Ha ha, suckers, I’ve already left for my Memorial Day weekend, which means your COTW has arrived unexpectedly early!
“Wouldn’t layoffs in Milford be charmingly and anachronistically referred to as laydowns?” –Dood
And the also hilarious runners up!
“No, seriously, my handball league is scheduled to share the gym tonight. Where are we gonna play?” –js
“I don’t think our tax dollars should used to pay people to teach fat cats.” –Pozzo
“Tip o’ the day: If you’re gonna have sex with a coffee maker, be sure to use a filter. Let’s keep it safe out there.” –Sequitur
“It strikes me that there are probably dozens of considerably more organic scenarios in which this ‘I gain weight just thinking about food’ gag could have been just as effectively (i.e. not at all effectively) deployed, which leads me to suspect this may be some kind of sociological experiment to ascertain just how much shit people will take before the bloody revolution ensues.” –Violet
“So sure, Sarge is gay. But apparently Corporal Yo is a 10 year old who’s just teetering on the edge of puberty, and wants to know if the changes he’s going through are normal. ‘Do you ever get excited when you see a pretty girl? I think I’m growing hair in strange places.’” –Dan
“Can only web — one of them — unless I use — both hands. Not worth the — effort!” -AndyL
“Good realism in Trail today. I tell you, whenever I had to convince my parents that I actually had some free time and wasn’t, in fact, goofing off from school, I would just scream ‘MY CLASS WAS CANCELLED!’ That always sold it.” –Edgy DC
“It seems like everyone else is determined to ignore the dog-man’s boner in Pluggers, so I guess I’ll address it: ‘Answering machine messages about debilitating ailments are plugger phone sex.’ There, are you happy? I hate myself now.” -Doctor Handsome
“Ah, yes. Kicking Momma’s Ladder, one of Cab Calloway’s lesser-known works. The song is, of course, about smoking dope.” –Red Greenback
“Flamboyant boobs, nice derrieres, disdain for the laws of physics, no regard for plot continuity — I know I’m hooked. That Stan Lee is a genius and he’s laughing all the way to the bank.” –ArchieNemesis
“Pulsating, wild … um … uninhibited? Are you buying any of this?” –Chyron HR
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This entry was posted on Friday, May 27, 2011 at 10:32 am and is filed under metaposts. | 140 responses to “” [Old Man] MuffarooMay 27th, 2011 at 10:39 am [Reply]
Just in time! I was heading out the door, and now I’m heading out the door and chuckling! Congrats, cats! Dood, AndyL, Red Greenback… you may all keep one piece of candy for yourself.
Esther BlodgettMay 27th, 2011 at 10:42 am [Reply]
Congrats, all! Bye, Josh!
Who’s got the key to the liquor cabinet?
Chip WhittleMay 27th, 2011 at 10:42 am [Reply]
Alley Oop: You know what I like about this underground Saturn V launch? It’s the little speaker on a tripod at the edge of the hole announcing there’s a launch. It’s so adorably pointless.
I wonder what this launch would have been like if the hole were large enough to let the rocket through.
Off The Mark just wants our love. And maybe some licensing deals.
The Sunshine Club: So, is this more dignified or less dignified a portrayal of the aged and infirm than today’s Pluggers?
Gene S.May 27th, 2011 at 10:49 am [Reply]
Luann: “I’m a snot” is so bad it’s good. Not bad/good like that “Friday” song, but bad/good like someone could sing it at Karaoke. It’s not quite bad/good enough for regular bar karaoke, but it is bad/good enough for drag queen/female impersonator karaoke. The kind that’s so gay your ass hurts hearing it.
Sorry for repost, I posted just before the COTW post.
bats :[May 27th, 2011 at 11:07 am [Reply]
Congrats, Floaters! A great way to start the long weekend!
Oh, why I hate Tom B. And why I love Josh F.
queek, source of Cuteness, Kawaii CommandoMay 27th, 2011 at 11:14 am [Reply]
@Not Greg Evans (#y83): I died a little listening to that, and couldn’t make it past the second chorus.
Great Maker, that is awful.
Comcis FanMay 27th, 2011 at 11:22 am [Reply]
FW: I hope my anticipated schadenfreude here won’t be interrupted by more indulgence from Cayla, whose compassion has only enabled Lse’ bedouchery. Of course, even if she dumps him, those radioactive isotopes dancing about their heads mean only one thing — adjacent beds in the cancer ward.
MW: But I’m not asking about you, Your Worthian Smugness. I’m asking about someone who is in denial, who doesn’t want as much information as possible. But yeah, let me go and tell my delusional stalker to get herself into treatment.
Artist formerly known as BenMay 27th, 2011 at 11:23 am [Reply]
Congratulations to the early birds who caught the float.
In other snarknews:
MT: “Hey dad, do you have any leads in that string of robberies I didn’t do? Like maybe some guy who lives in a cave? Boy, am I ever innocent on that one.”
MW: Perfect. The best way to break up with a psychotic is to give her all the facts and information about why the relationship is dead. And speaking of dead, Dr. Drew Corey, 197?-2011
DT: Asphyxiation by flour. Is this a first for a Tracy villain? I’m assuming that someone somewhere along the line must have drowned in molten chocolate.
Luann: I must admit, “I’m a Snot” is shaping up to be about as appetizing as its title suggests.
GT: “Sure Al-Jo. I just finished shaving my monk’s tonsure. I’ll be right over.”
ElkMeadowMay 27th, 2011 at 11:29 am [Reply]
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Congrats, float riders! Happy Memorial Day week-end, everyone! (Or as my grandmother would say, “Decoration Day”)
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I have balloons!
Oregonian
May 26th, 2011 at 10:28 am
Spider-Man: If Martine dies, I’ve got dibs on her boots.
Katy
May 24th, 2011 at 5:49 pm
I’m not asking “Why is she wearing stockings under her boots,” because I can see why she wouldn’t wear knee-highs: once those scooch down, you have to take your boot off to pull them back up again. But what kind of stockings are so short that they don’t even go up to the middle of the thigh?
Or does this mean that Martine buys stockings that are the wrong size? In that case, she and I have something in common, but I would have liked to think that I was similar to a tall, sultry, evil, hot-bodied vampire in some other way than failing to read the package.
Effluvius ErratusMay 27th, 2011 at 11:38 am [Reply]
@Artist formerly known as Ben (#8):
Asphyxiation by flour. Is this a first for a Tracy villain?
