Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for March 27, 2009
March 26, 2009
March 28, 2009
Transcript:
The cost-conscious captain! The penny-pinching peasant! The spendthrift safari guide! The prudent punk star! Saleswoman: What kind of saver will YOU be for Spring??? Cathy: The budget-minded browser! Saleswoman: They always want the one look we're not offering...
alondra almost 16 years ago
Finally learning to say no. I like what she’s wearing right now.
Love your avatar Gweedo Murray.
funnyfan928 almost 16 years ago
Alright, Cathy! You go, girl!!
madampresiden12 almost 16 years ago
Way to go Cathy.
hikergirl3 almost 16 years ago
she used word spendthrift wrong. Spendthrift means someone who spends wisely – she was trying to go for another word that meant a person who is trying to save money. spendthrift is the opposite of pennypinching, cost conscious, or prudent or budget minded.
JerryGorton almost 16 years ago
Merriam Webster dictionary says: a person who spends improvidently or wastefully
arceedee almost 16 years ago
Good start, unless Cathy tries to economize by checking out the thrift stores (The Retro-Rage Recycler?) Then instead of spending all her money on new clothes, our gal will spend all her money on old clothes.
arceedee almost 16 years ago
Adding: Interesting, in the Spanish version of today’s Cathy, the translator didn’t follow the ‘spendthrift’ slipup - ‘La Guia de Safari Frugal’ is used, getting it right.