Interesting dialog here. Bets says this competition isn’t about money. Gunther asks then what is it about. Bets looks off into the distance and Gunther says “bets”. Is bets the answer? Does this mean that Bets can’t refuse a gamble? And is Tiffany doing something in the distance that might overshadow the cosplay?
Bets may be at the threshold of an “Ah Ha!” moment. Will she finally confront herself on her need for fame and recognition? Will Gunther like what he hears?
A more appropriate question for Greg since he has been beating down Tiff ever since I have been reading this strip. One exception was when Tiffany exposed Ann Eiffel’s phony pregnancy and saved her own father.
If Bets has a moment of introspection, everyone will think she is fine. Unfortunately Bets is used to turning every situation to her financial advantage. Opposites attract, indeed.
We still don’t know a lot about Bets’s background, homelife. Remember, she indicated that she did not want to go home for the summer. I suspect she has had to work very hard to get where she is, against some really difficult odds. She’s so used to competing and fighting that the idea of collaborating with Tiff is unfamiliar, and unsettling.
Gunther drills right down to the point, and from appearance, it is difficult to tell if (A) he is getting the “Silence and buzz off” treatment, or (B) perhaps she is realizing that Tiff is being a very good friend by letting her stay at the Farrell Estate, and she needs to even the playing field by helping Tiff. With Greg and his misdirection plays, it is sometimes hard to tell. Anyone have any feeling as to the direction this may go? A? B? C? None of the above? Perhaps she hires Les to bump off Gunther?
Tune in tomorrow, same Bets time, same Bets channel.
Today’s episode brought to you by Fleaspeck’s Flyspecks, the letter “J”, and the color purple.
Friendship and cooperation, a new twist for the hyper-competitve Bets and the clueless Tiff. Ah! The beneficial influence of Luannverse may be at play here, maybe not. Hmmm.
Good old Gunther, he can’t stand injustice and has no problem pointing it to Bets, but she has an ulterior motive, something more important that making money… Maybe Bets is trying to give to Tiffany an experience that will make her grow as a business woman? Seeing how first she helped her with social media and then encouraged her to try something else, I would say yes. Bets wants to encourage Tiffany to work hard and find her way, I think Tiffany is the first friend with which Bets shares the passion for business and she probably wants her to be successful and that there is a friendly competition between them. For me, this is the explanation.
If Bets and Tiffany join forces, that still leaves us with some questions.
(1) What will happen about Stefani? Will they try to foist her off on Dez? Will the issue resolve itself somehow (e.g., Kip getting a single room again)? Or …?
(2) Who or what will throw a monkey wrench into the works? The zoning board? Some other government agency? Complaints from neighbors? Tiff’s Dad? Burglars? A pool party getting out of control when it’s crashed by a bunch of Bets’s fans and their friends, friends of friends, etc? Something else?
(3) If adversity strikes, will there be some twist that makes things OK? I picture a couple burglars roaming the mansion while Tiff and Bets are in Maui. They bust into a locked room in a far corner of the south wing, and as they’re checking it out, one says to the other, “Hey, Knuckles! Lookit dis! I had a dame once what wuz always goin’ on about how high-class and espensive dis stuff wuz. Wannid me ta take her ta Paree a give ’er a fat wadda dough to buy some.” So they decide not to bother with the college kids’ junk, the mansion furniture, etc. Instead, they load their van with cartons and cartons of “Souffle” lingerie.
Yet another “Warning Sign” from Bets, which of course, you’ll choose to ignore.
But think for a moment: You have to TELL Bets, a young woman who has supposedly been “abused and hurt” by others, that what she’s doing to Tiffany is wrong.
Let that SINK in, Gunth.
Well at least Gun is the “voice of reason” here. So Maybe that will earn him another “star in his crown,” or something.
Now if only Ox will talk some sense into Tiffany in the next few panels, then this arc will be worthwhile.
And maybe a trip with the four of them to Maui, later. ;-)
Tiffany’s “valid business” is cramming the belongings of strangers into her father’s house which is not built to be a storage facility. And she is apparently doing this without her father’s knowledge or consent.
Oh boy….. Gunther is taking Tiffany’s side over Bets’ side in a competition.. It doesn’t matter whether or not he’s correct about what he says… And he is correct, it isn’t fair… this isn’t going to end well for him…
Tiffany : Everything Gunther tells you is a lie. Remember that. Everything Gunther tells you is a lie.Gunther: Listen to this carefully, Bets. I am lying.Bets: (On her 3-D printed suit, the chest lights blink faster, and her cellphone is frantically beeping) You say you are lying, but if everything you say is a lie then you are telling the truth, but you cannot tell the truth because everything you say is a lie. You lie. You tell the truth. But you cannot for… Illogical! Illogical! Please explain! (Smoke starts coming out of Bets’ head, android overload is inevitable.)
