Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for November 16, 2010

Having no brains often equates with having no money.

When the court has its final say, Thick will whine about activist judges and sneaky defense attorneys and gullible juries, who for some reason expected specific charges about the Real Awful Things that made D’efendant the worst of all possible criminals in this the worst of all possible strips.

There he goes again with the “ironically.” Did Reader’s Indigestion use it in this month’s “Increase Your Word Power” page? And as long as Thick is giving credit to The Homeless, why not put in a good word for the Federal agents who did some actual investigation, and found D’ishonest D’ave long before Thick did, and could at least imply they had an actual case against him?

Or has the Ministry of Truth written them out of the records?

Well, here we are again To further aggravate our brain This noisome story never seems to end Unfortunately, on that we can depend Insipid in its conception, desultory in its execution In the annals of comicdom it makes no contribution It seems fitting that Tracy’s end is finally in sight For nothing appears to be able to save it from its plight His days of glory are now far in the past The time has come for Tracy to breathe his last.

Thank you, Micheal McMillan for your kind words.

He still looks homeless to me…

Amen to that, WW.

“The weed of crime bears bitter fruit.”

As the (ha-ha-ha) “arresting officer” shouldn’t Thick testify at the trial? With his sworn testimony, the Battling Bickersons would both get out of jail long before Thick.

And how is the Police sign’s health? The poor thing hasn’t even twitched since its Sunday appearance. Did somebody shoot it? Don’t these fiends realize it’s protected by the Endangered Species Act? Quick, Thick, investigate that crime!

If I hadn’t seen it and read Spacy say it three times, I’d never know that the homeless people helped. Since all of the authorities were powerless to do anything, it’s good to see the judge whack him over the head.

Has the used tattoo gone up on eBay yet?

Just as long as this is Locher’s final say on this arc!

The court, you say? What, pray tell, is he being charged with?

He’s charged with crimes, of course. They’re the very worst crimes, but going into details would interfere with his right to a speedy trial!

My question is, where are the feeble jokes that normally end one of Locher’s arcs? Is he going to drag this out even longer? Or has he gone on a new tangent with this arc? Thick’s rage at the D’unce was a new development in the decay of his character. It’s as though Locher has taken something personally and wants to work it out.

I took one last look at yesterday’s comments and I have a question. Well, actually two questions.

(1) What has SimonPenn been smoking????

(2) Where can the rest of us get some so we can enjoy this strip like he does????

Scratch that second, I’m a professional driver and if I get caught with strange substances in my system I lose my job. It’s still a wonder though.

Now that the weight of Dicky-Birdbrain’s burden of fleas has apparently been lifted by their jumping off onto other people in the office, his urgent need for rest seems to have passed, and he has renewed energy for bloviation.

VistaBill said, about 7 hours ago

“The weed of crime bears bitter fruit.”

But that’s all right because you smoke the leaves, not the fruit.

Simon Penn, when you get through hyperventilating, please change into some dry pants and explain to us the tingle you feel while reading the Macy strip. Then tell us how many hits on your bong you need to make in order for the clouds to take over your mind. Finally, please answer this last request: does Acapulco Gold actually linger better than Maui Wowee when there is an incense burner in the room?

Thanks, Simon. The folks here want to share your experiences.

Morrow

Where are the feeble jokes? Tracy keeps saying the same jokes over and over because Locher thinks they’re so funny … the rest of us hadn’t even noticed he’s trying to be funny….

In only 6,000,000,000 years the sun will explode, Locher! You gotta pick up the pace.

-Cougar :{)

3-D will be charged with pointing a gun at a defenseless policeman.

I’m still not certain of what D’buckworth did that was illegal, other than fake his own death. And I don’t think that is a crime unless it is used to defraud someone of money. Thanks for the incomprehensible story arc Locher.

Coyote, that’s what a lot of us has been saying from day one. What’s the crime? This might even be Chapter One of the George Soros biography…… who knows?

