quoted: "They set great store by the first one!”I am not familiar with that expression. Does it mean they made a big deal about the first letter? (That’s how I interpreted it.)
set great store by [something]› to believe that something is very important:Martina sets great store by physical strength and fitness. From http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/set-great-store-by-sth
The fact that the letter got through tells us one other thing: that Axel doesn’t suspect Tracy and Annie of anything. Otherwise, he would have been cautious enough to catch Annie trying to get a letter out.
Here’s some food for thought…. we know Annie’s been sending letters OFF Thunder Island and they’ve been getting delivered… obviously.
WHO is bringingthe mail FROM Thunder Island TO Tracyville?!? It’s OBVIOUSLY not Axel himself what with the risk of being seen/getting caught….and if it is the “local Thunder Island Post Office” delivering the mail to the Tracyville Post Office, then either Belinda’s hypnotic influence extends a LOT further than anyone guessed,
On top of THAT… we now know that this ISN’T a case of misdirected mail for the last 20 years or so, and that the current postal rates apply… back in the day they would have delivered the mail as “postage due” but now (and since i work in a mailroom i know this firsthand) anything.. and i mean ANYTHING.. mailed out without proper postage gets returned to the sender for them to affix proper postage
now, before y’all say “well annie didnt put a return address on it so they cant return it to the sender”… true, but in that instance, it gets thrown into the “dead letter bin” at the post office and it disappears.. or if the Thunder Island/Simmons Corner Post Office cancelled the stamp and sent it out.. then the Tracyville Post Office would more than likely have sent the letter back to the Simmons Corner Post Office
So yeh, Axel is taking a HUGE risk by even sending out PERSONAL postage (which makes no sense.. why send out letters and jeopardize the whole thing when youve got a PHONE?!?) but i guess it’s to justify the “Simmons Corner Mailmaan” having a job.
In a nutshell, either Axel is AWARE that the letters got out, or he is just as lame as this storyline is turning out to be
I have an old phone like that and my brother installed Bell telephone works in it and it really does works. The dial pad does not work anymore but it rings, you can talk on it but cannot make call out.
I believe that a little leeway may be given to a comic strip versus say C.S.I.. I don’t read the comics for dreary realism, I read them for a momentary escape from dreary reality.
About the old fashioned telephone at Sunny Dell Acres. . .I remember that B.O. used to have to run down to Felton’s Barbershop if he wanted to use the phone to call Tracy or whatever. So, having a phone right in their house is a big improvement for them!
If the story is supposed to last 5 months, then it should go to the end of October. If Abner Kadaver is supposed to be in the Halloween story, then there is the possibility that Kadaver might be part of this crossover story.
I read an interview where Mike stated that they current story would go into September. I, for one, would love to see it go beyond that time period. I am not a fan of Abner Kadaver. I am curious, however, to see the look on Warbuck’s face when he sees his Annie now aged 10-11 when she was a teenager when he law saw her (2010). I do prefer an ageless 10-11 year old Annie rather than seeing her age.
The USPS has played its part in the rescue tale!How? Surely (?) there is not a daily pick-up from/delivery to the forbidden Thunder Island? Does Axel (or a surrogate flunky) boat his mail over to a mainland post office? How soon can Junior and the MCU team get this latest message from Annie deciphered and acted upon?
no ng you misunderstood what i meant…. WHO is leaving the island daily to bring the mail to the mainland?!!? a fllunky of axel’s? axel himself? isnt it a risk to have a hypnotised minion in simmons corner take the mail to the mainland and run the risk of them realizing its NOT 1944 afterall?!
by the way, before i get jumped on for it.. please excuse my typos, i read the strip when i’m at work and i have to type quickly before my supervisor here sees me online instead of actually working lol :)
It’s been suggested that those who love the pacing of the story unionize..OK, let’s look at this logically.1)If you post comments on the DT board you probably are a fan of the strip, one way or another..2)The majorities of posters enjoy and rarely complain about..3)Only a handful of posters complain consistently about it..4)Non-complaining comments by nature generally mean approval..5)Complaining comments are usually met by numerous rebuttals..6)Those that offer objections to the strip realize they are not going to change anyone’s opinion..