As horrific as such a death would be, I’m hoping that it’s not flour, but 20 tons of pure, uncut cocaine pouring down on Hot Rize. Tomorrow she’ll leap from the hopper, hopped to gills, eyeballs and neck veins bulging, guns a-blazing, and spouting Rev. Horton Heat lyrics as she dies in a hail of bullets. It’s what Locher would have wanted for her.
ElkMeadowMay 27th, 2011 at 11:39 am [Reply]
Les is realizing that he and Cayla are never going back upstairs, ever, ever again.
Chip WhittleMay 27th, 2011 at 11:41 am [Reply]
@Effluvius Erratus (#10):
It’s what Locher would have wanted for her.
… when it got around to happening 24 weeks later.
Back In The Day: So what was the horrifying climax of this week’s sequence about dinosaurs eating smaller dinosaurs that it had to be replaced with a three-year-old rerun about…dinosaurs eating smaller dinosaurs?
Dog Eat Doug: I love this strip. Heck, I love any strip that has a bird representing “all badgers and three llamas in Wisconsin”.
Endtown: “People get sick of beans and vitamin cake… you’d think they might have noticed our thriving post-apocalyptic cheese industry’s wide selection.”
Skin Horse: I’m glad to see a comic strip responsibly and maturely looking at a person exploring whether he might be bisexual. I’m being sincere here, which I know doesn’t always come across because I’m on the Internet.
Thatababy: I agree with the kid. Don’t promise him a prehensile tail if you’re not going to deliver.
Wee Pals shows its support for removing ethnic blinders from society by resurrecting Chinese Food jokes nobody’s told in thirty years.
Walker of DogMay 27th, 2011 at 11:49 am [Reply]
Congratulations to all the riders of early float. Dan and Sequitur especially cracked me up.
DT: “Hello? Somebody’s in here… Ocupado?”
GT: “Oh, Al-Jo, after revealing my suicide vest in the teacher’s lounge, I’ll be the last one left in the building! You should come by; we can go through everyone’s permanent records!”
JP: Sam: “OK, but this better not be eating up my minutes.”
MT: “Damned gossipy townies. Now come help me roll some giant beaver poop out of the road. It’s blocking traffic.”
UncleJeffMay 27th, 2011 at 11:50 am [Reply]
Luann: Evans thinks this is cute but it’ssssnot.
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 11:53 am [Reply]
AH-CHOOO!
Dang, there went Luann.
Rocky StoneaxeMay 27th, 2011 at 11:55 am [Reply]
@Tim (#y77):
A3G – “Not everyone approves of my Gypsy lifestyle. But I’ve met this lovely man named Richard Basehart…”
No comment… the picture says it all:
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfBSViB9xZxafErk8QynYHPbq7OqZQWsX1mR9mw2U_fSk4Y7KmNUsCfxynK2MOfdVY-txRmWXyjkLLdd3mkFLxg_ApGfL87bIPXqbhWME5eQYAMvomONyjcQFYxE_P0zs_eBzkYivm3D1/s1600/hitler01.jpg
(That’s a young Aunt Iris on the left!)
Red GreenbackMay 27th, 2011 at 12:06 pm [Reply]
I LMAD at Dood’s comment.
Bill ThompsonMay 27th, 2011 at 12:06 pm [Reply]
I think I’ve figured out how some of these strips–FOOB, Zits, Marmaduke, Mark Trail, and many others–cling to life. They’re not funny, their plots are lame, and usually they’re badly-drawn, but that doesn’t matter to their audiences. The real purpose of these strips is to provide reassurance. In fact stories, characters and coherent dialog might obscure the reassuring themes in different strips. Some examples:
Luann: It reassures parents that their high-school daughters don’t want sex. The old folks can keep their adult children safely under their thumbs.
Zits: Do you lack parenting skills? Don’t worry, you don’t need them! Teens are selfish fools who don’t listen anyway. Fortunately they have no urge to get in trouble, beyond the occasional speeding ticket. Just shovel food in front of them. You won’t have to talk with them about sex or drugs.
FOOB (and reFOOB): Life is placid and real problems only happen to other families. The daughter is almost assaulted? Don’t worry, she’ll be saved in time. Your idiot son’s house burns down? He can run into the fire to save a manuscript and come out unscathed. A gay child? Not in this family! If the subject becomes uncomfortable you can toss off a wisecrack, fill panel #3 with laughing ovals faces, and start a new arc.
Marmaduke: The neighbors are quite tolerant of your annoying habits. Not that you have any annoying habits, because Mommydook is the kyuuutest thing since Godzilla. And he helps hold down the excess baby population.
Mark Trail: Why worry about pollution, endangered species and climate change when you can see Mark Trail in endless displays of pristine wilderness? Wholesome family values and frontier justice endure in this the best of all WASP worlds.
Spiderman/Phantom: Comics won’t turn your kids violent. In fact they’ll learn that evildoers always destroy themselves and vigilantes have the highest ethical standards.
Gasoline Alley: HP Lovecraft was right: Even Death may die. But until Walt shuffles off to the Old Comics Home, senile decay is fun for all the family. Meanwhile burglars, crooks and reckless bus drivers never hurt anyone.
Pibgorn: Your son has a naked Barbie doll and draws pictures of it? Relax! Some day he too may become a comics artiste.
twgMay 27th, 2011 at 12:08 pm [Reply]
Spider-Man: I actually have a pair of boots that look pretty similar to Martine’s. That’s much more terrifying than HUMAN VAMPIRES.
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 12:16 pm [Reply]
Something you didn’t want to know.
Little GuyMay 27th, 2011 at 12:21 pm [Reply]
Luann: Snotty, I need more Autotune!
Karen SueMay 27th, 2011 at 12:22 pm [Reply]
Luann: Putrid. I cannot imagine spending $0.49 for that song.
Fashion PoliceMay 27th, 2011 at 12:39 pm [Reply]
We shall miss Aunt Iris’ collection of popsickle-colored Russian greatcoat dresses. She’s the first person since the departure of Mr. Kotzky whose entire wardrobe doesn’t come from the Herb & Jamaal Generic Clothing outlet.
