything and people will just shrug and smile.
Gal Friday
November 9th, 2007 at 12:19 pm [Reply]

#43 MT: Meester Malotte’s mustaches are quivering in anger!
Electro
November 9th, 2007 at 1:06 pm [Reply]

Pluggers: Or a good, old-fashioned interspecies tryst.
js
November 9th, 2007 at 1:42 pm [Reply]

Gil Thorp always reminds me of my high school buddy who would borrow his mother’s clip-on earrings in order to look cool.
Girl Reporter
November 9th, 2007 at 1:48 pm [Reply]

I love how Mary’s sidelong glance comes right out and calls the kettle black.
McManx
November 9th, 2007 at 1:56 pm [Reply]

SF – Sally’s mom’s hair turned grey due to all that wine she’s slugging down.

Marvin – The only thing that makes this strip tolerable is Marvin’s hair standing on end as he comtemplates potty training. I hope that means that Mom has put the dog’s electro-shock training collar in Marvin’s diaper and he’s getting a nice little jolt to the genitals every time he soils himself.

Pluggers – You’re a plugger if you frequent a no-tell motel for your tawdry inter-species screwfests.
McManx
November 9th, 2007 at 1:58 pm [Reply]

Oops. A nod to Electro (54) on my last comment.
Little Guy
November 9th, 2007 at 2:13 pm [Reply]

#17: Wally is in charge of what used to be ‘Iraq’, but is currently part of ‘SaudiDisney’.
McManx
November 9th, 2007 at 2:13 pm [Reply]

Just saw Mark Trail. Holy crap! Johnny Malotte is really Craven the Hunter from Spiderman.
Regina M Markowski
November 9th, 2007 at 2:13 pm [Reply]

Someone has been filming my family get togethers. Sally’s mom is mine only 20 years younger.
She may be a little nicer….
Kippetje2000
November 9th, 2007 at 2:17 pm [Reply]

Has Marvin revealed his Bello origins? That clown from Ringling is all over the place these days.
Sobek
November 9th, 2007 at 2:47 pm [Reply]

Ha ha, Sally’s mom totally doesn’t get it! Sally’s mad because she’s being attacked by Venom, and her mom is too busy fiddling with her hair to notice.

I suspect that Venom showed up here after figuring out that Sally is more likely to put up a fight than Spider-Man ever will be.
100indecisions
November 9th, 2007 at 2:50 pm [Reply]

And in todays Daily Depression & Death Special, a.k.a. FW, we discover that Wally probably died in Iraq and Becky remarried John.

No, wait, I know–Wally survived Iraq AND the car ride home from the airport, but Becky’s one-handed cooking somehow led to a tragic mistake that killed him by food poisoning. Or something.

Also, the Sheila/Verne break-up storyline in Over the Hedge is depressing too. I have to admit it.
Foolster41
November 9th, 2007 at 3:10 pm [Reply]

GT: “Yeah, that settles it. If you say you didn’t take it. Sorry man. ” Also, There’s just something about Cully’s expression in panel two, part flirtitous and part drug induced ecstasy.
ally really think Marvin needs a shrink.
Marvin: Woah! HIs head looks strange when the artist doesn’t erase the head shape lines. Also, I really think Marvin needs to see a shrink.
Sobek
November 9th, 2007 at 3:32 pm [Reply]

Man, that Gil Thorpe artist really sucks. In the last panel, Mr. White coat’s facial expression looks like “I’m miffed, but I have no evidence so I’ll have to let this go for now,” when in the context of the strip what he’s clearly thinking is “oh God, get me away from that crazy guy with the melting face! I hope he isn’t contagious!”
Bobdog
November 9th, 2007 at 4:00 pm [Reply]

The fact Marvin is into “water sports” already worries me — what will his deviant fetishes be like when reaches adulthood?
Pozzo
November 9th, 2007 at 4:07 pm [Reply]

#35 – Spunky: When I clicked on the link, I saw the credit “Drawn by Chance” over the comic. Then I noticed Chance’s last name (Browne) on the next line, but that one credit gave me a bigger laugh than H&L ever has.
Jordan
November 9th, 2007 at 4:07 pm [Reply]

You’re a Plugger if you still find the clever “FREE ROOM (with every $49.99 breakfast)” signs funny.
AppleGirl
November 9th, 2007 at 5:10 pm [Reply]

(DT)GT – iPod! iPod! iPod! Now that iPHONE week on the comics is over, we really need to go back and cover the iPod again.
Spunky N. Tadpole
November 9th, 2007 at 6:02 pm [Reply]

Bobdog @ #67:

Dunno, but if he ever hooks up with Trixie Flagston (see #35) – it’s gonna be Kink-O-Rama time! Guar-an-TEE!!
Canuckguy
November 9th, 2007 at 6:17 pm [Reply]

SF: Actually, every single once-blonde-now-grey-haired person I know still refer to themselves a “blonde”, and talk about their kids who either inherited their blondness or didn’t, that conversation didn’t seem the least bit odd to me.

