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| Out There - Monday, November 3, 2008 | < http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081103.html |
| Out There - Tuesday, November 4, 2008 | Miriam: *Sherry, my private life is nunnayorbizniss!*
/ Sherry: Miriam, you’re hammered. I’m not going to argue with you right now. / Sherry: We can go around and ‘round tomorrow, but you need to get some sleep first. / Sherry: You can yell at me all you want in the morning.
/ Miriam: I’m not going to yell at you, Sherry. You’re the best friend in the whole world. / Miriam: That being said, I really hate you.
/ Sherry: I hate you too, sweetie. Good night. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081104.html |
| Out There - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | Miriam: Last night is a little hazy right now. I know I picked up some guy, and I know things were progressing nicely. / Miriam: And then I think he said something about you threatening him with bodily harm if he did anything with me. But that can’t be right, can it? / Sherry: No, that sounds about right. / Miriam: Tell me again why I left my *mom* on the other side of the country to move in with *you?*
/ Sherry: She needed a break. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081105.html |
| Out There - Thursday, November 6, 2008 | Miriam: Are you my chaperone now, Sher? Has my love life ground to a halt because Big Sister is watching me?
/ Sherry: It’s not your love life that concerns me, Mir. It’s your drinking. / Sherry: You’re drinking too much, and making bad decisions because of it.
/ Miriam: Well, that’s very interesting because I don’t recall you preventing me from *drinking* last night, but I *do* recall you— / Sherry: Miriam… Are you telling me you would left the bar with that guy if you *weren’t* drunk? / Miriam: Not sure, what did he look like? http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081106.html |
| Out There - Friday, November 7, 2008 | Miriam: I know you care about me and want to be safe, Sher, and I appreciate that… I really do. / Miriam: But give me a break. I’ve lost a boyfriend made a complete ass out of myself in front of someone I respect a lot. Aren’t I entitled to blow off a little steam? / Miriam: Just let me get a little crazy for a little while, and I’ll be back to normal soon. I promise. Okay? / Sherry: How will I know when you’re back to normal?
/ Miriam: There’ll be signs. They’ll be subtle. I may have to point them out to you. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081107.html |
| Out There - Saturday, November 8, 2008 | Sherry: Maybe you should take tonight off, too, Mir… you probably need some rest.
/ Miriam: Probably. Thanks, Sher. / [[Sherry, worriedly looking at Miriam who is lying on the bed with her eyes closed]] / Sherry: Miriam, was it a bad idea for me to ask you to come here and work at my bar?
/ Miriam: Hell, no, Sher, it was a *great* idea. / Sherry: I mean, was it a bad idea in the sense that a *reasonable* person would think it was bad.
/ Miriam: I got a hangover, Sher. I can’t solve your moral dilemmas right now. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081108.html |
| Out There - Monday, November 10, 2008 | James: ‘ey , man, you know what the *upside* to breaking up with your girlfriend is?
/ Chuck: No. / James: You can talk #$@%! about her now! There’s gotta be a buncha things you didn’t like about her, man. Now there’s nothing holding you back from talkin’ about ‘em. / Chuck: There’s nothing I didn’t like about her, James. We just figured out we were better off as friends.
/ James: Oh. / James: But would it be cool if I told you what *I* didn’t like about her?
/ Chuck [[walking towards the door]]: Don’t wait up. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081110.html |
| Out There - Tuesday, November 11, 2008 | Chuck: Hey, Sherry… Miriam’s not working tonight?
/ Sherry: I gave her the night off… she’s… uh… not feeling well. / Chuck: That’s too bad. Is she sick?
/ Sherry: No… unless you consider being *hung over* being sick. / Chuck: She been drinking more than usual?
/ Sherry: I dunno… it’s hard to tell. To begin with, her “usual” is way too much anyway. / Chuck: Yeah… I think I was kind of blind to that when we started going out.
/ Sherry: Well, it can be difficult to see the warning signs.
/ Clayton: Especially when they’re so well hidden. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081111.html |
| Out There - Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | Clayton: Don’t worry about Miriam, son. Judging from last night, she seems to have gotten over you quickly enough.
/ Sherry: Clayton! / Chuck: What exactly does *that* mean?
/ Sherry: That’s enough, Clayton. Say another word and you’ll regret it. / Clayton: Hey, *you* were the one revealing her alcoholic excesses. I was just continuing the conversation. / Sherry: Yeah, but I wasn’t going to go into the *other* excesses!
/ Chuck: *Other* excesses?
/ Clayton: See, *now* we’ve got a *dialog* going! http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081112.html |
| Out There - Thursday, November 13, 2008 | Chuck: Hey, I don’t need to hear any details. If Miriam’s moved on, that’s a *good* thing. I *want* her to move on.
