Allright!! Not only do we get some explanation on the lop-sided crowd demographics (female and hat-crazy), we also see what the cast and crew of I Dressed in the Dark wear: lab coats! Best of all is Bobbie in all of her cranky glory--bitter, cursing, looking more like a man than ever, pointing the hell out of her finger, and trying to pass off her pajamas as a Chanel suit. This picture from VintageTextile.com is the closest thing I could find to Bobbie's current style:
Bobbie, you don't have to think out your whole backstory for me to know you've got potential. I already know you do. I'm begging you, bump into someone, walk in front of a bus again, ANYTHING! You're killing me here!
Wah wah wah, I'm incapable of love or affection but I'm putting the Professor on my "to do" list anyway. The people in the background have been getting a lot of attention in the comments lately, probably because Bobbie hasn't been that entertaining. Looks like we've got a couple of boys in there, but maybe they're just unattractive ladies?
"And whom he's been doing it with!" is a quote that will warm my heart long into the coming winter months. Both illicit and explicit, racy with a mysterious dash of boring, careful enough to use the correct relative pronoun and careless enough to dangle the presposition.
Unless "dirt" is some hip new recreational drug I'm unaware of (which is possible!), this plot is turning out much differently than I expected. Maybe Bobbie is talking about Dirt, the short-lived 2007 dramedy starring Courtney Cox-Arquette as Lucy Spiller, the tabloid queen. Of course, Courtney has since moved on to Cougar Town... you might do well to do the same, Bobbie.
Sorry for the late posts, but it looks like I didn't miss much except the Professor receiving an early Easter basket. And now we know who sent it! As if it were a big surprise. I can almost read the card now.Dear Dr. What's-your-face,
please accept this gift of whatever Anthony decided to throw in here
as a token of my desire probably. It looked expensive.Well, I've got other things to do now.
Bobbie
How he must pine for her.
I can tell you the last time Tommie did something silly and impulsive. It was January 2007... Tommie had been feeling pretty bad about herself for a while.
Deservedly. She's boring allright. Plus her pal Marie told her she was a spinster or spinster-like at least fourteen times. So, she was feeling pretty low.
So she decided to go to a party with good old Marie, where she met absolutely gorgeous, thin mustache-having producer, Neil! Meanwhile "fish lips" Gary was trying to put the moves on her, but who could notice with Neil being so hot??
Then Tommie insulted Neil's play, tried to take it back, and then WOUND UP MAKING OUT WITH HIM! It was kind of gross, especially since she frowned through the whole thing, but we all thought "Good for Tommie! I guess. Actually I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this." We all thought that, right?
Right after that, Neil left to make out with other girls, and Gary made his move, convincing Tommie to shake what her mama gave her in front of an old timey jukebox. And the rest is history. No spark, we'll see about that Tommie! ....When you dump him in two years!
Hahaha, so true! Ruby's self-aware and she thinks Tommie['s wardrobe] is boring. WE'RE LIKE TWINS. Now get yourself downtown, you have a contest to win!
I would say that no women would have an open conversation of how badly they dress and how much they need a makeover, but..... I've actually had this conversation with my friends before. Any one of us, even those of us who thought we dressed decently, would accept nationally televised ridicule in return for $5000 of clothes and a haircut. Aside from the loot, it'd be an awesome story. "I love that shirt, where did you get it?" "Oh, this old thing? I got it a few years back when I WAS ON WHAT NOT TO WEAR, yes yes yes!!"
I will graciously overlook that What Not to Wear is over six years old and somewhat old news because I'm so excited that, you guys, Ruby's gonna get a makeover! Or Tommie. ....or potentially anyone in this strip. Buuuut, probably Ruby, cause of the ribbons and frills and all. I'll miss the ribbons, truly I will. HOWEVER, I really can't wait what constitutes a makeover in A3G world. My guess:
I am also pumped to see what the Stacy London/Clinton Kelly doppelgangers are going to be like. Probably frantic and insulting. Yes yes yes!
Oh my gosh, a contest! What will it be and how will it pertain to our girls?So many possibilities! Any suggestions?
Finally. Someone who's willing to take a stand for rest of us. Thank you, impatient greengrocer. If only there was a character like you in every scene in this comic. Although honestly, you could've butt in a little sooner.
Allright already with the mangoes! They're starting to make me uncomfortable. I mean, what am I supposed to think when she holds them to her chest like that?! Even that guy by the lettuce is starting to resent them.
Hi! It's me, the 'Mangoes' sign. Just reminding you that we're dealing with mangoes here and not strange, oblong Granny Smith apples. Wouldn't that be weird? Good thing I'm here.
"Margo is a very strong person. At times perhaps too strong. At times perhaps frightening in her vengeance." She's dealing with her grief allright, Gabriella. She's work, work, working towards destroying that Lama that didn't even turn around to check up on her fiance before he fell into a crevasse and froze to death. Tibetan freedom, Schibetan freedom! You should've checked.
My, everyone sure does run into each other a lot for living in a gigantic city. And hey, Professor! Why don't you leave some feisty middle-aged ladies for the rest of us, huh?
OH SNAP Bobbie just said that she's putting Dr. Professor on her to do list! Hahaha, wow! Nice. I used to have a list like that too. It was, in random order, James Marsden, Joaquin Phoenix, Pharrell Williams, and Terrence Howard. So far I'm 0 for 4, but at least I remember their last names, Bobbie.
Well, it appears we've moved inside for this scene, and that's about the most interesting thing about this scene. I mean, I've talked all I can about Martin's crazy hair, right? Help me out here.
I feel like I'm a step or two behind on this scene. Yesterday, a car pulled up to her apartment, without being clear if "her" meant Margo or Lu Ann or someone else. The car I guess was Martin's, but that wasn't clear either. Now it turns out everyone was together at Gabriella's apartment, not that it was important enough to draw. It's like I missed a day. Was Wednesday's comic about everyone having dinner at Gabriella's, and then Martin helping Margo and Lu Ann into his car? Nope, just Ruby and Tommie complaining.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Tommie! Don't give up on life! You have so much to live for! Like............. your job?
So we're moving from the B plot to the C plot, featuring a car pulling up to her building. Normally I'd be excited to see Margo again, but she keeps hanging out with boring ol' Lu Ann. Still, it's good to see Margo make her father bobble with dispair, just like the old days. Stay tuned...
"It's been a pleasure, Bobbie, but I really must be going. My leftover sesame noodles aren't going to eat themselves, and my TV is probably starting to worry about me." Sounds like the Professor doesn't want this to get physical. Maybe he's shy! Oh Professor. Anyway, luckily for him, Bobbie's cellphone is tootling like crazy, including out of her neck. Saved by the tootle! It's like the phone itself is saying "tootles" to the Professor. I hope the Professor remembers to give Bobbie a tootle when he gets home safe. God "tootle" makes me laugh. WHY WOULD A PHONE MAKE THAT NOISE??
Now if I were the Professor, I'd probably thinking, "Abort. Abort. Chick is mentally unstable. Locate nearest exit." But I'm guessing that smile in panel two is genuine, not plastered on in a panic like mine would be.
Hmm, her hand was steady enough to pour that drink... I would start calling Bobbie "Shaky Hands Magee" but that would mean she was related to Margo. Anyway, I think she's faking it. She's probably just angling for a steak dinner to go with that drink before she reinvites Doc Prof back to her room for some late night smooching.