You are all missing the point. She has a BET with Tiff. Her name is Bets. She now understands that her name has unconsciously placed her into this position. Quit over complicating it.
Leave it to Gunther to insert logic and fairness into this situation. Now that Bets has said money isn’t the object, she’ll have to decide what is. Maybe her competitive spirit or does she just want to beat Tiffany at something, anything. She should be nicer to Tiff.
(After speed learning mindfeed computer self-destructs)Number Two: What was your question?! Prisoner: It’s insoluble for man or machine. Number Two: What was it?! Prisoner: W-H-Y – Question mark. Number Two: “Why?” Prisoner: Why? (Episode 5, “The General,” The Prisoner )
I can’t wait until this storyline ends. I’m sick to death of shallow, self-absorbed Bets and her constant, egotistical obsession with her so-called “fans.”
Why is everyone saying the bet isn’t fair? Tiffany made the bet, she started it – quit whining for poor little Tiffany. She’s an airhead. Gunther needs to butt out.
Gunther is stating what I said a week ago, that it’s not a fair fight as Bets is starting out way ahead, there’s no way Tiff can win the bet. When she put her hand up, I don’t see that as “talk to the hand”, I think it means, “stop and let me think about what you just said”. I’m hoping Bets will think about this and stop the competition and take Gunther’s words to heart and look for ways to cooperate instead of compete.
I hope Gunther can get thru to her… there’s a famous line from a very campy movie, “Barbarella” (Jane Fonda as Queen of the Universe): “so they’re still engaged in primitive neurotic competition…”
Bets says making $ is not the goal. Then why did she initially say that the winner should get $500.00 from the loser? It’s just another way to further crush the person who earns less. At least she did eventually agree to a non-monetary prize.
Both Bets and Tiff do NOT have valid businesses, and it IS about the money. Tiff’s storage business is difficult to scale and has a very dicey expense to profit ratio. It’s one step above selling candles on ETSY as a career. She needs a profitable business plan. Bets has a well established, strongly branded, scalable business with a well structured and proven profit ratio. Plus Bets already tried to help Tiff be an influencer.
Either A: The dance Ox is doing is incredibly impressive or B: The recent display of Tiffany’s address has lead the way for Bets fans to swarm onto the property.
Bets: Does not compute! Does not compute! See: ‘Kirk, Spock, Scotty, and McCoy outwit the Androids’, using nonsense to confuse and disable the androids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbHtzqCge_8
believe, from my own view, a gamble isn’t about the windfall, though I’ve rarely ever done lottery tix and never casino. Most commonly, I had joined the exGF to Friday night bingos, and to me it’s not the actual money but the principle, uh, gratification, of scoring a ‘win’.
Though sometimes a win between friends can be pyrrhic, costing more than it’s worth.
To me, today has me thinking that Bets may POTENTIALLY have realized how competitive, controlling “, domineering, and attention seeking she often is. IF that IS what she has realized, then the ball is now in her court to decide if that is how she wants to be or if she needs to work on changing herself to be how she would LIKE to be.
lvlax about 2 years ago
Gunther, her point, clearly, is to Crush Tiffany Like A Bug. lol
I think Bets shocked herself by saying money wasn’t the point.
Looking at the last panel.. Is Bets having 2nd thoughts about the bet?!?
Templo S.U.D. about 2 years ago
Oh, Bets is seriously thinking about it already, huh? Think real hard, girl.
C about 2 years ago
That would make too much sense
AnyFace about 2 years ago
howtheduck about 2 years ago
Talk to the hand Gunther!
beb01 about 2 years ago
Interesting dialog here. Bets says this competition isn’t about money. Gunther asks then what is it about. Bets looks off into the distance and Gunther says “bets”. Is bets the answer? Does this mean that Bets can’t refuse a gamble? And is Tiffany doing something in the distance that might overshadow the cosplay?
nneu about 2 years ago
She sees someone important that will help Tiff.
Robin Harwood about 2 years ago
Now, now, Gunther. You are asking Bets to think. The iPhone influencer generation doesn’t know how.
Namrepus about 2 years ago
“We’re both women. We have to do whatever it takes to tear each other down.”
Tyge about 2 years ago
Well! Will we have a moment of truth? Tune in tomorrow to hear Bets say “It’s about winning! Being the best!”
alasko about 2 years ago
Attention, Bets wants attention.
