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Couple of things today. First off, there's a new Octopus Pie T-shirt in the Topatoco store! Check it out:
I also have some less-fun (but ultimately optimistic) news about the future of Octopus Pie in book form, outlined in the post below. I'm no longer sending out books for donations, but thank you to everyone who donated on Black Friday! I'm once again amazed by your kindness.
This may be my last update before I set sail for New York - if so, stay tuned for guest strips next week! I'll be back with new comics very soon.
77 thoughts on “#418 – single lady”
Sarah
All the single lady, indeed. Poor Marigold.
Amy
No kidding, I feel kinda bad for her.
Jess
Aw, hell yeah, fuck Times Square. It is the single worst place in New York if you actually live there.
Mark
Not if you want discounted (Off-)Broadway tickets.
David Herbert
I didn't realise what song it was until I saw the 5th panel. Am I horrible for realising it and not focussing on poor Marigold?
PS Shirt looks good.
Megs
I still don't know what song it is. ._.
Spencer
It's "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion… or at least trying to be
Camui
Bahaha, hoard.
I wonder if he's actually really good at singing, and just can't remember the lyrics.
Namsab
Okay
I will never be able to listen to this song again without hearing "one two times, I hoard you"
thanks a lot
on another note, I love Marigold's haircut, even though I was so sad about her cutting the dreads D:
And what the hell is Eve wearing
Sebastian
Agreed, Marigold's haircut is great, but I miss her dreads.
People usually are wondering what exactly Eve wears. I'd find a comic that said it, but there's a few.
a commentor
she's wearing a cape
Sebastian
Whoa.
kiki
she's wearing her carigan over her shoulders c:
Taylor Lopez
LOL awesome!
Meredith, you've captured the way people interact in everyday life once again ^_^
Good show!
Matt B.
Ooh, you made the shirt! I'll snag one once all my Christmas shopping is done, I've been wanting it ever since you tweeted about it.
Gethsemani
Marigold should have started singing to the single ladies, obviously that's not how she is but, I was going through a break up when single ladies came out and it pretty much became my theme song! lol
augh
Poor Marigold. Also, there is no way anyone can like Bon Jovi. Not even secretly.
Laura #2
I love Bon Jovi and am not ashamed.
Humps-Freely
"Shot through the heart and you're to blame"
Vabolo
YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME God now it's stuck in my head! I will have my revenge!
"And I'm wanted, dead or…"
Humps-Freely
I See What You Did There But I Would Have Said,
"I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or….."
Gets Stuck In You Head Easier.
Humps-Freely
*Your
jenna
whatever man. Whoa-oh. I'm livin' on a prayer.
AsinineAxioms
Take my hand, and we'll make it I sweeeeeeear
Jun
My cousin loves Bon Jovi to the point that she says he's her fiancé. She's been filling her room with Bon Jovi posters since we both were 10, and now we're almost 21.
bluh
PHOENICES EVERYWHERE
André
This haircut is sooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!
Tessa
Bwaaaaah
Too funny 😀
Professional Mole
Okay, now I want to hear "Single Ladies" played on a xylophone SO BAD!
Lady M.
Emma-Watson-Inspired-haircut? Cute.
@Namsab
EXACTLY. Eve looks like she just walked outta Snow White.
dani
Poor Marigold, pooooooooooooooooooooooooooor
Qwil man
Man if all those are guilty pleasures, what the hell am I supposed to be listening to?
Catherine
dude, that's what i said. since when is DEVO a guilty pleasure?!? D8
jenna
I don't feel guilty about loving Lady Gaga.
Anthony
I immediately sang that when he said it…
AsinineAxioms
This comic makes me go "D'aw" on multiple levels.
Rufus
I really don't understand how Devo is a guilty pleasure. Okay, so it's nerdy. But I don't really see the problem.
Kyle H.
Hehehehe. That shirt is going to provoke so much defensive behavior and suppressed outrage. 😛
With that said, Tears For Fears is NOTHING to be ashamed of!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTn4o2Z-vZU
Rae
Gorgeous comic per usual, Meredith. :]
…Was there an e-mail or something that would go out if we're one of the lucky philanthropists (It autocorrected me for writing the word for "one who donates" soo…I had to write "philanthropists" instead…>_>) who will be receiving a book?
