This is the point, in all of those sitcoms that I grew up with, where the music and canned laughter tell us that hijinks are about to ensue. It’s also at this point that we need to put this particular[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always good to be clear what it is that one is ordering from the menu. As Sheila said to Theo a few strips back, there wasn’t anything extra ordered for those coffees. It should all be fair and above-board,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I asked Ophelia about this, and she expressed something of a preference for someone who doesn’t play basketball. I said that I didn’t understand, and she explained that she might not do well on Sheila’s team. I hoped to get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not everything needs to be subject to a referee’s whistle. When it comes to coffee dates (and other such gatherings), there’s no rule book out there. That doesn’t mean that we won’t keep worrying about some sort of penalty flags[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I may have mentioned before that Sheila and Theo had considered a more intimate relationship, in the early days of their being in the house, but neither was quite ready for it. Like all good friends, they still love each[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Theo’s always been a staunch supporter of Sheila. They considered dating, a while back, but neither was ready at the time. He’s just as glad that he didn’t make any assumptions about her, then or now. The consequences, as our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I stole the line about money from an episode of House M.D., as the titular character is deriding his young Australian colleague. The coins do indeed have a picture of the sovereign on them, although the paper money has other[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sheila is nothing if not sure of herself, and Nickey doesn’t seem to mind too much. There’s a lot of talk about “public displays of affection,” so much so that the acronym “PDA” came into general usage. Sheila is firmly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nickey may never know… or will she? It’s early days, and a good relationship takes time to build. We can always hope! I once again thank “Ambrose Bierce” for his/her partial funding, to make this strip possible. The donor who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No one’s entirely sure where or how the phrase “Bob’s your uncle” came from, although the most popular theory appears to be that it started when a Conservative party Prime Minister named Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (the “Bob”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…