Binky about 2 years ago
Gunther…the voice of reason.
Tyge about 2 years ago
Bets may be at the threshold of an “Ah Ha!” moment. Will she finally confront herself on her need for fame and recognition? Will Gunther like what he hears?
yoda1234 about 2 years ago
Is Bets finally realizing that working together is the same as doing a collab??
Airman about 2 years ago
A more appropriate question for Greg since he has been beating down Tiff ever since I have been reading this strip. One exception was when Tiffany exposed Ann Eiffel’s phony pregnancy and saved her own father.
capricorn9th about 2 years ago
Bets gives him that “Talk to the Hand” gesture. She doesn’t care to listen to his reasoning. This is SO Bets.
Ruth Brown about 2 years ago
If Bets has a moment of introspection, everyone will think she is fine. Unfortunately Bets is used to turning every situation to her financial advantage. Opposites attract, indeed.
Joe1962 Premium Member about 2 years ago
And there we go folks it’s all about Bets!!
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs about 2 years ago
“I want you, Gunther.”
nesto49 about 2 years ago
We still don’t know a lot about Bets’s background, homelife. Remember, she indicated that she did not want to go home for the summer. I suspect she has had to work very hard to get where she is, against some really difficult odds. She’s so used to competing and fighting that the idea of collaborating with Tiff is unfamiliar, and unsettling.
kenhense about 2 years ago
No way Tiff is going to make $2,000 per month storing boxes in her dad’s house.
Brdshtt Premium Member about 2 years ago
Gunther drills right down to the point, and from appearance, it is difficult to tell if (A) he is getting the “Silence and buzz off” treatment, or (B) perhaps she is realizing that Tiff is being a very good friend by letting her stay at the Farrell Estate, and she needs to even the playing field by helping Tiff. With Greg and his misdirection plays, it is sometimes hard to tell. Anyone have any feeling as to the direction this may go? A? B? C? None of the above? Perhaps she hires Les to bump off Gunther?
Tune in tomorrow, same Bets time, same Bets channel.
Today’s episode brought to you by Fleaspeck’s Flyspecks, the letter “J”, and the color purple.
kenhense about 2 years ago
Bets doesn’t like Gunther’s last question. Time for Gun to change the subject.
luann1212 about 2 years ago
Friendship and cooperation, a new twist for the hyper-competitve Bets and the clueless Tiff. Ah! The beneficial influence of Luannverse may be at play here, maybe not. Hmmm.
Enter.Name.Here about 2 years ago
“Because making money isn’t the point. Oh wait. It is, isn’t it?”
GirlGeek Premium Member about 2 years ago
Bets is a bad word I can’t say on here
Aladar30 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Good old Gunther, he can’t stand injustice and has no problem pointing it to Bets, but she has an ulterior motive, something more important that making money… Maybe Bets is trying to give to Tiffany an experience that will make her grow as a business woman? Seeing how first she helped her with social media and then encouraged her to try something else, I would say yes. Bets wants to encourage Tiffany to work hard and find her way, I think Tiffany is the first friend with which Bets shares the passion for business and she probably wants her to be successful and that there is a friendly competition between them. For me, this is the explanation.
outonalimb about 2 years ago
If Bets and Tiffany join forces, that still leaves us with some questions.
(1) What will happen about Stefani? Will they try to foist her off on Dez? Will the issue resolve itself somehow (e.g., Kip getting a single room again)? Or …?
(2) Who or what will throw a monkey wrench into the works? The zoning board? Some other government agency? Complaints from neighbors? Tiff’s Dad? Burglars? A pool party getting out of control when it’s crashed by a bunch of Bets’s fans and their friends, friends of friends, etc? Something else?
(3) If adversity strikes, will there be some twist that makes things OK? I picture a couple burglars roaming the mansion while Tiff and Bets are in Maui. They bust into a locked room in a far corner of the south wing, and as they’re checking it out, one says to the other, “Hey, Knuckles! Lookit dis! I had a dame once what wuz always goin’ on about how high-class and espensive dis stuff wuz. Wannid me ta take her ta Paree a give ’er a fat wadda dough to buy some.” So they decide not to bother with the college kids’ junk, the mansion furniture, etc. Instead, they load their van with cartons and cartons of “Souffle” lingerie.
Susan00100 about 2 years ago
The point is—under normal circumstances, nobody likes Bets!!
I think she’s just beginning to realize that!!
Shirl Summ Premium Member about 2 years ago
Did she just have an epiphany?
Mordock999 Premium Member about 2 years ago
And there you have it, Gunther.
Yet another “Warning Sign” from Bets, which of course, you’ll choose to ignore.
