Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for June 08, 2015

“What’s this all about, Honey?”Junior is calling Mysta “HONEY”??

Good morning everyone!

It looked like it was 3 a.m. when Mysta woke up with a start. It took her till 6 a.m. to arrive at Junior’s house. I wonder why. She must be pretty agitated and concerned by now.

Junior’s looking rough.

Lack of sleep will do that.

Mysta’s horns are crackling.

And yes, they should properly be referred to as “Antennae,” but Gould pegged ’em as horns.

“Junior and Sparkle’s new kid”Oh yeah, duh. I forgot.

I’m more concerned that Dick will seeI took his MCU mug home with me!

I was surprised by that, too. I guess you’re sort on the job 24/7 in that line of work! Maybe they sell them to the people who work there as a sort of team building thing. (Nice to see one of your poems again.)

Good morning Mysta fans especially the ‘Eloquent’ VB and the ‘Ever Present’ Gweedo.__________Eldo, you have surpassed youself. Your poem shines a different light on the situation.__________VB, does Rikki know that you are still up? __________Be happy and healthy my friends.

“…I’m more concerned that Dick will seeI took his MCU mug home with me!”Always at least a special couple of lines from a truly-thoughtout poem, av09! Hope you’re back for good!

@Gweedo: large economy size tank. LOL.

It doesn’t bother me that Junior referred to Mysta as “honey.”

It’s often used as an informal term of fondness and familiarity, and the relationship between Junior and Mysta (even if she isn’t 100% his ex-wife) would justify it, especially as she’s there because of concern for ‘their’ daughter.

Otherwise, I’m sure he’d have referred to Honeymoon as “Honeymoon,” and his sentence structure implies he’s addressing Mysta. Otherwise, it should be, “What’s this all about? Honeymoon?”

gweedo said about 22 Foot Loops ago: Bill does a lot of heavy breathing.________Extracurricular activity will cause that._______Don’t worry; be happy.

Thanks for your concern, guys! After all, I am nearing 81 years of age. Gweedo, that oxygen tank is the same as the one we have cryptside!

Poor Junior. Sounds like Trey is a handful at this stage….And now Mysta dumps a heavy load on him. Will they find Honeymoon fast asleep? Or will they find a vacant bedroom?

(BTW, regarding yesterday’s question about what Honeymoon is afraid her folks will notice: another possibility—could be bruises or scratches….)

Why would Junior find fake Mysta attractive when he used to have the real thing?

Vista Bill said about 6 breaths ago: thanks for your concern….--Remember that you are a bright star in our lives each day. --Stay well my friend.

I’m headed out to meet my pastor for breakfast. Hold the fort down guys, gals and animals.

… in context Junior was really saying / asking Mysta, “what’s this all about Honeymoon Tracy or something else”?

… sharp eye avenger09. pretty good poem too! Thanks! .I am glad to see your input today … if that or my opinion matters at all to you..In Revelation 21:8 it says … all lairs will have their part in the lake of fire … that being said I hope good and not bad for you … but I sometimes get this creepy feeling that you resent me for some reason. Even though I am an old guy I still have these insecure feelings sometimes, and I want to be liked by the people in my (small) circle. And that includes you avenger09. Every since the time that you (as well as others here on gocomics) helped me get past the death of Birdie with that cool poem I have counted you as a friend. Many of us may never meet but that still doesn’t take away the genuine gratitude that we have for one another. take care my friend, jmr

Not only good rhyming Avenger09 - but “excellent” spotting of that unexpected Home Spun “Klepto” Activity ! Congrats !

While others fussed over time of arrival and who called who Honey - like a facie up to ISIS . . .It’s good to see you ‘bouncing back’, from that ‘Two Face’ Identity CrisisSome looked you in the eye, and thought they saw a spot of “Moron-itis”

Yet, you’ve not denied, but rather, quite smartly spied . . .Junior the ‘Home taking’ guy, with his, coffee ‘bouncing’ MCU jai-AlaiIt was only yesterday - that one and one made twoThen suddenly *- two of you made YOU ! ?

The line on the Mug was you, with a jab in the ribs for the Authors too . . .While your posting for ‘Moron’, came well phrased and with ‘chosen’ decorumNo form of Attack for Avenger this time, you’ve ‘tamed’ down your Right Hand . . . you’ve kept IT - in line !

Ladies and Gentlemen…. Frankenmindy overstepping her bounds

after an 11+ month pregnancy

Well sleeping in a casket would leave you a bit short of breath gweedo ;)

I agree, Mysta looks great. It’s no wonder Junior called her Honey!

It’s, not, so, hard, to, accept, that, the, comma, is, a, mistake. It, happens.

S.I.T.O.A.C.L.N.M.I..

The Lunarians or Selenites are not human.In the Gould era strips that Willy007 posted yesterday, I noticed that Diet Smith referred to Moon Maid as “The first human from the moon” – I guess that is how Chester Gould thought of his creation in those days.

Do I get a individualized acknowledgement?

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Sure, here ya go!

LOL!!!