Fata MorganaMay 27th, 2011 at 12:40 pm [Reply]
FW: I don’t make a habit of caring about the characters in FW, knowing that any one of them could be on the chop at any given moment. Having said that, I really hope that Les’ failure to be in love with anyone besides his dead wife will give Cayla the clue she needs to leave that sucker for good, even though it means that Batiuk won’t follow her narrative anymore. Wait, strike that, Batiuk not writing about her anymore is a good thing for her, isn’t it? Run away, Cayla! You can still have a long, happy, cancer-free life! Head for the hills, my dear!
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 12:45 pm [Reply]
@Fata Morgana (#24): Only problem is that she’s probably impregnated with Les spawn.
Scott BotMay 27th, 2011 at 12:53 pm [Reply]
S-M – ‘And too late for her dream of being in the next Twilight movie. It’s sad, she so wanted to meet Robert Pattison, too.’
Oh, and congrats to the float folk!
Walker of DogMay 27th, 2011 at 12:53 pm [Reply]
S-M: Morbius is going to be pretty upset that Peter couldn’t save his beloved Martine: “You’re such a jerk. I can’t believe I almost bit you.”
Phan: Nelson Muntz, graffiti artist, strikes again.
Plug: A Plugger could ask for a knee replacement, but he doesn’t want to be a bother.
MW: Drew: “How do you handle someone who’s in denial?”
Jeff: (reluctantly closes his Men’s Fitness magazine, which he only buys for the articles, like this great story about rock-climbing, which sounds cool and maybe it would be fun to try with a friend – you know, for safety – and it would probably get pretty hot and sweaty so they would decide to take off their shirts and maybe at some point the other guy would need a boost…) Well, Drew, that’s a tough one.”
May 27th, 2011 at 12:56 pm [Reply]
@Sequitur (#20): I love how Drew’s expression says “Ugh, dad, we’ve been over this before.”
Old School Allie CatMay 27th, 2011 at 1:07 pm [Reply]
@Fata Morgana (#24): I don’t even think it’s that he’s in love with Lisa anymore – he’s in love with his memory of Lisa, to an extent – but mostly he’s in love with himself.
Regardless, he’s an asshat and she’d be better off rid of him.
CalicoMay 27th, 2011 at 1:10 pm [Reply]
Ha, I just listened to “I’m a Snot.” LOL
Greg’s alter ego is pretty funny!
May 27th, 2011 at 1:12 pm [Reply]
@Little Guy (#21):
More Auto Tune, mule!
May 27th, 2011 at 1:15 pm [Reply]
‘With all the focus on Les’s jerkoffery, I haven’t thought much about Cayla’s own motives for this relationship. I mean, she’s a smart, kind, attractive woman. Surely the pool of eligible men in this town can’t be so bad that LES is her best option?’
carryover from yesterday. see, this is what i mean. i can’t read this strip if cayla actually swallows les’ d-baggery. it means batiuk is either a f-up or is a manipulative bastard, neither of which i can respect.
TheDivaMay 27th, 2011 at 1:18 pm [Reply]
@Fata Morgana (#24): Sadly, I fear that even if Cayla does walk off right now and leave Les’ sorry, mopey ass alone on that porch swing, it will only lead to Les making a concentrated effort to win her back. Not because he’ll admit to screwing this up through his own douchebaggery but because, much like Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, he cannot imagine why any woman would turn down such a fine catch as himself.
Effluvius ErratusMay 27th, 2011 at 1:27 pm [Reply]
@TheDiva (#33): Careful what you say! Do you really want Batiuk’s next (non)effort to be Smirk & Smugulence?
Artist formerly known as BenMay 27th, 2011 at 1:34 pm [Reply]
@Effluvius Erratus (#10): The Rev. Heat quotes would be a nice touch.
Effluvius ErratusMay 27th, 2011 at 1:36 pm [Reply]
@Liam (#Y91) re Garfield’s dark turn: Maybe Jim Davis LLP is trying to explore the sociopathic/psychotic side of cats in an attempt to compete with Bucky Katt, ’cause, let’s face is, Get Fuzzy is just Garfield’s gritty reboot.
jsMay 27th, 2011 at 1:58 pm [Reply]
Glad to see AndyL and Red Greenback’s comments — they actually did make me laugh out loud.
bats :[May 27th, 2011 at 2:22 pm [Reply]
@Effluvius Erratus (#10): Oh. My. YES!
@Sequitur (#20): GAH!
MibbitmakerMay 27th, 2011 at 2:55 pm [Reply]
Oversnarpologies if and when…
MW: I’m not sure even a break-up version of Mr. Praline’s rant in the Dead Parrot Sketch would work on that one!
GT: “My mom’s the last one out of the building, Coach…”
Crank: That’s a smirk so bad that his jawline shifted to accommodate! That’s going way too far, Tommy boy!
Little GuyMay 27th, 2011 at 3:25 pm [Reply]
Congrats to the CotW and the Floaters! Looking forward to the Memorial Day Parade of Snark.
Unused Snark for this week’s GT: “HOW DO WE KILL IT?!?!” — I mean, isn’t the MRSA causing the budget crisis?
queek, source of Cuteness, Kawaii CommandoMay 27th, 2011 at 3:31 pm [Reply]
@Little Guy (#40): MRSA killed Aldo.
Effluvius ErratusMay 27th, 2011 at 3:40 pm [Reply]
@queek, source of Cuteness, Kawaii Commando (#41): Aldo was an inside job.
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 3:44 pm [Reply]
@bats :[ (#38): We are tending to gross each other out lately.
Rocky StoneaxeMay 27th, 2011 at 3:55 pm [Reply]
Ha ha, suckers, I’ve already left for my Memorial Day weekend, which means your COTW has arrived unexpectedly early!
Since Josh basically called us a bunch of Dum Dum Pops®, everyone on the float this week gets their own flavor! The list (in reverse order):
Banana Split — Chyron HR
Blue Raspberry — ArchieNemesis
Blueberry — Red Greenback
Bubblegum — Doctor Handsome
Cream Soda — Edgy DC
Butterscotch — AndyL
Root Beer — Dan
Orange — Violet
Cherry — Sequitur
Cotton Candy — Pozzo
Mango — js
Grape — Dood
Please feel free to swap flavors with each other!
Pseudo3DMay 27th, 2011 at 4:00 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#44): Well, since Josh called EVERYONE suckers, that would mean other people get a flavor too. I’ll go with lime, in honor of the short-lived Sprite “SubLYMONal” campaign (debuted five years ago)
ArchieNemesisMay 27th, 2011 at 4:02 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#44): First a COTW and now a raspberry treat. Plus a 3-day weekend. Today is a good day.
