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Um, what?
She was condescended to whether they pinched her cheeks or not. But they didn't pinch her cheeks. So she got off easy. Because insult and injury is worse than mere insult.
And thanks for assuming I didn't notice how blatantly sarcastic and patronizing the little old ladies were. You are totally the only person in all the internets that spotted it.
Hello Meredith
I am writing to find out if you are going to be attending any comic book conventions in 2015, and if I could send you information about the Iowa Comic Book Convention regarding being a guest? It is November 7th and 8th of this year. http://www.iowacomicbookclub.com/i-con
John Young
VP. Iowa Comic Book Club.
That is interesting! Although I think it’s just because they’re both the same race, and the simplification that comes with comics, means the same features get used. 🙂
Eve and Jane are time travelers. That first panel. "You sure? I can't tell…" "Oh yeah, it's her." It's because Jane hasn't seen young Marigold in so long, she doesn't remember what Marigold looks like.
There's lots of depth to that. I think it also signifies that Marigold is acting out a sort of false identity, and the real her being 'hard to see.' Which then connects to the 'blind leading the blind' comment below. The dialogue in this comic was very well done.
Loving the contrast between the last panel and the last panel of two strips before. Both focus on Mar’s hair and the light shining on her, but here it’s mussed hair and an honest, revealing light.
Is it weird that I think the funniest thing about this is the fact that the ads on the side of the page are for AARP? More than that, there's a white haired lady with another wearing a ponytail in the ad.
YES and even more so since we're viewing them from behind as they walk away, as in panel 6! Uncanny. (Plus "Support and Advice…" because clearly they are fans of advice.)
I love how the blind leading the blind comment is followed by her friend telling her to watch her step before she crashes into a large obvious object. How would you describe that coincidence, its not really satire is it?
55 thoughts on “#760 – what a lovely girl”
Bryy
Hah. Got picked on by the elderly.
welp
welp
philae
Whew! I was afraid they were going to pinch her cheeks, too. They let her off easy.
PleaseInsertPun
No, I think what they did was far worse. Condescension, with a hint of knowledge born of experience left ungiven.
philae
She was condescended to whether they pinched her cheeks or not. So by not also getting the cheek pinching, she got off easy.
True
No shade like Old shade
Rowen Morland
And no spice like Old spice.
philae
Um, what?
She was condescended to whether they pinched her cheeks or not. But they didn't pinch her cheeks. So she got off easy. Because insult and injury is worse than mere insult.
And thanks for assuming I didn't notice how blatantly sarcastic and patronizing the little old ladies were. You are totally the only person in all the internets that spotted it.
bryanew710
Well put.
i am also blind
If the knowledge could be given, it would have been. But it's the kind we can only learn by experience. It's the story of every journey to adulthood.
Arianod
Well, that went much better than expected XDXDXDXD
Dalky
I think that's a matter of perspective…
Bernadette
I can never tell if the elderly are mocking me or not.
J Prime
Oh sweetie…we are *always* mocking you!
Josh
They are. Always. Yes, Eben then.
advancecasette
I'M NOT OWNED I'M NOT OWNED
Xample
YOU ARE *SO* NOT OWNED
verbose
owned.
Xample
Eve and Jane came all the way back from the future to do this. That’s dedication to the timeline.
John Young
Hello Meredith
I am writing to find out if you are going to be attending any comic book conventions in 2015, and if I could send you information about the Iowa Comic Book Convention regarding being a guest? It is November 7th and 8th of this year. http://www.iowacomicbookclub.com/i-con
John Young
VP. Iowa Comic Book Club.
granulac
Hi John, feel free to send me an e-mail about it! punkybird at gmail!
jen
Gotta love the mixed feelings on Mar's face in the last panel… getting scolded by the elderly is always enlightening eh?
Matt
Could be wrong, but those elderly folk look a tad like aged versions of Eve and Jane…which adds a bit of depth and hilarity.
gc1
Oh my God, you're right. Talk about hiding a point in plain sight!
Zee
That is interesting! Although I think it’s just because they’re both the same race, and the simplification that comes with comics, means the same features get used. 🙂
JennyB
… Haha, you're right! Also, now I can't unsee it.
bryanew710
Somehow that doesn't seem like a coincidence. Young Jane and Eve leave, Mar gets scolded by Old Jane and Eve for being so full of it.
Reed
Goood catch!
Nomen
Eve and Jane are time travelers. That first panel. "You sure? I can't tell…" "Oh yeah, it's her." It's because Jane hasn't seen young Marigold in so long, she doesn't remember what Marigold looks like.
Matt
There's lots of depth to that. I think it also signifies that Marigold is acting out a sort of false identity, and the real her being 'hard to see.' Which then connects to the 'blind leading the blind' comment below. The dialogue in this comic was very well done.
Commodore Biggles
Oh dang, you're totally right!
DyingUmbrella
Loving the contrast between the last panel and the last panel of two strips before. Both focus on Mar’s hair and the light shining on her, but here it’s mussed hair and an honest, revealing light.
Remm
Mer got spite-niced
tttom
Love all the random old people in this arc.
grantimusmax
"These kids keep getting more hilariously inept every year!"
Kate
I enjoy the "watch the trash can" from her friend as she talks about the blind leading the blind.
Mental Mouse
Heh, I called it, at least partly. (Meredith boiled it down to the essentials, that's classy plotwork.)
DrBucephalus
I don't think you could have picked an ending to make me smile more.
aristarcop
Yessss!!! In your fa… hair?
Chelsea
I feel like this is New York's version of "bless your heart."
jon
Hello, young lady.
Behold… YOUR FUTURE!!!
David
Didn't one of those ladies throw a rock early in the story? I guess they're a lot more mellow post-spa.
MerchManDan
If they're NOT mellow post-spa, then it must be a pretty bad spa.
BenchKelp
Did no one notice that these are the two old ladies Mar stole the shuttle van's seats from? http://www.octopuspie.com/2015-01-26/744-spa-day/
MerchManDan
I believe everyone had completed noticing that in the previous strip.
Marvin Choi
They got literally the most ultimate revenge they could've gotten in the situation.
Damn.
geogeek
That's possibly the best ending expressing on any story.
Steelbright
Those little old ladies are definitely Hannah's minions.
online movies
Eve and Jane came all the way back from the future to do this. That's dedication to the timeline.
zack
i really like it 🙂
tony
Is it weird that I think the funniest thing about this is the fact that the ads on the side of the page are for AARP? More than that, there's a white haired lady with another wearing a ponytail in the ad.
Kate
YES and even more so since we're viewing them from behind as they walk away, as in panel 6! Uncanny. (Plus "Support and Advice…" because clearly they are fans of advice.)
Adam
Fucking finally,
Somebody throws Mar off her High, Pretentious Horse
ScottPilgrims
I love how the blind leading the blind comment is followed by her friend telling her to watch her step before she crashes into a large obvious object. How would you describe that coincidence, its not really satire is it?
Hillary
"What a lovely girl"!!!
Ha ha ha 😀