Praiseworthy
Feb23
on 2019-02-23
at 16:36
Sure, he’s a little young, but no one’s complaining. Except maybe the girls that were too slow to make a move.
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Rosa
Lemonade? Oh, thank you, Henry.
Henry
My pleasure, Rosa. The young ladies helped me squeeze the lemons.
Rosa
They’re being good?
Henry
Angels.
Anya
They are. The only things I’m grateful to their father for is them, and leaving us.
Henry
I’ll get started on dinner shortly. I’ve been challenged. I need to prove that McRonny’s has nothing on my burgers.
Rosa
It’s a little chilly outside for using the grill…
Henry
A man meets his challenges. But I’ll caramelize the onions inside.
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Rosa
We’re in for a treat. It appears that not staying for dinner is no longer an option.
So you were a newly single mother when you met Earl?
Anya
Ink was barely even dry on the divorce papers.
There I was, thinking it was the worst day of my life. We'd gotten kicked out of our apartment. Weasel’s checks had all bounced. I’m in the middle of the worst storm I’ve ever seen, in a strange town, with my 5 and 3 year old girls, and stuck in a car that wouldn’t run anymore. And no money.
Then this kindly old man presses a wad of cash into my hand with the business card of a mechanic he thought would be reliable.
Then that same mechanic comes along next. Doesn’t hesitate to say he’ll take care of us. Tows us right to his shop. And lets us shelter in his loft above while he sleeps on a couch in his office.
When he brought up groceries the next morning I realized he was a keeper. He hasn’t had to sleep on a couch since.
Lemonade? Oh, thank you, Henry.
Henry
My pleasure, Rosa. The young ladies helped me squeeze the lemons.
Rosa
They’re being good?
Henry
Angels.
Anya
They are. The only things I’m grateful to their father for is them, and leaving us.
Henry
I’ll get started on dinner shortly. I’ve been challenged. I need to prove that McRonny’s has nothing on my burgers.
Rosa
It’s a little chilly outside for using the grill…
Henry
A man meets his challenges. But I’ll caramelize the onions inside.
---
Rosa
We’re in for a treat. It appears that not staying for dinner is no longer an option.
So you were a newly single mother when you met Earl?
Anya
Ink was barely even dry on the divorce papers.
There I was, thinking it was the worst day of my life. We'd gotten kicked out of our apartment. Weasel’s checks had all bounced. I’m in the middle of the worst storm I’ve ever seen, in a strange town, with my 5 and 3 year old girls, and stuck in a car that wouldn’t run anymore. And no money.
Then this kindly old man presses a wad of cash into my hand with the business card of a mechanic he thought would be reliable.
Then that same mechanic comes along next. Doesn’t hesitate to say he’ll take care of us. Tows us right to his shop. And lets us shelter in his loft above while he sleeps on a couch in his office.
When he brought up groceries the next morning I realized he was a keeper. He hasn’t had to sleep on a couch since.
Age is actually less of an issue than maturity. Sounds like Weasle had very little maturity and Earl stepping up both with her and Grampy has plenty of it.
He can’t be that much younger than her. The man was running his own mechanic shop. Sounds well-established enough to be at least 30-ish.
Meanwhile she probably got married a bit too young, considering the loser she picked. That probably being about six years ago. She’s likely in her early 30s herself.
I am thoroughly enjoying these last three comics more than normal! I see Mrs. Hayes as having a light southern drawl but nothing too pronounced, and Rosa having such a naturally commanding voice that she doesn’t need to speak fast, just no one naturally dares cut her off to speak until she’s done. Earl hasn’t said enough yet and Grampy has kinda a normal non-deep tone but still a bit of power.
Great job, Andy. I’m really liking these new characters already.
Well, I guessed right about the kids being from a previous marriage… And now I a have another guess: Earl looks like an earlier version of Ace (he’s young) but Anya is old enough to have a 5 year old so I’m thinking Earl, like Ace, likes older women.
BTW: Anya (Аня) is a Russian diminutive of Anna, derived from Hannah which means “gracious” “bringing goodness” or “God has favored me” in the original Hebrew language.
And Earl is a popular English given name meaning “warrior” or “nobleman” (originally “earl” was cognate to the Germanic title of Jarl, meaning a warrior-king).
OTOH: Ace is now a duke, but an earl is the third rank of the Peerage, standing above the ranks of viscount and baron, but below duke and marquess.
Oh Andy, what are you planning?
Hi there, I’ve been following TMI for about a year, haven’t commented before but always vote when a new page comes out. Just wanted to let you know how much I’ve been enjoying the story lately.
And what I just said ^ reminds me of; https://www.tmi-comic.com/comic/early-space/
I’m liking Henry already.
Henry is “Grampy’s” name. The new guy who looks suspiciously a lot like Ace is Earl.
Hmmm… the Petty Duke Show. “But they’re cousins, identical cousins in all the way…”
I am getting the feeling thar when Grampies wife left the ‘mortal coil’ she hit him with a blessing so he is able to bring good to people around him.
She is known to reward the faithful man as powerfully as she curses infidelity.
Good Guide! That’s reaching. Most people reading this weren’t even born when that was on the air. Huh- wonder if it’s on UTube?
(Hey Andy, fellow Vancouver resident. After a bit of random archive browsing, some time remind me to tell you about the /i real /i green eggs and ham.)
It went into syndication and I’ve seen it on Nick at Night. A well done show when you consider the time period and state of FX back then.
hinoron:- isn’t Henry the butler?
(Facepalm)
Yes.