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69 responses to “Buzz is buzzing too much”

1. dyslexic dog
   November 15th, 2009 at 11:12 pm [Reply]

   Don’t forget, Dolly is cheering for Voodoo.

2. Ukulele Ike
   November 15th, 2009 at 11:15 pm [Reply]

   Awwwwright, Josh! Happy Sunday night!

   I was afraid I was gonna be reduced to having to post in yesterthread that I was a dedicated Anarcho-Communist who didn’t drink any sody-pop at all!

3. Anna Nimity of the Jungle Patrol
   November 15th, 2009 at 11:16 pm [Reply]

   MW: “As God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again!”
   Oh wait, that’s Gone With the Wind… is that a carrot I see in her hand?

4. BananaSam
   November 15th, 2009 at 11:22 pm [Reply]

   Mary Worth, I know hands are hard to draw, but come on!

5. Bryan
   November 15th, 2009 at 11:27 pm [Reply]

   Adrian digs fisting.

6. Fran Ledue Page
   November 15th, 2009 at 11:27 pm [Reply]

   Sunday Mark Trail has its own particular flavor of crazy. I’m loving the great white hunter and the zombie fleeing in terror from the partially-materialized buffalo.

   Y347 MolyBendum: Your real name is Hap Shaughnessy, isn’t it?

   Y363, UncleJeff: Jumpin’ Jehosephat!

7. cj
   November 15th, 2009 at 11:27 pm [Reply]

   Worth:
   “Maybe your talk with Scott while he was unconscious helped bring him out of it!”
   I’m going to have to attack the Moy and Giella here. Character inconsistency! Mary is evil, not a moron! You can’t convince an unconscious person of anything! That’s why the bad movie reviews have the Little Man asleep in his chair.

8. Poteet
   November 15th, 2009 at 11:28 pm [Reply]

   # 2 Ukelele Ike — I hate sody-pop and always have. As far as I know, however, no political party has a sody-pop-hating plank in the official platform.

9. Lisa
   November 15th, 2009 at 11:31 pm [Reply]

   I figured Buzz was trying to eat peas, which are notorious for running away from you on the plate, just like those evil grape tomatoes.

   I really like Thel’s expression in FC there. Ennui combined with depression, or caused by? Or just the thought of dealing with four small children at a stadium while Dad gets all into the game and forgets they are there. She’s been through it before.

10. Lisa
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:32 pm [Reply]

    MC: Almost forgot. I love the tribute to Tex Avery on Saturday.

11. bats :[
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:34 pm [Reply]

    3. Anna Nimity: you bet your sweet Confederate dollar!

    (Sorry for the repost, but in the words of so many feisty Southern belles, “om nom nom nom”.)

12. JP (not Judge Parker)
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:35 pm [Reply]

    Thel seems pretty bummed about coming in second place in whatever event she got that ribbon from Billy will surely be on the receiving end of his mother’s fury during his ramblings about the football game.

13. Poteet
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:36 pm [Reply]

    FC — I say again that Mommy Keane looks about as cheery as if she were heading into a funeral. Possibly less cheery, compared to some funerals.

    If she hates football, and I’m guessing she does, since I’d have the same expression if I were forced at gunpoint to attend a game, why the hell is she there? Is Daddy Keane forcing her to go so he won’t have to take the melonheads to the restroom and make sure their noses are wiped? If so, put me on the jury when she finally snaps and kills him.

14. louielouie0
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:36 pm [Reply]

    If the characters in Shoe were birds they might enjoy being served a plate of worms…. oh, yeah…

15. JP (not Judge Parker)
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:36 pm [Reply]

    Ah curses for not previewing. There’s supposed to be a period after that “from”.

16. teddytoad
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:37 pm [Reply]

    Ok, the Mary Worth writers have to be in on the joke. There’s just no way that anyone could draw that second panel without the intention of making Adrian look like a Kelrastian psycho-fiancee. The only alternative I can think of is that some artist drew a joke panel with Adrian rasping, “I’ll get you, Gadget! Next time!!” and someone accidentally used it for real dialogue.

17. MolyBendum
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:41 pm [Reply]

    Shoe – I like the new neon flashing sign at Roz’s Restaurant, it goes between:

    Worms! It’s what’s for dinner.
    -and-
    Eat at Roz’s, get your grub on!

