Saturday is for food acquisition
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Pluggers, 11/14/26
Sorry, I do not accept a Pluggers that’s about ordering pizza on your phone unless it depicts a plugger on a corded phone saying “Hello? Joe’s Pizza?” and the caption is “Pluggers remember that you used to be able to order pizza on the phone without using an app.” (The pizza the plugger is ordering will be one of the most mediocre things you can imagine, by the way, but that’s the way he likes it.)
Mary Worth, 11/14/26
Wow, just think how much better Nelly’s mood would be if her apartment overlooked the beautiful, peaceful Charterstone garden, rather than the parking lot where she’s forced to see people maybe doing hand stuff. Anyway, looks like Mary has acquired a new manual laborer! Sure, she’s a little slow and arthritic, but she won’t be paid anything, which I think makes up for it.
26 replies to “Saturday is for food acquisition”
Mary Worth Mashup: Have some fun: fill in the blank speech bubble.
Meanwhile, the Plugger’s wife is stitching “I Just Want Pepperoni” into a sampler.
MW: Once again we see Mary’s patented two-step program for depression. Step one is, of course, stop being depressed. Step two is, do the things that Mary enjoys doing.
@Baja Gaijin: How about “I just want pepperoni”?
Pluggers:
You’re a plugger if the only people who comment about you come from small towns like “Castle Pines, Colorado” — as opposed to major cities like “Denver” in the same state, or “Los Angeles, California.”
(Dang, that was me at #3 — the browser didn’t fill in my name and email. I’m surprised it let me post.)
Castle Pines, Colorado. Come on. Looking forward to Beverly Hills Plugger.
Pluggers: The funny thing here is that Dogman isn’t trying to use some new-fangled app, his fingers are just to fat ad arthritic to make the call!
MW: “In fact, I want to show you something Nelly. See that patch behind the pool where the grass is coming up extra green? That’s the last Charterstone resident who didn’t help me out in the garden…”
@Baja Gaijin: “Before I draw nearer to that stone, tell me! Are these the shadows of things that must be, or are they the shadows of things that MIGHT be?”
Mary Worth:
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“Oh, sorry about that, Mary Worth — when my Tourette’s kicks in, I shout out random punctuation marks!”
MW — I don’t want to get into a row! Not to plant a suggestion in your head, but let us pick a hobby. Oh, don’t furrow your brow, I’ll field any questions you dig up. Now let’s get our hands dirty and I’m sure our conversation will bear fruit.
Work in the Charterstone garden? Why, Nelly, what an original idea!
My body reacts poorly to sugar rushes. A different dietary need presents a unique hurdle.
@Baja Gaijin:
“Good luck spying on Professor Cameron and me from where you are now, you unremitting shrew!”
FC-Odd. I figure Mommy would have ordered a pretty one for the party.
MW-“Nelly, have you ever fished before?”
Crankshaft-And thus another toothless commentary on something.
Crankshaft-“Time for me to burn this place down. If only I had it insured.”
@Baja Gaijin:
“You only had yourself to blame”
Mary’s plan to have Nelly swept up in an ICE operation while outside with the grounds crew gets one step closer to happening.
You’re a plugger if you order pizza at the local Chinese take out
Mary Worth:
“I get a lot of joy from cooking, being with friends, volunteering at the hospital…and gardening! The ‘being with friends’ part is the most rewarding, though, because my group of confidants enjoys spreading vicious gossip about me without so much as having the decency to inquire of me in private whether the rumors are true!”
Pluggers:
You’re a plugger if you void the warranty on the springs in your easy chair by the mere act of sitting in it.
Go ahead Mary, extract your revenge. Nelly doesn’t cook, she doesn’t have any friends and she doesn’t volunteer anywhere. Keep crushing Nelly slowly without mercy – just like her gossip-spreading did to you (which you haven’t conclusively proved, by the way).
Crankshaft : I’m sure Allen’s bare shelves would be very tragic if I actually understood WHY his shelves are bare.
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Pluggers : are the main target demographic for Montoni’s. And even then, they don’t really enjoy their experience, because they have to yell at the person taking their order for half an hour for them to get NONE of their desired toppings right.
@Anonymous: Excellent point. In fact, I now feel cheated — where’s our big confrontation over Nelly’s rumor-mongering? Thirty seconds of sobbing over carrot muffins and Mary’s completely lost sight of her original plan.
Now I’m half-expecting a twist where Nelly smirks and thinks “the meddling old bat was completely taken in,” but I’ll undoubtedly be disappointed there too.
Ph: The Ghost Who Pads Out The Storyline Before The Writer Gets Fired
JP: Well gee, Neddy, it sure was nice of you to visit, but I know you’ve got a lot of other places to be. Kat? Be a dear and bring Neddy’s things so we can throw them out the window? That’ll be a good laugh!
S4th: Yes, Ted, you have. You’ve offended Ralph, the rest of your extended family, your co-workers, your neighbors, in fact everyone you meet. Just by being… this [gestures up and down].
RMMD: Now to find a coat and pair of gloves in the brightest, most brilliant shade of pink!
@Gil Bates: Nice and appropriate for the season!
@Baja Gaijin:
“Here’s my garden, New Neighbour. That’s where I plant people who DARE annoy me.”
MW: Since Mary is still pissed off at Nelly for involving her in a “sex scandal,” she’s going to force her to look at all the phallic vegetables she’s grown.
PLUGGERS: My grandkids (young adults) were recently rendered helpless when they were required to order a pizza by talking to a live person. Sort of a Pluggers Contrarium.
9CL: The characters in this strip are nothing but walking genitalia who know some big words.
SF: Trying to make a person who doesn’t like you tell you why they don’t like you doesn’t make them like you any more. It’s probably why they don’t like you in the first place. But Ted Forth can always be counted on to take the Path of Most Annoyance.