Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for November 05, 2009
November 04, 2009
November 06, 2009
Transcript:
Saleswoman: At last! Practical winter footwear for women on the go! Cathy: The stiletto thigh-high is practical?? Saleswoman: Yes! When the teetery heel causes your feet to shoot out from under you, snapping your ankles like little toothpicks... ...The sturdy leather tube acts as a full-leg cast until the medics arrive! Cathy: I can't move. Saleswoman: Exactly! "Self-care": Retail's new growth industry!
I’m beginning to see why some people are getting annoyed with this strip. Over the past three or four months, Cathy has spent more time shopping at the mall than she has at home, on the job, or, say, ANYWHERE ELSE.
Attention, Ms. Guisewite: People’s jobs and friendships do NOT cease to exist just because they get married. What happened to Andrea (raising tweens, the last time we saw her, FIVE YEARS AGO) and to Charlene, who was expecting her first child (OVER A YEAR AGO)? And do Cathy and Irving still, you know, WORK for a living?
If you’re getting bored with the strip, here’s a radical idea: Cathy and Irving have been married for almost five years now. How about finally having Cathy get pregnant? Just think of the new storylines this would open up: Cathy pregnant and hormonal for nine months, Irving adjusting to the shock of imminent fatherhood – and the Grandmother Wars that would ensue (I just wonder who’d be more over-the-top, Cathy’s mother or Irving’s mother?)
PLEASE, no more extended shopping trips!