    They’ve been trying to come up with a new slogan about how you eat less because the food eludes you, but they’re still working on it.

18. Lisa
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:41 pm [Reply]

    Sunday MC: I am guessing the plea for readers is over now? I am of two minds: It was cute if it was supposed to be a parody, but it was a little overkill if it was supposed to be serious. I got the point after the first one.

    (((Ed Power))) Still love you, man… :o)

19. Poteet
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:41 pm [Reply]

    # 2 Ukelele Ike — Thanks for reminding me. My grandpa in Ohio used to call it sody-pop, and I like the name, though not the beverage.

20. commodorejohn
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:43 pm [Reply]

    Well, today I turned 24, got a hardback copy of Watchmen, had tourtière and the very best chocolate layer cake I’ve ever had, and watched MST3K with my family (The Final Sacrifice, if you’re wondering.) Not a bad way to spend a Sunday =)

21. Babs
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:44 pm [Reply]

    Something is seriously wrong with PJ.. I don’t know if it’s his smirk or if his head’s being twisted 180 degrees. Perhaps he’s also cheering for evil and/or he has been possessed by Pazuzu.

22. Barny-Boo
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:46 pm [Reply]

    Here Adrian is demonstrating a proper Judo punch, where every knuckle is its own [coma-eradicating] fist.

23. AhClem
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:51 pm [Reply]

    #20 commodorejohn -
    Happy Birthday, fellow denizen of the frozen northland! But only 24?? Geez, I have warts older than that.

24. Poteet
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:56 pm [Reply]

    # 13 — Please let me clarify that I don’t want football not to exist. I just don’t want to watch it existing. I have nothing against it otherwise.

    Once a decade or so, I watch football due to circumstances beyond my control, like visiting relatives in Nebraska in the fall. My consolation for three hours of suffering is really good pumpkin bread.

25. Steve L
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:59 pm [Reply]

    So… when’s Adrian gonna shack up with Mark Trail?

26. Foolkiller
    November 15th, 2009 at 11:59 pm [Reply]

    I think Dolly should sit next to Billy since she is already prepared with a sleeping mask on her head.

27. Poteet
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:02 am [Reply]

    # 23 AhClem — Yeah, I know the feeling. There’s a scar on the back of my hand that was acquired in 1979.

    Happy Birthday, commodorejohn. May your coming year be a good one.

28. MolyBendum
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:02 am [Reply]

    Family Circus – Thel doesn’t hate football, she is pissed because Bill left his murse in the car and they had to go back, then the gift shop was out of anything except generic pennants, and now the kids won’t shut the fuck up. All she wanted to do was watch a little goddamn football on the one goddamn day she could get out of the house. Now she’s going to have to break out the whip and the strap-on when she gets home. Again.

29. Uncle Lumpy
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:03 am [Reply]

    #20 cj –

    Happy Birthday, young coot!

    #22 B-B –

    Bigger fists have smaller fists
    Arrayed upon each knuckle
    But none like Adrian’s exists –
    A fact that makes us chuckle.

    with heartfelt apologies to Ogden Nash.

30. Just Me
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:06 am [Reply]

    The Keanes know that all “games” and “sports” really are conflicts between God and the Devil. Billy’s going to be getting a beating tonight for backing the wrong side.

31. Digger
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:10 am [Reply]

    The grim expression on Dr. Jeff’s face indicates that he realizes his daughter is transforming into another Mary, and he now wonders what method of suicide will be the least painless way out for him.

32. Rusty
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:14 am [Reply]

    I believe Jeffy has snuck in a blunt on the end of that stick. Well played, young melonhead.

33. bats :[
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:35 am [Reply]

    Have a Happy Year ahead, commodorejohn! (well, at least you’re out of your teens!)

34. troy macgregor
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:46 am [Reply]

    #20 commodorejohn- not a bad way to spend a birthday if I say so myself!

35. Donkey Hotey
    November 16th, 2009 at 1:14 am [Reply]

    #20 commodorejohn: Many happy returns…youngster. =)

36. sugarpie
    November 16th, 2009 at 1:24 am [Reply]

    commodorejohn You lucky dog! Chocolate layer cake and MST3K? We should all be so fortunate! Happy birthday!

37. Ace
    November 16th, 2009 at 1:49 am [Reply]

    Mary Trail. And with this, both strips have become infinitely more amusing.