JesseBakerMay 27th, 2011 at 4:08 pm [Reply]
Mark Trail: I’m hoping that Mustache Guy’s dad ends up being in full blown deniable about his son’s crimes, to the point that he’ll try and kill Mark Trail when confronted with his son’s misdeeds. They need to do something to liven up this storyline and having Mark fight the sheriff would certainly do it.
Mary Worth: Is it wrong that I fully expect Drew’s stalker to come bursting into the house, intent on inviting Drew and his oblivious dad out for dinner so that she can try and make Drew’s attempt to get rid of her fail due to her manipulating his father into thinking they are a couple, hence forcing Drew to stay with Ms Crazy-Pants via turning his dad into her booster?
MaryAnnTheRestMay 27th, 2011 at 4:09 pm [Reply]
@Red Greenback (#17): Oh, I see what you did there!
Seriously, this is a great and funny crop of COTWs this week. LMAD.
PozzoMay 27th, 2011 at 4:20 pm [Reply]
#44 (Rocky Stoneaxe): “I had a headful of ideas that were driving me insane and a mouth full of…cotton candy?” – Nick Danger
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 4:20 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#44): Mmmmm. Cherry.
What? I like cherry Dum Dum Pops®.
Rocky StoneaxeMay 27th, 2011 at 4:20 pm [Reply]
@Pseudo3D (#45):
There are at least 12-14 flavors of Dum Dum Pops® currently available, so knock yourself out! (But not Buttered Popcorn — which used to be my favorite!)
Rocky StoneaxeMay 27th, 2011 at 4:28 pm [Reply]
@Sequitur (#50):
You know who else likes cherry lollipops?
http://images.wikia.com/pdsh/images/f/f4/Herbie_copy.jpg
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 4:38 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#52): Ol’ Herbie looks like he’d eat anything.
TheDivaMay 27th, 2011 at 4:39 pm [Reply]
@Pseudo3D (#45): I want to be the mystery-wrapped flavor.
gnome de blogMay 27th, 2011 at 4:41 pm [Reply]
@JesseBaker (#47):
Mary Worth: Is it wrong that I fully expect Drew’s stalker to come bursting into the house, intent on inviting Drew and his oblivious dad out for dinner so that she can try and make Drew’s attempt to get rid of her fail due to her manipulating his father into thinking they are a couple, hence forcing Drew to stay with Ms Crazy-Pants via turning his dad into her booster?
Yes, it is wrong. Too subtle and complicated. But how about when she comes bursting in Drew’s dad falls upon for her like a ton of bricks and starts stalking her while she’s stalking Drew. We could have a double-date on Kelrast’s curve.
gnome de blogMay 27th, 2011 at 4:45 pm [Reply]
Although it’s hard to understand what Cayla or anyone would see in creepy Les, a story in which he’s forced to come to terms with his own asshattery because he thoughtlessly wounded a woman who loved him wouldn’t be such a bad thing. It’s only fair to give Mr. Batiuk credit when he deserves it. If he can pull that off he’ll deserve it.
Little GuyMay 27th, 2011 at 5:01 pm [Reply]
Luann: Is it me, or is “I’m A Snot” just a lame tweeny Disney reimaging of Denis Leary’s brilliant “I’m An A$$hole”?
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 5:02 pm [Reply]
@Little Guy (#57): Maybe Luann’s song should have been titled “I’m a Snotty A$$hole.”
Scott BotMay 27th, 2011 at 5:13 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#52): Is that Herbie, or Dawn’s dad Wilbur?
ElkMeadowMay 27th, 2011 at 5:21 pm [Reply]
@gnome de blog (#56):
That would be so awesome…but we know that Cayla will blame herself–and Les will blame Cayla too.
AtomicDogMay 27th, 2011 at 5:29 pm [Reply]
SM – Great, Spidey. You saved the one from falling to his death…who can fly.
bats :[May 27th, 2011 at 5:32 pm [Reply]
@Sequitur (#43): yeah. Ain’t it great? (Imagine what we’re doing to everyone else!)
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#44): somehow I got my hands on a cream soda Dum Dum pop, and wow…great flavor! I’ll bet the snozberry ones even taste like snozberries!
@Pseudo3D (#45): I’m old enough to remember when there was a lime Tootsie Pop…looked kind of weird to have the green hard candy with the brown Tootsie Roll center. Sorta like sweeties for Chthulhu.
queek, source of Cuteness, Kawaii CommandoMay 27th, 2011 at 5:38 pm [Reply]
@bats :[ (#62): “sweeties for Chthulhu”
would be a great name for a band. . . . .
cheech wizardMay 27th, 2011 at 5:51 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#52): You know who else likes dum-dums? Dick Tracy.
CalicoMay 27th, 2011 at 5:53 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#51):
No more BP? Wasn’t there a fruit punch flavor too?
Wow, I haven’t had a Dum-Dum (although I’ve had many dum-dum moments) since about 2001-2002!
May 27th, 2011 at 5:58 pm [Reply]
@AtomicDog (#61):
I’m reminded of the time Bugs Bunny said, “I wonder if Daffy will remember that he can fly!” Like Morbius, he didn’t.
Besides, unless Martine got implaled on the fence the fall won’t hurt her either.
Duck season. Wabbit season.
Fashion PoliceMay 27th, 2011 at 6:02 pm [Reply]
@bats :[ (#62):
I’m old enough to remember when there was a lime Tootsie Pop
Shhh! If we’re not careful it will find its way into the wardrobes of the Doctors Cory.
queek, source of Cuteness, Kawaii CommandoMay 27th, 2011 at 6:11 pm [Reply]
@gnome de blog (#66): Season!
CalicoMay 27th, 2011 at 6:18 pm [Reply]
@Esther Blodgett (#2):
“I do! I do!”
(Apologies to old Trident gum ads)
May 27th, 2011 at 6:21 pm [Reply]
@Pseudo3D (#45): You can find me suckin’ on a bourbon pop, thankyouverymuch.
In honor of the funny float-folk, of course!
