Emmy Lou by Marty Links for May 20, 2013

Such mature conversation for a fourteen-year-old! So gracious and courteous compared with the way teens (at least the ones I know) talk to each other now.

Seems this comic strip likes to portray the shallow and materialistic attitude typified by so many girls…I don’t find this strip humorous in the slightest.

And tell me if it’s a better car than Alvin has, and do you have a friend for my friend, Taffy?

Ok everyone…trivia contest for a “Marty Monday”. The name “Alex” in the cartoon symbolizes someone very special to Marty. Who do you think that person might be?! I’ll tell you later today.

no way Emmy Lou is materialistic…She’s joking people…She likes Alex for Alex……

Alex Trebek, maybe?

Good guess Katina. Actually…Marty’s husband and son were both Alex’s. That’s the answer!

That was the only answer I could think of. I wasn’t born when this strip ran. I’m glad it’s back on.

Sorry, I am new to this strip and got here through the featured comic in GoComics daily e-mail. Having said that let me ask: Does the girl always date boys that look like her twin brother? Ewww.

@Strod No, Emmy’s regular boyfriend is a blond boy named Alvin. Mostly, anyway, as far as I can see.