I know the first two panels are meant to show the two difference facial expressions expressing how they are feeling, but for some reason I don’t like the drawing of Tess but don’t know why.
Panel 2 has coffee maker making fresh pot while she is drinking a hot cup. Must be one you can stop and our while making. Panel 3 has her pouring a fresh hot cup for Dick. Wow, lot of coffee for the evening time.
So what was that phone call the very first time Shaky had been in her office, asking Dick to stop at her office? Did she just fluff it off? “Hi Tess. What’s up?” “Oh, nothing, dear. I just thought it would be nice if you came here to see me.”
*1-HONEY, I’M HOME! Lone audience member claps thinking he’s watching Father Knows Best or The Danny Thomas Show
2-BLONDIE: Great. What’s it been? Two years since I saw you last?
3-AND DICK TRACY AS HIMSELF: Three but who’s counting?
BLONDIE: The Crows? Counting Crows – get it? Laugh track goes wild
DTAH: No but thanks for keeping the coffee warm.
BLONDIE: Yeah, and just how you like it. Too weak to put up a fight.
DTAH: Don’t be like that honey. Let’s not forget who brings home the bacon around here.
BLONDIE: Yeah but when I put the heat to it, it ALWAYS COMES OUT LIMP! Laugh track explodesDTAH (struggling to come up with the next line): Oh yeah? Well maybe I found out that I like sausage bet…no. Wait. I got it. I prefer cooks with big ol’ biscuits better. Yeah. That works. BLONDIE: Huh?
Loved “Panel 2”.I mentioned that the true purpose of this was to lay a guilt trip on Tess that an innocent man might be in jail on her hook;and it looks like that idea is stuck in the back of her head.But right now I think it’s “counter-attack” time.
TRUE STORY—-Recited to me by a tourist guide while I was t aking a river cruise in Pittsburgh,Pa.We passed a maximum security prison on the water front,the guide said that to save money on laundry expenses,inmates were allowed to wear civilian clothes in their cells several days a week.You’re probably way ahead of me.Several inmates waited for civilian clothes day to tunnel out of the prison into a disused electrical storehouse outside the prison walls.Then they just strolled off into the crowds.Luckily,no great disaster resulted,The whole group stuck together and were captured in the South several weeks later without a fight.
The biggest fear of any extortionist is exposure. Because for the most part, what they are threatening is either a lie or less harmful than the penalties they would face if they are caught. Their best weapon is the fear they engender in their victim. Decades ago, an ex-girlfriend tried to extort me by telling me that she would tell my employer I was selling drugs at work. I refused to pay and she carried out her threat. The investigators laughed her out of the building as she had no evidence and my record was spotless. My only regret is they didn’t charge her with false reporting of a felony.
In the same way that nobody ever gets good news in an envelope with a window cut into it, ‘’We need to talk’’ isn’t a harbinger of good things to come.
AnyFace almost 5 years ago
‘Bout time. ✨
Neil Wick almost 5 years ago
Good evening™, all!
Tess and her husband are finally relaxing at home and have time to talk. It looks like the pressure has been getting to her.
DaJellyBelly almost 5 years ago
I think this conversation will cause Tracy to really put the heat on Shaky!
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray almost 5 years ago
Good evening™, harried better halfs !
Aaaaaannd here it comes… Dick’s about to lose that cheery face.
Yngvar Følling almost 5 years ago
Oh, good. I was worried that this would be a case of people in dramas not talking about important information, only because the plot depended on it.
Sisu60 almost 5 years ago
Four words that put fear in most guys brains" We have to talk"
avenger09 almost 5 years ago
Does anyone in Tracyville drink tea?
Fluff filler heading towards the normal rushed ending.
Gent almost 5 years ago
You need to talk? You’re already talking.
Gent almost 5 years ago
“We need to talk” are the very words that makes Tracy shaky!
GoComicsGo! almost 5 years ago
I know the first two panels are meant to show the two difference facial expressions expressing how they are feeling, but for some reason I don’t like the drawing of Tess but don’t know why.