CalicoMay 27th, 2011 at 6:35 pm [Reply]
I don’t know if any of these places have Dum-Dums (maybe Chutters, but I didn’t check last time I was there Oct. 2010), but here are links to a few neat places to order cavity-inducing goodness:
http://www.chutters.com
http://www.candyfavorites.com
http://www.vermontcountrystore.com
May 27th, 2011 at 6:51 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#44): But when you’re swapping flavors with each other, be sure to keep the wrapper on! Ah, I slay me.
Eeeek, I got a balloon on the balloon float!
Écureuil ÉcumantMay 27th, 2011 at 6:53 pm [Reply]
This unexpected gust of concentrated snark pollen has me hachooing with laughter!
It just so happens that in the print WaPo, Baldo is stacked right above Sally Forth; oddly, both mentioned “revolution” today. And indeed, each offers a different take, but both share the same moral:
Even revolutionaries have to choose their battles.
Rocky StoneaxeMay 27th, 2011 at 7:38 pm [Reply]
@cheech wizard (#64):
You know who else likes dum-dums? Dick Tracy.
I’m surprised no one’s mentioned Dum Dum Dugan:
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/gallerypictures/12192L.JPG
(played by Neal McDonough in the upcoming Captain America film!)
Rocky StoneaxeMay 27th, 2011 at 7:44 pm [Reply]
R.I.P. “Zack Allan” (Jeff Conaway, 1950-2011)
[Old Man] MuffarooMay 27th, 2011 at 7:46 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#52): Man, that’s like the splash panel from the first Herbie comic ever, isn’t it? “Herbie’s Quiet Sunday Afternoon”? He looks sad-eyed and emaciated!
@gnome de blog (#66): Besides, unless Martine got implaled on the fence the fall won’t hurt her either.
How could she fall to her death? Hell, she’s been dead for a while now! Looks to me like she just fell to actually shutting up.
May 27th, 2011 at 7:47 pm [Reply]
Flunking Wankerbeat: Call of the Wildly Obvious: This Cayla/Louse arc is a lot like that episode of M*A*S*H with Blythe Danner. Hawkeye’s old flame re-enters his life, they fall in love again, then break up because he’s so obsessed with being a great doctor that he has no time for her. And the break-up is her fault because she selfishly wants love.
Cayla will now whine and leave. Louse will go to his word processor and type something about the Price of Art. Then he’ll nail the blonde.
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 7:50 pm [Reply]
Liquior cabinet is unlocked.
It’s like a tardis inside. Nothing but a Badger in there.
Ya’ll hep yersef.
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 8:10 pm [Reply]
@Sequitur (#78): Liquior? Okay, just lap it up.
SammaelMay 27th, 2011 at 8:34 pm [Reply]
@Sequitur (#25):
If by Les spawn you mean incurable cancer,Right?
May 27th, 2011 at 8:42 pm [Reply]
@Sammael (#80): Oh, why not. A big ball of cancer will be born.
bourbon babe, unbuckledMay 27th, 2011 at 9:04 pm [Reply]
@Sequitur (#78): Badger? We don’t need no stinkin’ badger!
This is a Mark Trail liquor cabinet, isn’t it?
Rocky StoneaxeMay 27th, 2011 at 9:05 pm [Reply]
@[Old Man] Muffaroo (#76):
Man, that’s like the splash panel from the first Herbie comic ever, isn’t it? “Herbie’s Quiet Sunday Afternoon”? He looks sad-eyed and emaciated!
Right you are!
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2VIVHyr1SXoelzTd4uT1f81e6eABvw6bbRUTwGyzlZ7PW4Wo0rQbs-AR_jwk_vGwntXtehtU4-e3HC5EmvZidCBZ0AbspZ1ZM0aReT6UDvJK7LQRHgUbSmn5MMHhEEiyFGyArDB0plAD/s1600/Forbidden+Worlds+073+%28ACG+-+Dec+1958%29+003.jpg
Rocky StoneaxeMay 27th, 2011 at 9:18 pm [Reply]
@bourbon babe, unbuckled (#82):
Badger? We don’t need no stinkin’ badger!
Au contraire:
http://www.lost-man.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Badger-01-1983.jpg
commodorejohnMay 27th, 2011 at 9:20 pm [Reply]
Well, I did it. All two minutes and forty-five seconds of “I’m a Snot.” God do I hate my insatiable curiousity sometimes…cripes, the “Pokérap” was more hardcore than that.
But at least I can rest comfortably in the knowledge that I, personally, as a total amateur, without any help from any professionals, have composed, arranged, and produced music that’s approximately six quadrillion times more interesting and energetic than that. Thank you, Greg Evans, for making me feel really, really good about myself.
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 9:30 pm [Reply]
@bourbon babe, unbuckled (#82): This would be the Mark Trail liquor decanter.
It works like this.
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 9:34 pm [Reply]
@commodorejohn (#85): Crankshaft and Marvin could fart a duet better then “I’m a Snot.”
commodorejohnMay 27th, 2011 at 9:38 pm [Reply]
God, those halos in Funky Winkerbean get more ridiculous every time I look at them, especially couple with the pompous solemnity of the strip itself. It’s like if someone painted a cartoon giraffe into American Gothic. Well, it would be if neither Grant Wood nor the hypothetical vandal had even a quarter of the talent they thought they did.
Artist formerly known as BenMay 27th, 2011 at 9:44 pm [Reply]
Okay, so Josh finished early this week, then rolled over and went to sleep. Just like a man, amirite? So this is a few hours later because a lengthy, much-edited comment is better done at home than at work. At any rate, here comes the refurbished weenie cart to keep the float party going a little longer.
