Annie by Jay Maeder and Alan Kupperberg for May 28, 2010

Hi Everybody

Tonight I’ll be your guest host, sitting in for Leaky!!

Feel free to discuss anything on your minds.

What hotel is GOOD with bludgeoned corpses??

Good morning everyone!

I hope Annie can outswin the sharks!

(I’m behaving myself, leaky!)

Well I thought in the last panel of yesterday’s strip, Sandy looked very feline. But then again I could be wrong.

G’Morning, LS, Marg, MLady, VBill, LordD, WW, S Slim and everyone.

I like the avatar, Marg.

First thing that caught my eye! Where is the sunrise??? The sun was coming up when the boat was getting ready to leave????

Thank you, Terry. Lower Slot Canyon, Page, AZ.

Our poor Annie! Who will save her?

GM, all!

Leaky, without looking, I’m guessing Jerry Mahoney..

ElmoFudpucker said,

“Tonight I’ll be your guest host, sitting in for Leaky!!”

Oh, no! Another sock puppet!

Am I confused? It’s bedtime for me. See you guys tomorrow.

Jerry Mahoney it is!!!!

We have a winner.

Slim………You answered your own question.

The sun was coming up………..someone said “we are far enough out”……..meaning they had to sail for a while.

Good Morning all. Don’t believe we’ve met Mr. Elmofudpucker. Are you a serious sort like LeakySqueaky?

I’m probably getting a bad reputation around here but, don’t believe what they say about me.

G’nite, VB!

Ooooo, what do I win????

I know nothing of anyone.

Ijust thought of a possible scenerio for saving Annie. Dolphins will fight sharks by ramming into them. Maybe they will protect Annie?

Maybe she’s NOT going to get thrown in the water after all.

Uh Slim…….just what kind of medicines are you taking??

Oh, five or six. Don’t matter what kind. It’s all in the effects

Thats JUST what I was worried about……..the effects.

Describing that dolphin/shark scenario…….well, that’s some effects in itself. ;-))

Hey, I’m cool, dude. If you’re thinking about that leafy green substance, I haven’t smoked that in years. Got COPD, had it for at least 15 years, It would probable choke me to death!

On the other hand……. Just ‘cause one can’t inhale some things, they can always ingest.

Water gently lapping at the hull The lonely cry of a soaring gull Sounds that come to Annie’s ears As she wrestles with her fears To Davy Jones is where she must go The one with the locker and not the show Death weighs heavy on her mind Solace is something so hard to find The sharks glide through the deep blue sea Fearsome predators to you and me And their teeth are oh so pearly white Scarlet billows spread when they bite Cast in the water she must surely drown As she sinks down, down, down The victim of a heinous crime For her there is left little time But more than sharks live in these waters Many fish, but no sea otters Porpoise and dolphin do abound Perhaps some are swimming around But papa still may still intervene If he displays a noble mien.

Dolphins really do that, it’s how they protect their young. They ram the sharks in the side and can drive them away.

Hey, WW, I was beginning to think everyone had gone to bed early tonight.

Lets hope the dolphins aid her. .Been known to happen>

Sippin’ my tea before I do the “sensible senior citizen thing and haul my bony old butt to bed.

G’ might all.

(4 Hours later) Mornin’ all you people who always get here before I do.

Marg, I’m surprised you didn’t recognize our good friend The Asp.

Another good one WW.

Leaky, I remember the name Elmo Fudpucker but don’t recall the show he was on. Was he part of the Jerry Mahoney thing?

LordD - I’ve noticed that Sandy often looks feline, but I’ve been reluctant to mention it because I thought someone would think I’m crazy.

I just went back and re-read the sequence from March, 2008. It was different from what I had remembered. Warbucks and the Navy man, Gilbreath, were captured. The Asp, Punjab, and the mysterious prisoner were blown up with Warbucks’ submarine. Not quite as bad as I had thought, since The Asp and Punjab have reserves of talent for survival that most of us are lacking. So I believe that the two of them will make an appearance here.

Actually, the chemical agent used to disperse the oil slick will create a gel thick enough for Annie to walk back to shore on…ok, maybe not.

As far as Annie vs. the sharks…I’ll bet on Annie surviving!

Sandy will stand at the shore and bark until someone will notice. Then, they will miraculously get a boat and follow the bad guys out to sea, and rescue Annie just before they throw her overboard……..

Good Morning, Everyone. Enjoying our visit here in NC. Kidnapped our grandkids, and took them to the OuterBanks, and enoyed the Atlantic. Saw the Wright Bros. monument…..awesome…..how far man has come in 100 years!!! Also lighthouses, the aquarium, and my first time with a sunrise over the Atlantic!!!

And, Shirttail……being with our grandkids really keeps us young! We’re having lots of fun…….

Miss visiting with all you fans….. Happy Trails

MontanaLady………..Sounds like you good people are having a great time. :-)) Thanks for the update.

Maybe she’ll meet up with The Asp & Punjab and they’ll have a swimmingly good time hanging with Davey Jones!

Since they’re down there are they close enough to help plug up the BP oil spill? No one else seems able to accomplish this.

MontanaLady said:

Being with our grandkids really kwwps us young! We’re having lots of fun……

I don’t know their ages, but I bet they give you a bit of a workout keeping up with them? My, but those young ones have SO MUCH energy. Sounds like you can handle it, though.

Is this the end of Annie?

Welcome back BassmanBob6. Glad you’re back from your sabbatical.

Y’all have short memories. Annie’s aquatic friend Snawky will save her…

wndrwrthg You’ve got us floating on clouds. Seems you have saved your best for these last few days of Annie !

Those are warm memories you’re building for rememberance !

WW, I know you hear it quite a bit, but here’s another vote for your fantastic work with the words!

@davidf42………………….ElmoFudpucker was never in a show.

He was a character in a sex to sexty joke book. :-))

Well, we know Annie survived because they weren’t planning to get cancelled.

Well it’s Friday night and I’m agoin’ to town. But long about ten I get to runnin’ down Far as I know it’s always been this way. The harder you work, the less you can play.

Morning, Anniephans!

Only 16 days left for this fine comic strip.