WGillete almost 5 years ago
Oh, no! Not “we need to talk!”
WGillete almost 5 years ago
Great image of Tracy in panel 1! Unusual angle, and – he’s smiling!
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
TA-TA-TA-TAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!
tripwire45 almost 5 years ago
Finally, she’s going to tell him.
Sportymonk almost 5 years ago
Panel 2 has coffee maker making fresh pot while she is drinking a hot cup. Must be one you can stop and our while making. Panel 3 has her pouring a fresh hot cup for Dick. Wow, lot of coffee for the evening time.
Ken in Ohio almost 5 years ago
So what was that phone call the very first time Shaky had been in her office, asking Dick to stop at her office? Did she just fluff it off? “Hi Tess. What’s up?” “Oh, nothing, dear. I just thought it would be nice if you came here to see me.”
Matt Ceccato Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Maybe Dick knows something Tess (and us readers) doesn’t know?
Another Take almost 5 years ago
Yes, this is still ‘Riffin Without A Script’…
*1-HONEY, I’M HOME! Lone audience member claps thinking he’s watching Father Knows Best or The Danny Thomas Show
2-BLONDIE: Great. What’s it been? Two years since I saw you last?
3-AND DICK TRACY AS HIMSELF: Three but who’s counting?
BLONDIE: The Crows? Counting Crows – get it? Laugh track goes wild
DTAH: No but thanks for keeping the coffee warm.
BLONDIE: Yeah, and just how you like it. Too weak to put up a fight.
DTAH: Don’t be like that honey. Let’s not forget who brings home the bacon around here.
BLONDIE: Yeah but when I put the heat to it, it ALWAYS COMES OUT LIMP! Laugh track explodes DTAH (struggling to come up with the next line): Oh yeah? Well maybe I found out that I like sausage bet…no. Wait. I got it. I prefer cooks with big ol’ biscuits better. Yeah. That works. BLONDIE: Huh?
buckman-j almost 5 years ago
Didn’t they “Talk” on the telephone a week or so ago. Exciting
passthejelly almost 5 years ago
Loved “Panel 2”.I mentioned that the true purpose of this was to lay a guilt trip on Tess that an innocent man might be in jail on her hook;and it looks like that idea is stuck in the back of her head.But right now I think it’s “counter-attack” time.
kantuck-nadie almost 5 years ago
Oh oh, I can see monkeys, fans and something I won’t mention hitting.
passthejelly almost 5 years ago
TRUE STORY—-Recited to me by a tourist guide while I was t aking a river cruise in Pittsburgh,Pa.We passed a maximum security prison on the water front,the guide said that to save money on laundry expenses,inmates were allowed to wear civilian clothes in their cells several days a week.You’re probably way ahead of me.Several inmates waited for civilian clothes day to tunnel out of the prison into a disused electrical storehouse outside the prison walls.Then they just strolled off into the crowds.Luckily,no great disaster resulted,The whole group stuck together and were captured in the South several weeks later without a fight.
Airbender almost 5 years ago
The biggest fear of any extortionist is exposure. Because for the most part, what they are threatening is either a lie or less harmful than the penalties they would face if they are caught. Their best weapon is the fear they engender in their victim. Decades ago, an ex-girlfriend tried to extort me by telling me that she would tell my employer I was selling drugs at work. I refused to pay and she carried out her threat. The investigators laughed her out of the building as she had no evidence and my record was spotless. My only regret is they didn’t charge her with false reporting of a felony.
dsjwriter almost 5 years ago
In the same way that nobody ever gets good news in an envelope with a window cut into it, ‘’We need to talk’’ isn’t a harbinger of good things to come.
Durak Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Oh gosh. It looks like it might be urgent!
oakie817 almost 5 years ago
cue the ominous music
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
Well, it’s about time!
But first, a cuppa, to increase acuity….
clayface9 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
It’s never good when a woman says, “we need to talk”.