Ha ha, Daffia called Arfo's sister a big mouth! Funny.

Today's strip is yet another about people who talk too much. First it was a teenager who did it; now a wife. I...am sense a stereotype here. Anyway. I would like to point out that it is an issue if Daffia feels that Arfo isn't communicating with her. I mean, my grandmother (...and father) is a huge talker; she talks way more than my grandfather. But it's not an issue, because he gets his point across when he needs to. And she knows that and knows where he stands on things.

Who knows. It's possible that Arfo legitimately doesn't have much to contribute, and thus doesn't speak up. Then I guess it would be annoying. This strip frustrates me, because I can't tell if Arfo thinks they don't communicate. Here's a tip, Al and N. Teany--Talking doesn't equal communicating. I know! And if Arfo does have something to say, speak up, dude. You know your wife is a talker, so force your way in and say something. (And psst, Al, it's "Arfo can't get a word in edgewise" not "sideways.")

Mind you, if I were Arfo, I'd probably have shot either Daffia or myself by this point. "Y'know, I love to watch my tv soap program"?

Bat Boy would've made this more interesting

Apologies for the lack of posting on Friday. My computer refused to have anything to do with Gmail, and since Blogger and Gmail are now linked, it led to problems. Annoying problems. I was email deprived. (Well, you know. Deprived of one of my email accounts.)

In a shocking development, the premise of today's strip is recycled. I know! At least this one involves a woman believing a tabloid (and really, who hasn't gone through a phase with the Weekly World News?) instead of a television show--and it isn't really medical. So that's a step up.

And I love that the man has four ears. It's the picture that makes, it really. Honestly, that wouldn't cut it in the WWN (he's no Bat Boy, that's for sure). But I'm in love with the picture of him. I mean, it's HUGE!

Look at Daffia's face in the bottom panel. It's clear that she does believe what the scale says, but she's gone into sputtering denial mode. What they're not showing is that after "Not true" she sighs and wanders off, muttering about needing to lose weight. With no support from her idiotic husband. Of course, I'm not sure if I could put up with someone who actually believed the WWN, but I'm not the one who married her.

Not that it matters, but she looks thinner in the bottom panel than the top. I think it's the odd choice to illustrate her flank. Bizarre.