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Mark Trail, 12/6/04
Here’s what they don’t tell you when you decide to marry a taxidermist: you’re going to have perky young women showing up at your door at all hours with four-foot-long dead fish. It’s a good thing Kelly has a suitcase full of pink golf shirts back on the boat, because that one’s going to be pretty pungent.
Meanwhile, while Kelly and Birdie engage in meaningless chatter, the entire seaside community is menaced by TURT-LOR, KING OF THE SEA TURTLES! RUN, GIRLS, RUN!
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Matt
December 7th, 2004 at 7:46 pm
You know, my thought about the second panel was that the turtle had also caught a fish and was pissed because Kelly was going to get hers mounted first, even though Mark promised to take care of his (hers? its?). Sucks to be a turtle, man.
Johan
December 8th, 2004 at 12:57 am
First time I read it, I thought the turtle was the “snook” she wanted mounted. I mean, that turtle looks read sad about SOMEthing – look at him crying, look at that frown.
Anonymous
December 8th, 2004 at 9:37 am
This girl has serious self-confidence problems if she has to mention Mark in every sentence she says. If I were the Taxidermist’s Wife, I’d be a might suspicious.
parkrrrr
December 8th, 2004 at 12:16 pm
Gamera is really neat!
Gamera is full of meat!
We all love you Ga-me-ra!
Anonymous
December 13th, 2004 at 7:48 am
The turtle is crying because it was his pet snook.
The four foot fish is being lugged around like that because Mark Trail has secretly hypnotized Kelly into doing all of his bidding without her realizing she’s getting fish slime on her bosom.
I won’t even go into the taxidermist “mounting” the fish.
No wonder you people don’t understand the comics.
Eliza
June 15th, 2005 at 9:40 pm
I couldn’t help it, with the Turt-Lor comment, I had to manipulate that frame for my evil purposes. My only regret is that I lack an adequate lettering to do it with.
Mary Brandt
August 22nd, 2005 at 4:01 am
Honestly? In my opinion, the lack of perpesctive makes it look like Kelly caught a massive turtle. Which also happens to be melting.
I mean, really…there’s no other reason for the poor thing to be there, stuck right in the middle of panel two. It probably just wishes it could return to the sea.
I feel for you, my turtle friend. I feel for you.
PInk Haired Girl
December 9th, 2006 at 11:55 am
Ewww! Taxidermy! Ewww!