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FW – Thank you, Ann, for knowing what “option” means. If you wouldn’t mind, could you take over as main character? You can forcibly evict Les, if you have to. In fact, we’d prefer it if you did. Brutally.—commodorejohn
Ah, that explains why there was no Rapture last weekend: Marmaduke murdered and ate God.—bunivasal
FW-Les is such a terrible teacher that most of classes involve him breaking down and crying over his dead wife. Those kids’ term papers will just be the word “cancer” written over and over again.—liam
A3G (Sunday) – Paul looks like he’s clutching a wad of greenbacks and saying, “I made big money selling GRIT!”—Peanut Gallery
Ziggy: Never one to pass on an opportunity, any opportunity at all, even ones that weren’t really opportunities, Ziggy went ahead and had sex with that woodpecker.—Effluvius Erratus
MW: Of course Drew still thinks about that day with Dawn. If I spent a day with a bright yellow horse I’d probably never forget it either.—Digger
The fact that Sarge refers to the doughnuts possessively gives me a sneaking suspicion that he’s referring to a euphemism for his testicles.—Irischano
BB: Likewise, Josh, the concepts of “meatloaf” and “Buxley” aren’t mutually exclusive in the bedroom either. Sarge is probably thinking of a meatloaf sandwich with Beetle as the filling. Seems to me all parties could be well satisfied with such an arrangement.— Écureuil Écumant
Funky Winkerbean: Poor Cayla. You’d think she’d know by now that the only “L” word Les can understand is “lymphoma.”—Plinko Commie
SM — It’s ironic that Morbius was able to catch our “hero” and MJ when the jumped off the roof, and able to grab MJ when Martine was dangling her over the edge, but is completely helpless when Martine accidentally stumbles over the edge. And by ironic I mean really really stupid. . .—But What Do I Know?
So am I to assume that he’s stealing things that are “popular with the kids” so he can hang around outside of the school and lure them into his van? Because that’s the impression I get from his hair and mustache.—Roto13
The “you can only rescue one” dead-drop is an overly contrived situation that crops up in action stories from time to time, but has been ruined by being the climax of the awful Batman Forever. Normally my reaction would be “C’mon, man, you’re lazier than Val Kilmer?” but since we’re talking about Spider-Man my response is more like “Oh. Right.”—Black Drazon
MT – As a criminal strategy, pinning the blame for the theft of a bunch of Ipods and X-boxes on a mountain-dwelling hermit would seem to rank right up there with writing a bank robbery note on one of your own deposit slips. Then again, this is Mark Trail, so perhaps “a bunch of expensive stuff that’s popular with the kids” is fly fishing rods, backpacking gear and Gortex clothing.—cheech wizard
I’m really hoping the next Mary Worth shows Dr. Drew telling Liza, “Look, you’re gonna have to face it–YOU’RE ADDICTED TO LOVE!” Then four identically-dressed Marys appear behind him, and… I assume that for all sorts of reasons, that would be the end of the strip.—Gloom Raider
Weird. The instant I started playing “I’m a Snot” on YouTube, I felt an earthquake. This is probably because of the New Madrid Fault Line. Either that or Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. are furiously flipping in their graves.—Anansi
MW: Drew: “How do you handle someone who’s in denial?”
Jeff: (reluctantly closes his Men’s Fitness magazine, which he only buys for the articles, like this great story about rock-climbing, which sounds cool and maybe it would be fun to try with a friend – you know, for safety – and it would probably get pretty hot and sweaty so they would decide to take off their shirts and maybe at some point the other guy would need a boost…) Well, Drew, that’s a tough one.”—Walker of Dog
May 27th, 2011 at 9:53 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#75):
R.I.P. “Zack Allan” (Jeff Conaway, 1950-2011)
a.k.a. Taxi’s Bobby Hathaway. That’s a shame.
Alfred E. NeumanMay 27th, 2011 at 10:02 pm [Reply]
DT— Hot Rize is facing a Kaffkaffesque demise.
Peanut GalleryMay 27th, 2011 at 10:28 pm [Reply]
@TheDiva (#54): Ooh, I was fascinated by the Mystery Flavor Dum-Dum pops when I was a kid. I didn’t actually like them that much, but I was fascinated nonetheless! The wrapper had little question marks all over it, reminiscent of The Riddler, or Question Mark & the Mysterians. But the flavor, as I recall, was usually just a vague sweetness, which seemed to be the result of mixing the standard flavors. Or maybe it was one of the standard flavors, and I couldn’t identify it without its normal label & color!
(According to the Dum Dum Pops web site, they still make Mystery Flavor, though of course the wrapper design & the flavors have changed over the years.)
SequiturMay 27th, 2011 at 10:34 pm [Reply]
@Peanut Gallery (#92): Or maybe this guy.
Bill ThompsonMay 27th, 2011 at 10:41 pm [Reply]
@commodorejohn (#85): I’ll take everyone’s word that the noise in question can cause ear cancer. Looking at Luann probably makes my glaucoma worse. I’m not going to risk another sense by listening to it as well.
ElkMeadowMay 27th, 2011 at 10:42 pm [Reply]
@commodorejohn (#85):
i don’t know why I thought you might have pulled the rug under Evans by releasing something of the same title at the same time. I lasted about 30 seconds, and I agree with commentators there that “Friday, Friday” is infinitely better than anything E#vans has put out.
And I would love to have some quality thing that vwould pull the rug next time.
Bill ThompsonMay 27th, 2011 at 10:44 pm [Reply]
@Sequitur (#93): Thank you for the link. I’m delighted to learn that other people see the Mathew Lesko/Riddler connection. You have helped restore my faith in the common sense of the American public.
ElkMeadowMay 27th, 2011 at 10:56 pm [Reply]
I have the impression that Evans is what Les would have been if Lisa hadn’t had cancer.
commodorejohnMay 27th, 2011 at 11:02 pm [Reply]
@ElkMeadow (#95): Oh, I wish. Problem is, I’m no lyricist (though unlike ol’ Greg, at least I recognize that.)
Jocelyn KnockersburyMay 27th, 2011 at 11:09 pm [Reply]
Congrats to the floaters!
@black butterfly (Yesterthread #30): And black butterfly, thanks for the insider info on the Luann comments. I always wondered that.
Jocelyn KnockersburyMay 27th, 2011 at 11:11 pm [Reply]
And also thanks to curlyfries last thread, too. That’ll teach me for posting too quickly.
PoteetMay 27th, 2011 at 11:44 pm [Reply]
@bourbon babe, unbuckled (#Y25): Too true.
Rocky StoneaxeMay 27th, 2011 at 11:55 pm [Reply]
@commodorejohn (#88):
God, those halos in Funky Winkerbean get more ridiculous every time I look at them, especially coupled with the pompous solemnity of the strip itself.
Do you think it might have something to do with the brand of shampoo Les and Cayla both use? And since I’m older than dirt, I actually remember watching this Halo commercial the first time around:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjbs-GNIWEI&feature=related
PoteetMay 27th, 2011 at 11:56 pm [Reply]
Congratulations to Dood and all the funny floaters!
[Old Man] MuffarooMay 28th, 2011 at 12:04 am [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#83): Saturday… Sunday… nothing a time travel lollipop can’t take care of!