38. NoahSnark
    November 16th, 2009 at 1:54 am [Reply]

    You know Mary Worth has hit a new low when its characters start imitating Mark Trail.

39. Disingenuous Penguin
    November 16th, 2009 at 1:55 am [Reply]

    By the look of Momma Keane’s expression, that pin on her coat means she only won second place in the local Taco Bell’s “Green Poncho Fiesta Pageant.”

40. Disingenuous Penguin
    November 16th, 2009 at 1:56 am [Reply]

    Adrian continues on, “Even if it means grabbing life firmly by the throat and squeezing every last, sweet breath from its writhing, dying form.”

41. bunivasal
    November 16th, 2009 at 2:55 am [Reply]

    The idea that Buzz is chasing his meal is perplexing. Of all the horribly deformed bird-men I would think he’d be the least suited to a joke about a terrible meal trying to escape.

42. Mary Worthless
    November 16th, 2009 at 3:12 am [Reply]

    MW – “With God as my witness, I will never be horny again!”

43. Master Mahan
    November 16th, 2009 at 4:15 am [Reply]

    Actually, Billy hasn’t been allowed to sit next to strangers since the biting incident.

44. It\'s time to pay the price
    November 16th, 2009 at 4:48 am [Reply]

    I think there’s a lot more to today’s Family Circus than meets the eye. Look at Mrs. Keen wistfully glancing at that melon-headed man in the background. I think we might have stumbled upon the true father of the fat-head kids.
    Either that or Jeffy has taken to inserting himself into the strip in his current form and his head actually looks like that.
    I feel kind of bad now.

45. Les of the Jungle Patrol
    November 16th, 2009 at 7:20 am [Reply]

    It’s no wonder Jeff is unable to coherently decide who to cheer for. At his age and size, that Guinness he’s holding has got him thoroughly blitzed.

46. ratnerstar
    November 16th, 2009 at 8:30 am [Reply]

    It’s not terribly surprising that Buzz is chasing his food. Dude’s a bird, after all. Roz probably served him a plate of centipedes.

47. JustAGuyGuy
    November 16th, 2009 at 9:34 am [Reply]

    “I’m not pushing it…I’m chasing it. Ah damn, this radio in my fingernail is stuck on one of those rock and roll stations the kids keep talking about.”

48. Tom
    November 16th, 2009 at 9:51 am [Reply]

    Family Circus is a repeat from the late sixties early seventies. Mommy’s hair has been updated but everything else is out of an earlier time.

49. Carrie
    November 16th, 2009 at 10:58 am [Reply]

    Seeing Josh describe a character in Shoe as a “cantankerous, be-hatted coot” just about killed me laughing. Only in Shoe could this be a literal description. The beak is about right for a coot, although the guy should probably be darker in color to really make it work.

50. rocketbride
    November 16th, 2009 at 11:17 am [Reply]

    #1 dyslexic dog: no, dolly is cheering for *dolly.* in keeping with the general theme of melonheads cheering for sin, she will be soon stoned for the sin of pride.

51. fillmoreeast
    November 16th, 2009 at 11:43 am [Reply]

    Shoe would be much more interesting if, instead of serving plates of food, Roz fed her customers the instinctive way, by regurgitating their meals directly into their mouths.

    Come to think of it, you could say the same thing about Family Circus and Thel.

52. Steve®
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:01 pm [Reply]

    What the hell is on Dolly’s head? Is 1943 on top of her head?

    @commodorejohn – happy birthday, sir!

53. Alan's Addiction
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:11 pm [Reply]

    I was completely distracted from the dialogue in today’s “Shoe” by the fact that Buzz appears to be wearing a bike helmet in a diner. Or he’s wearing some sort of tinfoil hat to prevent the government from hearing his thoughts. Either way, the headgear was more entertaining than the rest of the strip.
    Billy doesn’t realize it – he sits next to Mommy so she can quickly and innocently silence him if he starts wailing for help or tries to escape, as he did during that baseball game last spring. This is essential because the Keanes know that social workers are Satan’s helpers.
    I love the image of Adrian impotently waving her fist at the machinations of the universe – “I’m determined to make a life with Detective Scott – even if he’s dead! You hear me, Fate? Even if he dies in the night, I’m still marching his corpse down the wedding aisle!”