He invented 3-D movies. That’s a crime to movie lovers everywhere.

Locher’s going to just keep putting out variations on today’s strip until the end of the year, isn’t he?

Tell you what! If I was living in the alley and 3D moved in with a satchelful of G-notes and matching envelopes, he’d be my bestest bud! I’d protect him with all my might as long as he kept the Mad Dog (MD 20/20) flowing. And instead of Thick chewing him out non-stop, Thick ought to tell him about the time he helped a blind man cross the street. And the charitable things he plans next week!

D’, D’, D’, that’s all folks.

So I’m assuming Locher must have some pretty good blackmail evidence on TMS execs, since they’re still letting him “write” this strip. This stuff doesn’t even count as phoning it in.

I thought we finished this so called story line! Rightwingmoron, with that handle you must be a Leftwingidiot! I believe in literature that Robin Hood’s true name was Robin of Locksley a Saxon nobleman.

Tomorrow’s frame#1: (Judge) “So, Mr. DBuckworth, take us back to the beginning. Just what happened?” #2. (DBuckworth) “Well, your honor, one day my wife Penny had an idea.” #3: (Judge): “And then what, Mr. DBuckworth?”

Another freebie, Locher. But soon I’m going to start charging for my services.

I don’t Friggin believe it. No new developments. What happened to that voice two days ago that told Tracy “Not yet”.

Even go-comics is so embarassed, that they sent me the same strip Tuesday as they did on Monday.

What I fear most is the last line, that says the courts will deal with triple D.

Does that mean , we have to sit thru the court case too???

Joe Friday, where are you when we need you????

Still this week to go …

Then, Locher is going to tiresomely WAFFLE for yet another week, before the next tale shows signs of getting under way !

” IRONICALLY, It was three homeless folks that helped to take D’Buckworth down.”

Really ? That’s ODD ! I only saw one doing it all.

Where did 3 do it (?) In a ‘parallel’ world ?

You have to know that Locher’s Dick Tracy has hit ‘skid row’ when Simon Penn, the ONLY guy that ever saw a lot of “lollipops” …

Has backed off, and in effect ”signed off” ! :-)

Maybe this arc is Locher’s revenge on people who try to make sense of the world. When I saw Sunday’s strip I thought that the Joshreads scrambler had come up with an expanded version instead of their usual three-panel shuffle:

http://joshreads.com/images/10/09/Random%20Dick/comic-scrambler.html

The strip really jumped into that kangaroo-court scene. Is it an actual trial or Thick’s fantasy?

And how much blood does Simple Simon have in his alcohol system?

I’ve been trying to figure out what charges might be involved in regard to Butterfly McCorpse.

I can’t find anything consistent. The Battling Bickersons might be guilty of nothing more serious than receiving stolen goods (the corpse), littering and–possibly–creating a public health hazard. This sounds facetious but it’s not.

The relatives of the dead man might sue for the anguish caused by the abuse of a loved one’s remains. That isn’t going to send anyone to prison.

The problem is Locher. On 15 August we saw a sketchy view of the corpse at the crime scene. It was fully clothed and relatively intact. How did the cops see the tattoo through the clothing? Why didn’t anyone examine the garments for clues, like a wallet or labels? And as so many people have said, dental records!! Locher is so ignorant he doesn’t realize he’s made the ME look incompetent, dishonest, or both.

Bill, when you mention the words “dental records”, the only thing that comes to Locher’s mind is his Polydent. receipt.

Alas, all these biting comments are lost on Locher.

Rightwingmoron, you may be on to something. Richard the Locherheaded … steals brain cells from the smart and gives them to … well, he forgot that part.

The cinematic Robin Hood connection would explain the Douglas Fairbanks leaps that Thick made in the Museum arc … and there was one arc where he cowered inside a suit of armor. Would Locher steal from folklore? He Sherwood!