Taking Godzooky’s (#20) comment into account, I think Sally’s mom looks better with grey, Sally’s bitter sarcasm will turn anyone grey! Watch out Hilary, you’re next!

Pluggers: Yes, Josh, I would agree “meth binge” is the most likely scenario. I can’t fathom two Pluggers renting a motel room for sex (or having it anywhere)
kurt
November 9th, 2007 at 6:40 pm [Reply]

Perhaps Marvin can be introduced to the Toilet From Hell (once featured in GhostBusters), so that he will be scared S___less for years to come!
Joe Blevins
November 9th, 2007 at 6:48 pm [Reply]

Marvin is right to be wary of potty training. Pissing and shitting himself is Marvin’s chief form of expression. Ultimately, “Marvin” is Tom Armstrong’s portrait of a single-minded young artist whose chosen medium is human waste. If Marvin aged naturally, he’d have a soul patch, a meth addiction, and an NEA grant by now.
The Avocado Avenger
November 9th, 2007 at 7:18 pm [Reply]

SF: I’m not sure why they started coloring her mom’s hair grey when this joke was coming up, but Canuckguy is right, once someone is blonde they refuse to believe their blondness has changed. My husband had blonde hair as a little boy, and it turned to brown by the time he was 10. However, he was calling himself blonde well into his 30s, until I finally sat him down and had a long talk with him.
indichik
November 9th, 2007 at 7:22 pm [Reply]

I think I must be a plugger. I can remember wondering, even when I was 8 or 9 years old and going on road trips with the family (long before off-ramp motels had any sort of sexual connotations for me), who the folks running these places thought they were impressing by advertising “color tv.” If it was really something to boast about, wouldn’t the really shoddy motels only have black-and-white sets? But strangely, we never found those.
a.cobb
November 9th, 2007 at 7:35 pm [Reply]
a.cobb
November 9th, 2007 at 7:36 pm [Reply]

oops I thought that would work differently. Suffice to say Hi and Lois is horrifying today
Bunnë
November 9th, 2007 at 7:44 pm [Reply]

SF: My impression of comic coloring is that the Sunday colorists are long-standing professionals who have spec sheets telling them what colors to use — not just “mom’s hair is blond” but “mom’s hair is 100% yellow” — whereas the daily colorists are a bunch of yabbos farmed out from god knows where who make things up as they go along.

This explains the hair-color cycling of A3G and Shirley the drag-king duck from MT. (Well, I’d have to do some research to be sure it really doesn’t happen on Sundays, but it seems to me that Sally Forth’s mom has always been blond on Sundays.)

Pluggers: You’re a Plugger if you’re addicted to meth. Anyone submitted that one yet?
Joe Btfsplk
November 9th, 2007 at 10:16 pm [Reply]

#56 Girl Reporter – That’s the thing about seeing a vet assistant with a small dog’s body growing out of the back of her head. You know it’s impolite to stare, but you just can’t stop looking at it.
Joe Btfsplk
November 9th, 2007 at 10:55 pm [Reply]

Dick Tracy – I have to say that I absolutely love the center panel here. The face of unfathomable terror to the left, the staircase of mystery to the right, the doorway filled with light in the center, the beckoning hand – In all seriousness and without sarcasm, I want the original of this, all by itself, in a frame on my wall.
praepes
November 9th, 2007 at 11:19 pm [Reply]

GT: I’m pretty well convinced that “Mitch” is actually a young Slick Smitty. They both have the same stupid haircut and the same stupid grin. I keep expecting to see a narration box pop up: “Slylock Fox suspects that Mitch is lying through his teeth. What evidence suggests that he is not being honest about the iPod?” And then an upside-down narration in small print: “Answer: Mitch has come to a bookstore for a meal, which clearly demonstrates that he has no understanding of how the traditional commercial system operates because he does all his business on the black market.”
jamoche
November 9th, 2007 at 11:23 pm [Reply]

OK, seriously – just a few days ago I was stopped at a light with a friend, and noticed that the run-down motel across the way advertised “Color TV” with every letter in “Color” a different color.