54. Mollie
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:19 pm [Reply]

    Yes, Josh, look on the bright side: this is one of those times when “But… they’re birds!” makes Shoe more comprehensible, or at least less tasteless and disturbing. Birds routinely eat verminous, still-moving meals.

    Incidentally, have you visited the official Shoe website plugged in this strip? It’s like a parody newspaper, except terrible!

55. Stu
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:31 pm [Reply]

    #48: Thel’s hair is UPDATED?!?!?!
    Maybe they’re not at a football game at all, but rather off to cheer for today’s episode of The Lottery. (Shirley Jackson version.)

56. ar_d
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:44 pm [Reply]

    I certainly won’t stand in the way of Adrian and her beefy, curled fingers.

57. DamienBixlan
    November 16th, 2009 at 12:46 pm [Reply]

    MW: There’s 5-dollars haircut, then there’s 5 pesos haircut. Is it me or is it growing more terrible with each passing panel?

58. Dr. Novakaine
    November 16th, 2009 at 1:25 pm [Reply]

    By way of preface, I’d just like to point out the newest sign that Funky Winkerbean is written by a sadist who wants to torture his characters: he’s forced them to be Cleveland Browns fans.

    You know, being birds and all, I thought vermin would be the primary food source for the characters in Shoe. I think Buzz has just lost all his fine motor skills and is just helplessly prodding his fork into the plate, unable to hit that little bugger that’s crawling around.

59. Alex Blaze
    November 16th, 2009 at 1:45 pm [Reply]

    “Maybe your talk with Scott while he was unconscious helped bring him out of it!”

    And maybe my advice saves lives! And maybe you’ll listen to it in the future knowing the power that it holds! And maybe you’ll let me live through you as the daughter I was too selfish to ever carry!

    Let me touch your vagina?

60. Carly
    November 16th, 2009 at 3:01 pm [Reply]

    Dolly is carrying a purse and a doll, and is wearing a sleep mask on her head, because girls can’t enjoy sports hur hur hur. (Seriously, what is that on her head?)

61. februarymakeup
    November 16th, 2009 at 4:46 pm [Reply]

    Well, it appears that Shoe constantly forgetting that its characters are birds has even gotten to our noble blogger:

    Of course the food is moving around his plate. He’s a bird. It’s probably a plate full of still-live bugs.

62. Sgt Saunders
    November 16th, 2009 at 5:09 pm [Reply]

    Check the look on Thel’s face. She’s apparently spotted her lover Scott in the crowd and is devastated by the knowledge that instead of another sweaty romp with Scott she’s stuck listening to Melonhead #1 jabber about “putball” and scream for more gin for the next two and a half hours.

63. Sigivald
    November 16th, 2009 at 5:43 pm [Reply]

    Billy isn’t rooting for Evil.

    He’s an Anarchist, or perhaps a Nihilist.

    Obvious in retrospect, isn’t it?

64. Crankenstank
    November 16th, 2009 at 6:37 pm [Reply]

    Let’s not forget that Shoe is yet another strip drawn by a dead man. Nothing like actual mortality to give a strip that Funky Winkerbean touch of magic.

65. teenchy
    November 16th, 2009 at 9:45 pm [Reply]

    FC: Couldn’t today’s Jeffy have whited-out the Elmer Fudd hat wearing spectator’s pipe to bring the strip into the 21st century? I mean, he doesn’t forget to draw shoulder belts into the Keane Family Truckster, even if they’re at unnatural angles.

66. jkaymartin
    November 16th, 2009 at 10:35 pm [Reply]

    Oh! That’s a football.

    I thought it was a clam.

    You know – “Clams got Evil”; or perhaps just a representation of Jeffy himself (Happy as a Clam – he’s about the only one smiling), or that inbreeding has caused him to have the intelligence of a clam. Or something.

    Meanwhile, Dolly is a narcissistic solipsist (are there any other kind?).

67. Barny-Boo
    November 16th, 2009 at 10:59 pm [Reply]

    29 – Uncle Lumpy: You make my creative writing major-heart sing. Haha.

68. Roland Twelves
    November 16th, 2009 at 11:26 pm [Reply]

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69. Skeltometer
    November 17th, 2009 at 1:23 pm [Reply]

    Love the pipe in the Family Circus background – what game are they attending? The St. Louis Bears against the Chicago Maroons? Gad! Not a single person entering the game wearing any jersey with a number on it? Dang, the old days of going to a rollicking good ol’ football game…

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