I am still confused. D:
meredith
I won't be able to send out confirmation e-mails, unfortunately, but I'm mailing all of the books today (and maybe some on Monday). So if you donated yesterday, you'll get it soon. Thanks! 🙂
Liz
I LOVE Marigold's new hair so much 🙂
So yesterday I was flying home after visiting family for Thanksgiving and our flight attendant seriously was Eve!! She even wore her hair in the little Eve ponytail. It looked exactly like Eve in real life. I was so excited haha 🙂
meredith
hahaha. I freak out whenever I see a real person who resembles a character. It's oddly reaffirming, somehow…?
jakob
related to guilty pleasures, have you seen this?
http://playground.last.fm/unwanted
veeery telling 😀
Mayday
I can't believe Muse is #50! Is it because that song is on the Twilight soundtrack? D:
Hoshi
Eve is ABSOLUTELY FREAKIN' ADORABLE in panel 2.
Also, do want your new shirt.
You should have it in bag form!
Nick
Eve is also adorable in Panel 1.
Eve is just generally adorable.
abigail
I work at a bookstore, and most of our comic strip type books are published by Andrews McNeel Publishing. Take a look at your local Barnes & Noble in the "Cartoonist" section, and you'll see everything has the same symbol on the side. So don't give up hope! Give them a call, and see if they are interested!
Vabolo
What? Kansas is a perfectly legitamate group! "Carry On My Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind" are classics!
…
Although I have to admit that it's hard to admit that some ABBA songs are quite catchy to your friends. LOVE, LOVE, DON'T WASTE YOUR EMOTION LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON MEEEEeeee…
Dragonair
marigold looks adorable without her dreads. probably not the best time for that but… still.
Alex
Is Eve wearing… a cloak? Did those… come back? Is that acceptable now?
Dragonair
capelets are acceptable and i'm PRETTY sure that's what she's wearing? D:
Cece
Nooo, Alex. Back away from the cloak. There isn't enough fruitcake flavored flavored brandy in the world to make that cloak OK.
Bryy
Good luck with your move.
Scott Bieser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_0JiIIsWd0
wykstrad
Between this and her Na'avi costume in the last storyline, I think it's safe to say that Meredith has a soft spot for James Cameron blockbusters.
WinterWren
Goodness, do I love that man. I could probably read a short series of just him singing his mangled songs. LoveLoveLove.
And awww, poor Meredith…
Edison T. Allere
Pop music is not my forte. What is the first song Xylophone Man is botching?
badmartialarts
I think it's Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On"
Real lyrics:
Love was when I loved you
One true time I hold to
In my life we'll always go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Jannes
It's funny how the real lyrics are just as nonsensical and random as the misheard ones…
Krimson
I was feeling really down a couple of minutes ago, and then I read this. I spurted into laughter as soon as I got to the last panel. Wicked genius.
I wish that man was an actual busker in my nearby city because I would totally take the speedline to see him every day.
Whoa
Andrew WK is awesome.
Marissa.
I read the comic, and Lol'd at the singing dude.
And then read it again, and Lol'd harder than the first time.
Just awesome.
la singe
Dude. Billy Joel is NOT a guilty pleasure, he is pure awesomeness. He'd kick any of your favorite artists' butts musically and lyrically. I'm stil gonna buy the shirt, tho! 😛
Orion Moony
Nah. Billy's great, but lyrically… Tom Waits. Townes Van Zandt. Jacques Brel. Damien Rice. He's just not quite at that level…
Garfunkel
Oh, Marigold. Take it from one of my guilty pleasures – you're always a woman to meeee.
Shauna
poor Marigold, maybe it's just the drawings but she seems to pull off super-short hair really well.
Amazing tshirt, definitely sending a link to my parents as a hint-hint for christmas
Nikki
I don't feel sorry for Marigold.
If she wanted to be with Will, she wouldn't get into stupid fights about sweaters.
She just wants people to coddle her.
AND I WILL NOT.
MerchManDan
Right, because people in relationships don't do stupid things EVER. People who want to stay together ALWAYS do everything JUST RIGHT.
Andy Vaughn
I fully own up to liking Devo, Scissor Sisters, and Meat Loaf. The only problem with liking Meat Loaf is he's kind-of a D-bag and he never writes his own music.
Andy Vaughn
Also, Marigold went from having gross hair to being super cute. Just sayin'.
CLR
Word!
MGreen
I feel bad for laughing too hard at xylophone man to feel sorry for Marigold.
Fish