Tsull, you’ve convinced me! You are right! To prove your point, I am going to have my last girlfriend come over to the house and call her “Honey”, as I introduce her to my wife. I’m sure my wife will understand the “grammatical” error of my ways. And for further proof women understand men’s mistakes, I will call my wife by my ex-girlfriend’s name. That oughta do it!

Gweedo, I might have to “borrow a place” on your sofa tonight. By the way, is there a walk-in Emergency Clinic nearby? One that can do stitches? I’ll be wearing a cast iron hat with a handle.

Mindy/Mysta after a few more years of evolving!!!

Don’t think Junior will be calling her Honey then!

LOL!!!!!

@avenger09@Morrow: my pastor is a he and his wife joined us for breakfast. He ordered food for me but I was late so he ate his breakfast and mine too. lol. He had discount coupons so we ate cheap. (I wish we had gone to IHOP. We ate at Hardee’s). After running some errands we had a small lunch. Thanks for posting.____________@JPuzzleWhiz: I wasn’t thinking about Bobby McFerrin at the time, but he did say that. Thanks for posting.__________Have a fun day my friends.

I think we’ve been in the high 80s a few times, but I’m pretty sure we haven’t quite made it to 100 recently until today. I haven’t been keeping a record lately, though I have in the past. Maybe Sydney knows. He seems to keep track.

I think the comma in Junior’s statement in the second panel may have been a mistake. Writing it with and without the comma certainly can change the meaning of the sentence, so I think those who think it implies Junior might have a thing for Mysta may have a point. Had it been written as “Mysta? What’s all this about Honey?”, it would have been more clear that Junior was talking about Honeymoon. But humans make mistakes and these things happen.

“Mystra!What’s thisall about,Honey !” Junior-——————————————

Interesting comments on this today !

But, here’s no doubt about it . . .EVERYTIME ‘you’ read it, he calls her “Honey” !

Slip of the tongue? Flash back to a happier the past?Whatever ! ?Don’t remain on that ‘wave length’,Could be a Vera Alldid type shocker waiting in the finger tip !

I think Chris Sherlock’s summation of what the comma means, and his suggestion of a better way to phrase the thought which would have removed any ambiguity, is right on the mark.Thanks, Ken!

115 comments as I write this….why is it during exciting, action packed stories comments are at an ebb, but just mention Moon Maid and the board explodes…..even without a storyline yet, and even after a long and to quite a few, let-down story revolving around “her” before, just a while back……beats me, lol. (of course, even Mike and Joe’s worst story, whatever that might be, beats anything else in the comics, so I’m not complaining…)

Lunarians and Earthlings must share a common ancestor at some point in their development, otherwise it would be difficult – If not outright impossible – For such pairings to produce offspring.

Even Star Trek eventually dealt with this issue as it relates to Mr. Spock, in the “Next Generation” episode where it was ultimately revealed that the DNA of the numerous humanoid races of the galaxy had been “Seeded” ages ago by just such a common ancestor.

My personal belief is that Lunarians are descended from survivors of the ancient Atlantian Cataclysm who’d been genetically modified to successfully exist upon the moon – With aid from some type of Oxygen Extraction Technology which had concurrently been constructed beneath Moon Valley.

[It may well have been the eventual failure of these hypothetical Oxygen Extractors which drove the Lunarians from their adopted home.]

Taking this theory a half-step further, the colonists likely brought sustainable food sources along with them for the journey, the most notable being Escargot which – Beneath the moon’s lower gravity – Not only Thrived, but gradually bred to Enormous size over the generations.

That’s my theory, and I’m sticking with it.

And now it’s time to settle in and watch My Favorite Martian on CoziTV …

“Hey hey we’re the Monkey’s! "

@VB: you are very welcome, my friend. Have a peaceful night.

Wow! Over 100 posts today! Have a starry night everyone.

I like the theory put forth by AnyFace about how the Lunarians developed. I was thinking kind of along the same line that they were an evolved race of earth people who went to live on the moon at some point in history. It just makes sense that there’s a genetic connection with humans or Jr. and MoonMaid couldn’t reproduce. This would open up a lot of story lines for the future if the moon people return. I think it’s more likely they are living hidden on earth someplace.

Just had a thought the Lunarians could be living in some hidden valley on Antarctica. Those are some of the same conditions as the moon and would be easier to terraform. They probably still have the Space Coupes they purchased from Diet Smith so they could get around fairly easy without being detected.

Junior just smiled what else could he doTo make a big scene would be heartless and cruelHe learned long ago to control what he saidHe’d deal with miss Mindy much later insteadTo intrude in thier lives with some story of fearAt so late in the night showed she did not really careAll this fussing and crying that the news could not waitHe assumed were because of the tacos she ateAll of a sudden she’s smiling with gleeYet minutes ago things were as bad as could beShe leaves me no choice I’ll create a firm ruleNo visiting Honey if she’s eaten fast food.

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It is my sincere hope that today’s poem doesn’t offend any fast food consumers or thier loved ones. My apologies if it does, feel free to flag the poem if it helps reduce your hurt and pain level!