Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for February 26, 2010

You’d think that after the big floom, the answer to Maestro’s question would be obvious.

I think the Maestro needs to go to Anger Management classes.

STAT, Llewellenbruce. I think he’s angry about his giant head and tiny hands. Perhaps the Maestro is more than just tone deaf.

Darn! I thought I’d get to see Virgil Ohso’s reaction to the “floooom” that didn’t take the ambassador out. Oh, well. Maybe tomorrow.

G’morning, margueritem.

VistaBill, I like your Igor avatar! Mine is from the same place as the Pig on Wheels.

Thanks! Remember, it’s I-gor!

Is it a frog on wheels, margueritem? I like it!

Yes, it’s a frog. They had all sorts of animals.

Love it!!!

“From a campfire comes that cowboy serenade Yippie-Kayeh, the sun’s almost set and I’m rolling my last cigarette.”

G’night all!

Just one thing. The story started with the son selling the Stradivarius for Virgil’s big plan. However it was only a few weeks later(real world time) that the Ambachador informed his staff that he wanted to get a string quartet to play at his function.

Is Virgil a mind bender?

Mr Doty, I see you have a problem summarizing events. If you want to you can probably go and find the first words in panel 1 and say that is where it started.

My focus is on events that is out of order.

Ai party mense darem!

The Maestro is looking decidedly constipated in panel 2.

Everyone knows that violins and water don’t mix

VistaBill said, about 5 hours ago

Thanks! Remember, it’s I-gor!

But, they said it was EEEE-gor.

This story just gets more insipid with each day.

Fiddledticks. Another one from the punster.

andyh40 said, about 1 hour ago This story just gets more insipid with each day.

Ain’t that the truth.

Dumb. Very dumb.

So as I understand it, the conductor-guy is mad because his strad got thrown in the pool just when the completely unrelated pool bomb went off? What a crazy coincidence!

Tracy stood grim of mien Contemplating events he had seen The media hounds clamored for a story Hoping to covers themselves in glory Having failed to secure the premises And allowing the entrance of a nemesis The terror squad had left the scene It’s almost as if they had never been The maestro started in to bleeep Causing Tracy to develop a twitch Loudly his voice he did raise I’m hoping that he gets tazed The shattered windows and panicked guests The general state of the mess The big explosion he failed to see How he did is a true mystery Can anyone be more obtuse He’s a candidate for abuse What will happen on the morrow Bet it is to our sorrow.

Thank you, ridenslide65

fishbulb said, “VistaBill said, …Remember, it’s I-gor! But, they said it was EEEE-gor.”

Well, they were wrong, weren’t they!

On Feb 5 it was said “when high c is recognized, blooey” but maybe contact with water creates flooomm, instead??

As to the story being boring, well, most of the serials I have ever read were pretty slow movers and you could catch up on them in the Sundays if you missed anything. With he advent of comics sites like this on the Internet I quit reading the strips I don’t like or was tired with.

“Fiddlesticks” was a great line.

Pops was peeing on the wall when the strad went “fooom”

Just noticed that the maestro looks a little like the late, great Herbert von Karajan. Guess I was too involved in this wonderful storyline to notice before.

Hey Eye-Gor: Love your Marty Feldman impersonation.

You are exactly right watcha!

JanCinVV said, “Hey Eye-Gor: Love your Marty Feldman impersonation”

Thanks!

The Stradivarious.

Too delicate to pass through the electronic security machine… too precious to be thrown in a pool (?) but “perfect” to bash in Ludwig’s head ?

Fiddlesticks? No.

Matchsticks? Now? Pretty much.

WW, again I’m blown away.