Rocky StoneaxeMay 28th, 2011 at 12:08 am [Reply]
5-28 Weird Sound Effect(s):
Pluggers —
http://www.jsonline.com/comics/32402404.html?feature_id=Pluggers
MibbitmakerMay 28th, 2011 at 12:14 am [Reply]
Carnac: “Dum Dum Pops”
Ed: “Dum Dum Pops”
(Carnac gives Ed annoyed glare, rips open envelope, reads card)
Carnac: “What did the Great Gazoo really, really want to do to Fred and Barney?”
(mild booing)
Carnac: “May Les Moore have a threesome with you and Lisa’s ghost!”
Bill ThompsonMay 28th, 2011 at 12:22 am [Reply]
The Amusing Spiderman: Of course MJ looks shocked. She’s just realized that she was held captive by a dumpster-diver.
FW: Louse is tres desperate to save this relationship. Too bad there won’t be a huge fight, but at least Cayla’s daughter will be safe. Count your blessings, lady, which may not outnumber his faces but still amount to something.
The Ransom of Red Phantom: “Phantom! You bleed purple! Just like Klingons! That–that is just so cool!”
Joe BlevinsMay 28th, 2011 at 12:44 am [Reply]
Missed by no one, Zomby returns after a weeks-long absence. And he has jars of urine!
Rocky StoneaxeMay 28th, 2011 at 12:44 am [Reply]
Funky & Cranky — Two nighttime* porch scenes: one with halos, one without!
*How many cephalopods do you suppose were killed to supply ink for this week’s strips?
bats :[May 28th, 2011 at 12:59 am [Reply]
@Joe Blevins (#108): I was wondering where those jars went…
And look! It’s “Date Night” at the Westview Swingers Club! Sorry, Zombie isn’t invited.
Hobbes FanMay 28th, 2011 at 1:22 am [Reply]
Now let’s see, what delightful snark can I come up with for today’s Mary Worth? That strip is always charmingly amusing and–yaarrgghh!! What’s the He-Man villain Two-Bad doing in this?!?
CanuckDownSouthMay 28th, 2011 at 1:27 am [Reply]
*snicker* Today’s Fred Bassett is a lesson in just how different Yank and Brit slang can be…
ElkMeadowMay 28th, 2011 at 1:32 am [Reply]
I was about to go all pity party about thread ending a few comments after I post, and then I remembered that Josh will be gone, and we will be heading to a 500+ post thread!
In celebration–June doesn’t have to worry about losing her job while she takes another day being Berna’s BFF. Dex, though, is up to something. And it will take all next week to find out.
Over at Jeff’s place, Drew is more clueless than a ten-year old kid. Yeah, treat Liza like a patient. There’s nothing she’s like more than for you, dear Drew, to make a house call and play doctor.
Maggie the CatMay 28th, 2011 at 1:45 am [Reply]
I’ve got an official case of the heebie-jeebies from Mary Worth, panel 2.
Fata MorganaMay 28th, 2011 at 1:52 am [Reply]
@balthazar (#32): I just figured Cayla suffers from low self esteem. It’s not unheard of, even for someone as attractive as her. If she didn’t have self image problems, she never would have gone out with Les in the first place or at least she would have packed it in once Susan started sniffing around.
KarMannMay 28th, 2011 at 2:42 am [Reply]
5/28 Marmaduke: Oh, could it be? Could the hellhound have devoured Les Moore, and made off with Her Sacred Bench? Oh, frabjous day!
Comcis FanMay 28th, 2011 at 6:45 am [Reply]
@Fata Morgana (#115):
She would have packed it in at “Lisa always spreads the jelly …”
LiamMay 28th, 2011 at 6:59 am [Reply]
FW-Whoever this woman is with Les she is a nutjob. So Les didn’t respond right away to saying “I love you” doesn’t mean you call off the relationship. Lots of guys have trouble saying “I love you”.
Love Is…getting into some really weird areas. The strip is cute but it feels really dirty with the naked children and today’s strip pretty much flat out tells us that these two are freaks in the sack. The devil horns on his head and her coy look doesn’t help.
Mark Trail-Unless? You’re the mountain man, son. It is so obvious since you both look alike.
Mary Worth-That is exactly what Liza wants to be sat down and told in detail why you two aren’t even going out. Drew when you are talking to Liza make sure that any objects that she could use to kill you are away from her.
gleebMay 28th, 2011 at 7:08 am [Reply]
Between Friends: Dammit, that was supposed to be yesterday! You’re just dragging this thing out for another week!
Dick: See? Hot Rize, drowned in flour. Done. No padding or artificial fillers. Now, of course, they confront the Paula Deen manque who killed her.
‘bean: Funniest thing in the comics today is the thought that Creepy Les can break the psychological hold Invisible Deadwife has on him.
FC: I feel the same way about Jeffy.
Rooftop Confessional: Forget about any election struggle. With the amount of dirt he has on him, ex-Judge Parker will be able to make sure his son is imprisoned.
Rocky StoneaxeMay 28th, 2011 at 7:25 am [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#105):
More Weird Sound Effects (Saturday Edition):
Henry — BOOM!
Popeye — SPLASH!
Hi & Lois — SWISH
Buckles — PLOOMP!
B.C. — SLURP… SLURP
Edison Lee — CLICK CLICK
Piranha Club —
http://www.jsonline.com/comics/32402404.html?feature_id=Piranha
ArchieNemesisMay 28th, 2011 at 7:26 am [Reply]
Cranky: In my family, with the ones we love, we are considerate, kind, affectionate, and overly polite. And with total strangers? Not so much. What kind of upbringing must the author have had to believe that his readers can relate to the bizarre aphorism “If only we could treat the ones we love the way we treat total strangers”?
ArchieNemesisMay 28th, 2011 at 7:39 am [Reply]
A3G: Tommie has to rush off to the studio to lay down the tracks for her cover of the blues classic “Gal With a Giant Man Hand.”
gleebMay 28th, 2011 at 7:42 am [Reply]
I can’t agree with everyone about Cayla. She’s still a young woman and she has romantic needs. And Creepy Les is all she’s got. I mean, this is a town where even Cheatin’ Comic Book John is spoken for.
FlummoxicatedMay 28th, 2011 at 7:49 am [Reply]
MW: “But dad, what if ‘the patient’ had a case of crazy-girlfriend-Siamese-twin syndrome? How could you tell anyone about that horrific illness?”
