Ah, marriage!
I have three wives!
How do you like them apples?
Carry on with your tomfoolery. I have a canasta game to get to.
Subcreatures
Vaklam: Thanks again, King. Good to have you back. So, romance comics. There sure were a lot of them back in the day. 'The day' for Brides Romances was the 1950s. The art on the covers is actually pretty good but what makes them hilarious is the unintentional commentary provided by the placement of the titles of the secondary stories.
They're like tragic, little thought balloons. Check 'em out!
"Summer Fling"
"I was ashamed of him"
"Nobody wanted me"
What, exactly, is she wanting to explain?
Yeah. If he's saying 'Heaven is right here' and the woman he's kissing has already made her choice, I don't think you've got a dog in this race anymore.
Oh, honey! He's trying to let you down easy because of his fickle boyfriend! Take my advice and leave him now before you see him in the arms of that well-oiled lifeguard in Ibiza Getaway VII.
This one's interesting because the Brides Romance Thought Detector 3000 seems to be picking up the brainwaves of that lady in the audience rather than the main characters. But I have to say, if that's an accurate description of the arc of her love life, she's doing all right now that she's found someone to pamper her. Look at the smile on her face. Heartwarming!
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Oddly, that first one is very close to a Haiku written by a girl I dated Freshman year in High School.
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