But think for a moment: You have to TELL Bets, a young woman who has supposedly been “abused and hurt” by others, that what she’s doing to Tiffany is wrong.
Let that SINK in, Gunth.
Well at least Gun is the “voice of reason” here. So Maybe that will earn him another “star in his crown,” or something.
Now if only Ox will talk some sense into Tiffany in the next few panels, then this arc will be worthwhile.
And maybe a trip with the four of them to Maui, later. ;-)
Troglodyte about 2 years ago
Yes, good guess, Gunther – it is bets! :D
sueb1863 about 2 years ago
Tiffany’s “valid business” is cramming the belongings of strangers into her father’s house which is not built to be a storage facility. And she is apparently doing this without her father’s knowledge or consent.
black and white about 2 years ago
Where is Luann and the rest of them.? This arc it is so boring
ElyseLaura about 2 years ago
So if the bet is off, who rooms with Stef?
Johnnyrico about 2 years ago
Oh boy….. Gunther is taking Tiffany’s side over Bets’ side in a competition.. It doesn’t matter whether or not he’s correct about what he says… And he is correct, it isn’t fair… this isn’t going to end well for him…
Ellis97 about 2 years ago
Bets wants to make Tiffany look as inferior as possible.
djdekok about 2 years ago
Bets is an egocentric demon. Gunther would be better off without her, and so would this comic strip.
Michealshank about 2 years ago
She probably stunned from seeing a certian somebody shaking there booty with Tiff sign! And is speechless.
captainkodak1 about 2 years ago
Bets may be getting ready to beat down Gunther for not totally supporting her need to win a any cost, and also stroking her influencer ego.
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 2 years ago
Don’t try to get involved with women’s problems, dude. Let alone help them. Get some popcorn.
brick10 about 2 years ago
The moment of truth cliffhanger! Tune in tomorrow….
wschott about 2 years ago
Tiffany : Everything Gunther tells you is a lie. Remember that. Everything Gunther tells you is a lie.Gunther: Listen to this carefully, Bets. I am lying.Bets: (On her 3-D printed suit, the chest lights blink faster, and her cellphone is frantically beeping) You say you are lying, but if everything you say is a lie then you are telling the truth, but you cannot tell the truth because everything you say is a lie. You lie. You tell the truth. But you cannot for… Illogical! Illogical! Please explain! (Smoke starts coming out of Bets’ head, android overload is inevitable.)
elliel203 about 2 years ago
Meanwhile, off in the distance, Tiffany has gone all in, and Bets is stunned..
atomicdog about 2 years ago
Is her heart about to grow three sizes this day?
jbmoore2 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Gunther is a good person. Bets isn’t.
Hydrohead about 2 years ago
Gun, you are attempting to understand women. Only trouble will come from that.
The Joke Explainer Premium Member about 2 years ago
You are all missing the point. She has a BET with Tiff. Her name is Bets. She now understands that her name has unconsciously placed her into this position. Quit over complicating it.
YorkGirl Premium Member about 2 years ago
Leave it to Gunther to insert logic and fairness into this situation. Now that Bets has said money isn’t the object, she’ll have to decide what is. Maybe her competitive spirit or does she just want to beat Tiffany at something, anything. She should be nicer to Tiff.
RSH about 2 years ago
Gunther doesn’t understand the power of drive and competition. But he’s asking good questions.
lorenkinzel about 2 years ago
I’ve seen lots of pictures of young women dressed up for comic-con type events. They usually wear a lot less fabric than Bets is.
WilliamVollmer about 2 years ago
the point is who gets Stephanie as a room mate next term.
jrankin1959 about 2 years ago
(After speed learning mindfeed computer self-destructs) Number Two: What was your question?! Prisoner: It’s insoluble for man or machine. Number Two: What was it?! Prisoner: W-H-Y – Question mark. Number Two: “Why?” Prisoner: Why? (Episode 5, “The General,” The Prisoner )
Drag0nr1der about 2 years ago
Gunther. You are such a nice guy, pleeaaasseee find a nicer girl. Don’t let her break you
chrisbar9 about 2 years ago
I can’t wait until this storyline ends. I’m sick to death of shallow, self-absorbed Bets and her constant, egotistical obsession with her so-called “fans.”
scpandich about 2 years ago
Bets seems to be seeing something off panel.
comic reader 22 about 2 years ago
Gunther is a socialist??
comic reader 22 about 2 years ago
Why is everyone saying the bet isn’t fair? Tiffany made the bet, she started it – quit whining for poor little Tiffany. She’s an airhead. Gunther needs to butt out.