Rocky StoneaxeMay 28th, 2011 at 8:05 am [Reply]
Strange Brew — NSFBG*!
Heart of the City — Someone should ask Tatulli how Heart Lamarr (yes, that’s her last name) plans to power her Easy-Bake Oven after next year**!
*”Not Safe for Baka Gaijin”
**2012 is when the old style incandescent light bulb will go the way of the dodo!
May 28th, 2011 at 8:46 am [Reply]
9CL: And Solange, even in this furshlugginer storyline, remains the only decent character left in 9CL. Way to go, astute feline commentator!
Archie: Ringo Starr: “No no no no, young feller! I own the ‘drumming on the roof’ bit! Just let it be, kid.”
BC: Ann Veal’s bird (not on Buster’s pillow).
ECity: Reprogrammers, stat!
FW: So very sad. Not them possibly breaking up; that’s really GOOD news! Just…… them…..
GA: “Besides, if you’re still calling it ‘pop-pop’, that just means you’re not ready.”
TerryficMay 28th, 2011 at 8:48 am [Reply]
@ArchieNemesis (#121): Actually my ex-husband was like that. But after a couple of years I had the sense to give him the boot.
Vince MMay 28th, 2011 at 8:52 am [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#125): I better do my lightbulb research – does that include the little appliance bulbs? I’ll need to keep my lava lamp going…
MW: Not feeling close enough, Liza has her head surgically attached to Drew’s shoulder.
May 28th, 2011 at 8:52 am [Reply]
MW: Gettin’ all haloed up today too. C’mon now. You might fool the readers with that happy horseshit, but you can’t fool Santy Claus.
KarMannMay 28th, 2011 at 8:54 am [Reply]
@queek, SoC, KC: Be sure to do today’s Jumble, especially the third clue, at least.
John C FremontMay 28th, 2011 at 9:07 am [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#102): It took me awhile, but I finally found that other Halo shampoo commercial that I remembered as a kid. That one was from TV’s “awkward” stage.
Thursday NextMay 28th, 2011 at 9:16 am [Reply]
Hey, I did a search of CC, but I couldn’t find an answer, so sorry if it’s been covered. I used to be able to look at previous day’s comics on Comics Kingdom at Seattle PI and other newspaper sites, but the button doesn’t show up anymore. Do you have to join or something? Thanks!
queek, source of Cuteness, Kawaii CommandoMay 28th, 2011 at 9:26 am [Reply]
CdS: well, what’s the point in playing if there’s no volcanoes? sheesh.
IP: preaching truth.
JS: hah! I made that joke days ago! (only a factor of ten off. . . . )
Lio: d’awwwww, bestest squidfriend evar!
rMC: we still love you, Norm. (and Bridget is still freakin’ adorable.)
9CL: Seth wins the Cat Ass Trophy!
Lockhorns: what, no youtube link to Leroy singing ‘Pants on the Ground’?!?
NS: a palefail imitation of Slylock Fox. :-Pbpbpbpbp
RwO: watching Miroslav, no doubt.
6Cx: d’awwwwwwww.
SFx: telenueve fail?
Tank: I’d be spitting mad about this one, except it isn’t nearly as bad as yesterday’s.
greghousesgfMay 28th, 2011 at 10:16 am [Reply]
I never did understand that joke about Chinese food being unsatisfying. Was it served in really small portions in the 1940s (or whenever that joke dates to?)
Frank Lee MeidereMay 28th, 2011 at 11:44 am [Reply]
Shoot. I was tired last night and posted the Special Features Float in yesterday’s thread: @Frank Lee Meidere (#Y101)
ArchieNemesisMay 28th, 2011 at 12:24 pm [Reply]
@Terryfic (#127): Sorry to hear that your ex was that way. I guess behavior like that is not uncommon in a family, but it’s also not sustainable. My daughter used to be charming with strangers, and a raging hellcat with her family. We said, “Why are you fighting us? We’re on your side.” Then she discovered basketball. Now we’re a happier family, but God help you if you try to take a rebound away from her.
Frank Lee MeidereMay 28th, 2011 at 12:24 pm [Reply]
@Rocky Stoneaxe (#102): But, but — that commercial doesn’t show them dropping a pearl in the shampoo!
AnonymousMay 28th, 2011 at 3:04 pm [Reply]
@Liam (#118): “Whoever this woman is with Les she is a nutjob. So Les didn’t respond right away to saying “I love you” doesn’t mean you call off the relationship. Lots of guys have trouble saying “I love you”.”
Well before I say anything I should say that I’m 33 and have only dated 5 guys in my life. However, my experience has been that the times I said “I love you” to the guy before he said it – and I wasn’t embarassed about it, I just shared the information, and then continued with the relationship – all the times that happened, the guy ended up never saying those words. This could mean several things; that I said love too soon, and scared the guy off. That I dated some guys who weren’t really “that into me” and that was the result.
But It think with Cayla, she has some pretty strong indicators, long before this point, that Les is not capable of being in love with her. So it’s not crazy of her to break it off; it’s actually a little more crazy (but understandable) that she’s hung around him until this point. Les is happy to be fawned over, but he’s not going to give of himself in this relationship (or any other, probably. He’s kind of a douche).
ElkMeadowMay 28th, 2011 at 3:49 pm [Reply]
@Frank Lee Meidere (#137):
It was Prell for the pearl. It was suppose to be that the shampoo was so thick, you could have more control getting it out of the bottle. And later, it came in plastic tube, so you had even more control of how much to use. I don’t like remembering the runny, in-a-glass-bottle stuff, as it was why my mom insisted on washing my hair in the kitchen sink, so that I wouldn’t drop the bottle and/or waste the shampoo as it came pouring out like water. and my parents didn’t like Prell–too expensive maybe?
Later, when shampoos got a ph acid/alkali and mild enough to use every day, and in plastic bottles, a hairdresser told me that Prell was only good to soak my feet in. Whatever that meant.
So they even make Prell anymore?
ElkMeadowMay 28th, 2011 at 3:56 pm [Reply]
@Anonymous (#138):
I don’t think it was that he didn’t say the right words, but his whole body language said that he doesn’t love her. I’ve seen deer in headlights that looked more relaxed. And Les is “kind of a douche”? No, he is one.
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