In a storyline that is so aggravating and insulting to the intelligence, I ask myself why I bother to read it, let alone comment on it. But then, you guys may well ask the same thing!.Friday, hsawlrea said that Guido looked “shifty.” It wasn’t long before an Adrian Snare called him (her?) out as prejudiced and a bigot. Perhaps the only word hsawlrea got wrong was “looked” because, even up to Friday, Guido has done nothing to persuade me that he is anything but shifty!.Add Saturday and today’s strip, and it’s clear that Guido is anything but an agent. If he is an agent, he is most definitely not working for and in Gretchen’s behalf!.And now, moving in on Clovia? Ladies’ man? or confidence man!.SUSAN NEWMAN and your comment to gkid: I most heartily disagree. Slim is not so much stupid as he is a pushover. (And this whole Guido arc is definite proof of that!).I have complained that Slim is portrayed as dumber than the vegetables he doesn’t know how to boil. But that’s Jim Scancarelli’s fault, not Slim’s..Quoting Jessica, “I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way.”.But most disturbing is the recurring and persistent legend that dogs are somehow better than people. Sorry, not buying into that one..I do not understand at all people’s love affair with dogs, and especially puppies..On a personal note, I have had to tell my wife NO! when it came to going to the pet store. “I just want to look at the puppies!” she says. “Don’t you think puppies are cute?”.Well, no, I don’t think they’re cute, but that is not why I don’t want to go to the pet store..When a dog is in the house, the dog can do no wrong and the husband can do no right! We saw that in the comments when Guido’s dog first appeared in the strip. Whatever the dog did, Slim was blamed, the dog was just an “innocent puppy.”.But that is not the reason I don’t want to go to the pet store..When we go to visit our daughter’s house, with two dogs, the dogs make a beeline for my face. Pardon me, but I just saw what that dog licked before it jumped in my lap! Hint: It was where the sun don’t shine on a dog. But that dog wants to put that horrible tongue on me? Pardon me, but get that thing out of my face!.But that is not the reason I don’t want to go to the pet store..The real reason is, this woman, my wife (whom I love, by the way), will not eat or drink off of anything that I have touched or eaten from. “Germs, you know.” But this same woman, whom I love, will see a dog and say, “Come see momma! Give me some kisses!”.This after said dog has just dragged its butt across the living room rug – and, yes – licking said butt! My wife, who won’t eat from something I have touched wants that specific tongue on her mouth….There will never be a dog in this house as long as I’m around..At least, as long as I’m not in a straight jacket!
We will see how shifty or smooth Guido is. What kind of trouble will he be a victim of or will create trouble? The story may be slow, but somehow it is worth reading. Yes, I think Gretchen is a spoiled brat, and she shows it well. I wish I could have kept up with the strip over the last 30 years to understand how she got that way. Did Slim let her do anything she wanted to do?
Rod Gonzalez about 11 years ago
Real smooth, Guido.
gkid about 11 years ago
Ahhhh….charm. Bless her heart, Cloviadoesn’t get much of that. Slim is adorable, but he doesn’t seem the romantic. :)
gkid about 11 years ago
Slim is well, …..kind of like a well fed puppy.Happy, adorable and you want to feed him.
battle of plattsburgh about 11 years ago
Will Slim end up being the smartest one in the room??
Jack Straw about 11 years ago
Well, so much for my prediction that Clovia would be suspicious of this guy.
ewalnut about 11 years ago
He knows how to avoid suspicion — from the ladies anyway.
gaebie about 11 years ago
Looks like Slim will be sleeping on the couch now.
Paul1963 about 11 years ago
Yep, most 64-year-old women look younger than their 35-year-old daughters…
Cheapskate0 about 11 years ago
In a storyline that is so aggravating and insulting to the intelligence, I ask myself why I bother to read it, let alone comment on it. But then, you guys may well ask the same thing!.Friday, hsawlrea said that Guido looked “shifty.” It wasn’t long before an Adrian Snare called him (her?) out as prejudiced and a bigot. Perhaps the only word hsawlrea got wrong was “looked” because, even up to Friday, Guido has done nothing to persuade me that he is anything but shifty!.Add Saturday and today’s strip, and it’s clear that Guido is anything but an agent. If he is an agent, he is most definitely not working for and in Gretchen’s behalf!.And now, moving in on Clovia? Ladies’ man? or confidence man!.SUSAN NEWMAN and your comment to gkid: I most heartily disagree. Slim is not so much stupid as he is a pushover. (And this whole Guido arc is definite proof of that!).I have complained that Slim is portrayed as dumber than the vegetables he doesn’t know how to boil. But that’s Jim Scancarelli’s fault, not Slim’s..Quoting Jessica, “I’m not bad, I’m just drawn that way.”.But most disturbing is the recurring and persistent legend that dogs are somehow better than people. Sorry, not buying into that one..I do not understand at all people’s love affair with dogs, and especially puppies..On a personal note, I have had to tell my wife NO! when it came to going to the pet store. “I just want to look at the puppies!” she says. “Don’t you think puppies are cute?”.Well, no, I don’t think they’re cute, but that is not why I don’t want to go to the pet store..When a dog is in the house, the dog can do no wrong and the husband can do no right! We saw that in the comments when Guido’s dog first appeared in the strip. Whatever the dog did, Slim was blamed, the dog was just an “innocent puppy.”.But that is not the reason I don’t want to go to the pet store..When we go to visit our daughter’s house, with two dogs, the dogs make a beeline for my face. Pardon me, but I just saw what that dog licked before it jumped in my lap! Hint: It was where the sun don’t shine on a dog. But that dog wants to put that horrible tongue on me? Pardon me, but get that thing out of my face!.But that is not the reason I don’t want to go to the pet store..The real reason is, this woman, my wife (whom I love, by the way), will not eat or drink off of anything that I have touched or eaten from. “Germs, you know.” But this same woman, whom I love, will see a dog and say, “Come see momma! Give me some kisses!”.This after said dog has just dragged its butt across the living room rug – and, yes – licking said butt! My wife, who won’t eat from something I have touched wants that specific tongue on her mouth….There will never be a dog in this house as long as I’m around..At least, as long as I’m not in a straight jacket!
Willow Mt Lyon about 11 years ago
We will see how shifty or smooth Guido is. What kind of trouble will he be a victim of or will create trouble? The story may be slow, but somehow it is worth reading. Yes, I think Gretchen is a spoiled brat, and she shows it well. I wish I could have kept up with the strip over the last 30 years to understand how she got that way. Did Slim let her do anything she wanted to do?
JP Steve Premium Member about 11 years ago
This seems strangely familiar