25 June 2007

And I Don't Care

In today's Dinette Set, the emotional abuse of Timmy continues apace while the reader struggles to make sense of marginalia:
  • What has the movie Seven got to do with this? Being an asshole to your neighbor's grandchild should be a deadly sin, but technically it isn't.
  • The Miracle Worker? Nope, sorry, can't see the connection between Helen Keller and this panel.
  • Sponsored by The Container Store? Again, I fail to see the connection.
  • Perhaps the artist pasted the wrong background in? Perhaps readers are more clever than I am? Have fun in the comments.
Finally, I would like to point out that I doubt Burl would shell out for Premium cable, like Showtime.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's probably free Showtime week.
I assume the appearance of Seven means that Burl and Dale plan to kill Timmy in some gruesome way. And that The Miracle Worker is sponsored by the Container Store because Ms. Larson thinks it would be funny to see a blind person try to open complicated storage devices.

Taquelli said...

The Miracle Worker is referenced because she can't hear, and Burl, being the asshole he is, doesn't want to hear Timmy play. Probably the only reference in the past month that I've gotten.