I know, everyone makes mistakes. Even Sandra, once in a while. But it’s still distressing to find that after all the layers of the writing process [see my previous post] mistakes can still occur.When I checked the recent Apartment 3-G Sunday panels there they were, two glaring mistakes! Somehow I managed to switch the caption boxes??
Great! It reads as if hours passed before Tommie bothered to answer Margo’s simple question!! But that wasn’t the only stumble I made. It took a remark by Magada to make me realize that Margo was channeling Snuffy Smith when she said, “Hope you weren’t waiting dinner for [me.]
It’s not as crazy as it sounds . Along with artist, John Rose, and writer,Mike Marland,I’ve been writing for Barney Google And Snuffy Smith since 2001.The characters from Hootin’ Holler have a distinctive way of speaking and when I’m in full Snuffy-mode I’ve been known to answer my phone with a “Howdy!” It appears that’s exactly what happened to Margo and so confused our commenting friend, Magada . Now here’s how Snuffy might have used that phrase.
Sounds perfectly normal when he says it, right? Okay, maybe not hilarious but normal. Even 3-G’s Ruby could have spoken that phrase[ with a "ya'll" thrown in] and it would have made sense, but not Margo! She’s usually not even polite; what was I thinking?! I don’t have the answer so I’m just going to blame the voices in my head.
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Well, clearly I’m not a frequent 3-G reader, ‘cuz I think it’s perfectly natural for someone to say, “Hope you weren’t waiting dinner for me.” Obviously Margo’s quite rude.
And you know, of course, that it’s not a problem when the voices talk to you, it’s when you start responding that you have to worry! (Particularly when they tell you that someone must DIE!
June 3rd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Hmmm….the end of my comment was cut off. It should read as follows.
(Particularly when they tell you someone must DIE!! [insert eerie EEK-EEK-EEK-EEK sound here])
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Well, here’s the thing about Margo, Peg. Normally she’s only happy if EVERYONE is waiting to fulfill her latest demand. The Margo who considers the feelings of others exists only in some crazy, parallel universe!
June 6th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Only you , Margaret, and a handful of people can see those things. The look into the inter-workings of the strips is interesting.
June 6th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Hi Margaret,
I’ve really enjoyed these last two posts. Interesting to read about your work on both strips.
Steph
June 7th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Hi Benita and Stephanie,
Unfortunately, I spotted the mistakes TOO LATE! Not for lack of proof reading, I do plenty of that but at some point I simply stop seeing.
I hope it’s interesting but it feels a bit like navel gazing.
June 23rd, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Margaret,
Oh my goodness, you coauthor Barney Google and Snuffy Smith?? That’s so awesome! I’m just floored. That’s such a cool juxtaposition to me. Apartment 3-G and Six Chix: sure, I can understand that. Apartment 3-G, Six Chix, and BARNEY GOOGLE AND SNUFFY SMITH?? Cuh-razy!
Anyway, thanks for satiating my curiosity on this one. Maybe there will be more Googlisms (or Snuffyisms) in Margo’s future; she was hanging out with Ruby for a while.
-Magada
June 24th, 2009 at 5:40 am
Hi Magada, I do enjoy allowing Ruby to drop he “g”s and call Margo “Maggie.” Next time there’s a cross over I hope it’ll be on purpose!