07 May 2007

The Mothman Cometh

In today's Dinette Set, the reader is left to wonder:
  • When did the Pennys move the phone out of the TV room?
  • What are we supposed to make of the fact that Marlene likes to make phone calls during dinner? Is this a comment on Dale and Marlene's relationship?
  • Has there ever been a more stilted bit of dialog than: "Probably Marlene, who likes to call you while they're eating dinner..."
  • What exactly is the joke? Is this a joke only comprehensible by non-TiVo-owning readers?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I can only concur. What is the joke? Is Marlene some sort of reverse telemarketer who likes to call while she herself is having dinner? And how the hell would she know that someone is watching TV? (OK, I know, B&J are pretty much always watching TV).