Why would there need to be a union for those who like the pacing of the strip? We just do, and there is no need to make a big deal about it. I just think that the only voices being raised on this forum, should not be those who go on and on about their suffering from ADD. On the other hand, for those who feel the need to go on this forum everyday, and make a huge deal about how this strip does not meet your expectation, there is no need to form a union, because the perfect union for those folks already exists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LBasxQ9Nyc.Name calling,,, REALLY?
tsull, that post about cyberin’ when you are at work ain’t too good fer job security! Now if your boss fires you for that, don’t come complaining here! I bet the second you are run off, stilldamatt turns in his application and resume! He just let out a big LOL thinking about getting paid to post all day!
None of the mail from the hypnotized ones would go out. They just don’t see it in the stack of mail that they do send out.
The problem pointed out by tsull2121 is that someone has to get the mail to the mainland. If he sent one of the islanders, they would see that it’s not 1944 in the outside world. Someone has to interface between the outside world and the island. There is some of the same problem with whoever captured Tracy, so there should be at least one person who knows what Axel is up to. Not everyone is “hypnotised.”
cpalmeresq over 9 years ago
The Plentys were predicted, and here they are…Annie’s latest letter got through!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 9 years ago
Good morning fellow DT and Annie fans from VB
cpalmeresq over 9 years ago
Love Gertie’s phone!
DaJellyBelly over 9 years ago
I hope the story is moving fast enough NOW for a certain whiny poster!
Ray Toler over 9 years ago
Just a question: Does anybody know what ever happened to the highway bridge that used to go over the Plenty’s house?
Can't Sleep over 9 years ago
Holy Moley!The bad guys didn’t catch the letter! (I thought for sure they would.)Once again, the day is saved by the U.S. Postal Service!
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 9 years ago
It looks like the Plentys are in on the operation. They’ve been given a heads-up and know to report any new letters immediately.
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 9 years ago
quoted: "They set great store by the first one!”I am not familiar with that expression. Does it mean they made a big deal about the first letter? (That’s how I interpreted it.)
Neil Wick over 9 years ago
set great store by [something]› to believe that something is very important:Martina sets great store by physical strength and fitness. From http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/set-great-store-by-sth
Starman1948 over 9 years ago
Good morning DT fans. So much progress is being made in rescuing Annie and Tracy. Maybe the storyline is about to change.
Griffin777 over 9 years ago
I love the “Come and get it!” line.
davidf42 over 9 years ago
The fact that the letter got through tells us one other thing: that Axel doesn’t suspect Tracy and Annie of anything. Otherwise, he would have been cautious enough to catch Annie trying to get a letter out.
tsull2121 over 9 years ago
Here’s some food for thought…. we know Annie’s been sending letters OFF Thunder Island and they’ve been getting delivered… obviously.
WHO is bringingthe mail FROM Thunder Island TO Tracyville?!? It’s OBVIOUSLY not Axel himself what with the risk of being seen/getting caught….and if it is the “local Thunder Island Post Office” delivering the mail to the Tracyville Post Office, then either Belinda’s hypnotic influence extends a LOT further than anyone guessed,
On top of THAT… we now know that this ISN’T a case of misdirected mail for the last 20 years or so, and that the current postal rates apply… back in the day they would have delivered the mail as “postage due” but now (and since i work in a mailroom i know this firsthand) anything.. and i mean ANYTHING.. mailed out without proper postage gets returned to the sender for them to affix proper postage
now, before y’all say “well annie didnt put a return address on it so they cant return it to the sender”… true, but in that instance, it gets thrown into the “dead letter bin” at the post office and it disappears.. or if the Thunder Island/Simmons Corner Post Office cancelled the stamp and sent it out.. then the Tracyville Post Office would more than likely have sent the letter back to the Simmons Corner Post Office
So yeh, Axel is taking a HUGE risk by even sending out PERSONAL postage (which makes no sense.. why send out letters and jeopardize the whole thing when youve got a PHONE?!?) but i guess it’s to justify the “Simmons Corner Mailmaan” having a job.