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 2 years ago
Perhaps, she really doesn’t know?
BradFilippone about 2 years ago
Talk to the hand?
coshima about 2 years ago
Go Gun!
dbradway1 about 2 years ago
Sigh. I feel like a curmudgeon. I had to google “Shuri” and I have no idea why being an “influencer” should be a life goal.
snowedin, now known as Missy's mom about 2 years ago
Winning. That is the point.
paulscon about 2 years ago
Gunther is stating what I said a week ago, that it’s not a fair fight as Bets is starting out way ahead, there’s no way Tiff can win the bet. When she put her hand up, I don’t see that as “talk to the hand”, I think it means, “stop and let me think about what you just said”. I’m hoping Bets will think about this and stop the competition and take Gunther’s words to heart and look for ways to cooperate instead of compete.
spikelovesmusic about 2 years ago
I’m seeing Bets’ hand up as, “give me a minute to process this…”
Realimaginary1 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Bets want to be The Real Muse!!
The Quiet One about 2 years ago
At least Gunther has some common sense.
Kirk Sinclair about 2 years ago
I hope Gunther can get thru to her… there’s a famous line from a very campy movie, “Barbarella” (Jane Fonda as Queen of the Universe): “so they’re still engaged in primitive neurotic competition…”
RSH about 2 years ago
Bets says making $ is not the goal. Then why did she initially say that the winner should get $500.00 from the loser? It’s just another way to further crush the person who earns less. At least she did eventually agree to a non-monetary prize.
Caldonia about 2 years ago
I don’t care what it means, as long as it annoys Gunther.
reedkomicks Premium Member about 2 years ago
Yay Gunther!
liberalnlovinit about 2 years ago
Is that talk to the hand?
rhonda Premium Member about 2 years ago
Avoiding living with Stefani at all costs…
betsypoe about 2 years ago
Well done Gunther.
comic reader 22 about 2 years ago
I would be very happy to see Bets serve Tiffany a well deserved plate of humility.
waerdawg about 2 years ago
re-thinking this…ok, im seeing “hol’ up, wait a minute” from Bets now.
astahl2003 about 2 years ago
Both Bets and Tiff do NOT have valid businesses, and it IS about the money. Tiff’s storage business is difficult to scale and has a very dicey expense to profit ratio. It’s one step above selling candles on ETSY as a career. She needs a profitable business plan. Bets has a well established, strongly branded, scalable business with a well structured and proven profit ratio. Plus Bets already tried to help Tiff be an influencer.
leighabc123 about 2 years ago
She just wants to make Tiffany look bad!
P8ntedBunting about 2 years ago
Either A: The dance Ox is doing is incredibly impressive or B: The recent display of Tiffany’s address has lead the way for Bets fans to swarm onto the property.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member about 2 years ago
Bets: Does not compute! Does not compute! See: ‘Kirk, Spock, Scotty, and McCoy outwit the Androids’, using nonsense to confuse and disable the androids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbHtzqCge_8
eced52 about 2 years ago
Anyone else think that Gunther is somewhere in Bet’s competition?
JPuzzleWhiz about 2 years ago
Off-topic:
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, NORMAN LEAR!!!!!
beachlvr Premium Member about 2 years ago
Is Bets holding her hand up in surrender in the last frame?
drewpamon about 2 years ago
The point is bets is having a stroke
Happy Cat Premium Member about 2 years ago
Does anyone besides me really really not like Bets? I find her so superficial. Perhaps I’m just getting old.
syzygy47 about 2 years ago
Though sometimes a win between friends can be pyrrhic, costing more than it’s worth.
BuckarooDave about 2 years ago
She’s thinking .. ‘what would Suri do ?’
Teto85 Premium Member about 2 years ago
“To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.”
Sisyphos about 2 years ago
So, it’s “talk to the hand, Gunther”! Bets has her priorities, and Gunny is not at the head of the list.
Wake up, Pitts-boy. You’re being played by a self-focussed User….
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member about 2 years ago
To me, today has me thinking that Bets may POTENTIALLY have realized how competitive, controlling “, domineering, and attention seeking she often is. IF that IS what she has realized, then the ball is now in her court to decide if that is how she wants to be or if she needs to work on changing herself to be how she would LIKE to be.
sueb1863 about 2 years ago
“Making money isn’t the point! The point is not having to put up with Stef as a roommate!”
198.23.5.11 about 2 years ago
Okay,it’s official.Bets can be as looney as any other character in this strip.
198.23.5.11 about 2 years ago
When customers see Bets’ outfit,they’ll be bringing over their pet dragons for storage