The kicker? This was in Palo Alto, CA. Heart of Silicon Valley, home of Stanford University, Google, etc.The land that motel was on had to be worth more than many small Southern towns.
Rusty
November 9th, 2007 at 11:35 pm [Reply]

I will post here because it would make no sense on the metapost thread:

FW: Isn’t it odd that John the Comics Store guy is still sporting his makeover haircut well over 10 years after he first received it?
One would think he would revert back to the old slacker ponytail. Of course, Crazy Harry has the aging dude with ponytail look patented.
praepes
November 9th, 2007 at 11:39 pm [Reply]

as for FW and the Search for Wally, Batuik assures us on his blog that all will be revealed in time–but points to the 11 Oct. strip as containing a hint as to Wally’s fate. Flash over there and you see a newspaper headline reading “SOLDIERS TAKEN HOSTAGE.” So the safest bet seems to be that he’s dead.

I’m not sure I understand his explanation of Rana, but I’m pretty sure she’s from Afghanistan.
praepes
November 9th, 2007 at 11:59 pm [Reply]

and speaking of Batuik’s website, I have to say I’m intrigued by some of the character descriptions. Nate Green, for example, is described as “a former Vietnam vet.” Oh really? When did he stop being a Vietnam vet?

Jessica Darling Fairgood, meanwhile, is described as “Darin’s wife, and the daughter of the late television celebrity, John Darling.” That’s it. For most of the other characters, Batuik gives at least one personal factiod to define the person, such as an occupation or a past experience. But no, Jessica (whose last names curiously reinforce her portrayl as a good girl wife/daughter who is not important in and of herself–though this may not be intentional, since she inherited both those names from characters who were created before she was) is defined solely in terms of others.
Eridani
November 10th, 2007 at 12:34 am [Reply]

GT: For some reason I can’t picture the dude in the middle panel as being anything other than high, and saying it in a slow, stoned voice, while the guy-who-freakishly-looks-like-a-monkey jeers in the back at just how stoned his friend his.
Stev0
November 10th, 2007 at 2:24 am [Reply]

What are you talking about? Sally’s Mom is already infinitely more terrifying than the Shocker. So is any random cast member of “Hi and Lois”, for that matter.
Little A.
November 10th, 2007 at 6:22 am [Reply]

MW: Mary better watch out, because when the beauty parlor finds out that she stole the hair drying machine to use for a bicycle helmet, she going to be arrested.
Bunnë
November 10th, 2007 at 10:35 am [Reply]

In a strange turn of events, both Dick Tracy and Monty are exploring similar themes at the moment.

Monty is one of my favorite strips, and no one is compiling it into books anymore, which makes me sad. “Esperanto Club” = comedy gold.

Monty manages to be both subtle and broad at the same time, like Get Fuzzy.
Woodrowfan
November 10th, 2007 at 3:33 pm [Reply]

Sally’;s Mom is a better supervillan than the shocker? Hell, a slightly cranky goldfish in one of those little carnival game bowls is a scarier supervillan than the Shocker!
little red-haired girl
November 10th, 2007 at 8:25 pm [Reply]

Sally’s Mom knows, gentlemen turn grey, but women turn platinum blonde.
April
November 10th, 2007 at 11:51 pm [Reply]

Sally Forth and Mom — it could be that she’s commenting on the fact that blonde hair often skips grey and goes right to a striking white. So she’s probably commenting on Sally dyeing her hair to keep it so black. The blonde to white transition can be much more subtle.
ltrftp(not so first time)
November 11th, 2007 at 3:38 am [Reply]

I just had RCuff surgery…..sorry for poor typing…and linkage…..
Ted & Sally’s Mom…….
http://xkcd.com/158/
en_dash
November 11th, 2007 at 10:14 pm [Reply]

Note the sad, vacant stare of the Plugger chicken-woman towards the motel, indicative of the resigned realization that she will be tied down and murdered there.
Anonymous
November 12th, 2007 at 8:08 pm [Reply]

We all know that the last person to utter this line in Gil Thorp, was Coach Kaz, and mere days later it gave rise to unspeakable violence.

Mitch? Stolen iPod? Unspeakable violence? Gil Thorp may have an hero on its hands shortly.
nemoErensenuT
February 9th, 2008 at 5:37 pm [Reply]

I’d prefer reading in my native language, because my knowledge of your languange is no so well. But it was interesting! Look for some my links:
mimsssskittyfantastico
February 28th, 2008 at 8:30 pm [Reply]

i think that the pluggers are staying at the motel is because it has apool! I mean, how many motels have a pool. I would stay there! O my god, does that mean i’m a plugger?

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