In a nutshell, either Axel is AWARE that the letters got out, or he is just as lame as this storyline is turning out to be
avenger09 over 9 years ago
Now now, let’s not pick on timmy. He’s entitled to his opinions!
johnrussco over 9 years ago
I have an old phone like that and my brother installed Bell telephone works in it and it really does works. The dial pad does not work anymore but it rings, you can talk on it but cannot make call out.
theshadowuu over 9 years ago
I believe that a little leeway may be given to a comic strip versus say C.S.I.. I don’t read the comics for dreary realism, I read them for a momentary escape from dreary reality.
Ken in Ohio over 9 years ago
About the old fashioned telephone at Sunny Dell Acres. . .I remember that B.O. used to have to run down to Felton’s Barbershop if he wanted to use the phone to call Tracy or whatever. So, having a phone right in their house is a big improvement for them!
davidf42 over 9 years ago
If the story is supposed to last 5 months, then it should go to the end of October. If Abner Kadaver is supposed to be in the Halloween story, then there is the possibility that Kadaver might be part of this crossover story.
Larry L Stout over 9 years ago
I read an interview where Mike stated that they current story would go into September. I, for one, would love to see it go beyond that time period. I am not a fan of Abner Kadaver. I am curious, however, to see the look on Warbuck’s face when he sees his Annie now aged 10-11 when she was a teenager when he law saw her (2010). I do prefer an ageless 10-11 year old Annie rather than seeing her age.
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
The USPS has played its part in the rescue tale!How? Surely (?) there is not a daily pick-up from/delivery to the forbidden Thunder Island? Does Axel (or a surrogate flunky) boat his mail over to a mainland post office? How soon can Junior and the MCU team get this latest message from Annie deciphered and acted upon?
mumbles over 9 years ago
well we sure got some escape from reality in this arc.
tsull2121 over 9 years ago
no ng you misunderstood what i meant…. WHO is leaving the island daily to bring the mail to the mainland?!!? a fllunky of axel’s? axel himself? isnt it a risk to have a hypnotised minion in simmons corner take the mail to the mainland and run the risk of them realizing its NOT 1944 afterall?!
tsull2121 over 9 years ago
by the way, before i get jumped on for it.. please excuse my typos, i read the strip when i’m at work and i have to type quickly before my supervisor here sees me online instead of actually working lol :)
avenger09 over 9 years ago
It’s been suggested that those who love the pacing of the story unionize..OK, let’s look at this logically.1)If you post comments on the DT board you probably are a fan of the strip, one way or another..2)The majorities of posters enjoy and rarely complain about..3)Only a handful of posters complain consistently about it..4)Non-complaining comments by nature generally mean approval..5)Complaining comments are usually met by numerous rebuttals..6)Those that offer objections to the strip realize they are not going to change anyone’s opinion..
avenger09 over 9 years ago
avenger09 over 9 years ago
Rightwingmoron said, 3 minutes ago..
Why would there need to be a union for those who like the pacing of the strip? We just do, and there is no need to make a big deal about it. I just think that the only voices being raised on this forum, should not be those who go on and on about their suffering from ADD. On the other hand, for those who feel the need to go on this forum everyday, and make a huge deal about how this strip does not meet your expectation, there is no need to form a union, because the perfect union for those folks already exists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LBasxQ9Nyc.Name calling,,, REALLY?
Morrow Cummings over 9 years ago
tsull, that post about cyberin’ when you are at work ain’t too good fer job security! Now if your boss fires you for that, don’t come complaining here! I bet the second you are run off, stilldamatt turns in his application and resume! He just let out a big LOL thinking about getting paid to post all day!
Morrow Cummings over 9 years ago
tsull, considering what you said about your job, I was going to axe you a question….. which department of the government do you work for?
Neil Wick over 9 years ago
None of the mail from the hypnotized ones would go out. They just don’t see it in the stack of mail that they do send out.
The problem pointed out by tsull2121 is that someone has to get the mail to the mainland. If he sent one of the islanders, they would see that it’s not 1944 in the outside world. Someone has to interface between the outside world and the island. There is some of the same problem with whoever captured Tracy, so there should be at least one person who knows what Axel is up to. Not everyone is “hypnotised.”