/ Sherry: Well, she hasn’t quite moved on *yet.*
/ Clayton: Oh, but she’s *workin’* on it. / Clayton: Of course, she picked up some complete *bozo,* as far as I could tell. Figures, she hasn’t shown much of an ability to distinguish the wheat from th— / [[Clayton has put his hand to his throat]] / Sherry: You’re such an idiot. You only aborted *that* monologue about 10 seconds too late.
/ Clayton: I was just clearing my throat, I had *planned* to finish. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081113.html |
| Out There - Friday, November 14, 2008 | Sherry: Chuck, nothing happened last night. Miriam would have told me if something did.
/ Clayton: Open your eyes, Sherry, I was *there.* / Sherry: But you only saw them *before* they left. You didn’t see what happened after—
/ Chuck: It doesn’t matter, Sherry. / Chuck: Miriam’s free now, she can do whatever she wants.
/ Sherry: I know, I just didn’t want you thinking that she—
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/ Sherry: Oh, never mind. You *know* her. I’m sure she couldn’t do *anything* that would actually *surprise* you.
/ Clayton: *Horrify* and *disgust* you, maybe. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081114.html |
| Out There - Saturday, November 15, 2008 | James: You went to the bar, man? You shoulda told me! You get to see a show like I saw last night?
/ Chuck: *You* were there too? / James: Hell, yeah, man! It was *primo* entertainment! Never knew watchin’ Red spin hopelessly out of control could be so *captivatin’.*
/ Chuck: You’re an *ass,* dude. Good night. / [[James sitting alone, Chuck has left the room and closed the door behind him]] / James [[thinking]]: I *thought* I was sayin’ something *nice* about her *that* time. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081115.html |
| Out There - Monday, November 17, 2008 | James: I’m feelin’ generous, t’night, Red. Lemme by y’all a drink.
/ Miriam: Thanks, James, but I’ll pass. I’ve been drinking too much. / Miriam: Remember that guy I left the bar with the other night? I don’t even remember his name or what he looked like. / Miriam: Drinking as much as I have been was making me make bad decisions. If I don’t cut back who knows *who* I’ll end up going home with. / Clayton: You can buy *me* a drink, son. I promise *I* won’t go home with you *either.*
/ Miriam: That’s a pretty good deal, James. I’d snatch that one up. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081117.html |
| Out There - Tuesday, November 18, 2008 | Clayton: You’re *ruining* this bar, Miriam.
/ Miriam: Excuse me? / Clayton: It was already started to get crowded *before* your little show the other night. Now every lovesick loser in town’s gonna be here trying to get a piece. / Miriam: I see, so by helping draw *customers* to the bar, I’m *ruining* it?
/ Clayton: It used to be so quiet. You’re spoiling all that. / Miriam: Well, there’s my selfish nature again. I’m partial to a workplace atmosphere where I might make enough tips to buy food occasionally.
/ Clayton: Shhhh… I’m trying to concentrate. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081118.html |
| Out There - Wednesday, November 19, 2008 | Poker player: Hey, Miriam, when’s the next poker game?
/ Miriam: Whenever you want it. Say the word. / Clayton: See, people are coming out of the woodwork now with tales of imaginary poker gmaes, when what they *really* want is—
/ Poker player: —to play poker. I don’t even know what you’re talking about. / Miriam: Neither does he, but that doesn’t deter him. When you think you know everything, you can make definitive statements about *everything,* even things about which you know *nothing.* / Clayton: Uh huh. Answer me this, then—which would you rather do with her, given your choice: play poker, or—
/ Poker player: —I don’t need to answer that.
/ Miriam [[striking a provocative pose]]: ‘Course not, it’s not even a fair question. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081119.html |
| Out There - Thursday, November 20, 2008 | Poker player: Anyway, give me a call when you have another poker game.
/ Miriam: Will do. See ya around. / Clayton: Ah, I guess I scared him off. Sorry about that.
/ Miriam: Oh, don’t worry. Your nefarious scheme will backfire in the end. / Miriam: You want to discourage people from hanging out here, because you like a nice quiet bar, right? Well, guess what, if no one else comes in here, you know what you’ll have to do? / Clayton [[looking defeated]]: I’ll have to listen to *you* all night.
/ Miriam: Foiled again, eh? http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081120.html |
| Out There - Friday, November 21, 2008 | Miriam: See, Clayton, it’s a losing battle anyway. This bar *is* becoming more popular, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. / Clayton: We’ll see how long it lasts. Eventually these guys are going to want some bang for their buck, so to speak. You can’t date *all* of them. Even *your* body has its limits. / Miriam: I never said I wanted to date *any* of them. And maybe they’re just here because they think I’m interesting or a nice person or something. / Clayton: Uh huh, I’d put my money on “or something.” Now, which one of these jokers will be next?
/ Miriam: Mmmm, maybe Mr. Sideburns over there. He’s pretty yummy. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081121.html |
| Out There - Saturday, November 22, 2008 | Miriam: Clayton, I’m not all about the meaningless flings anymore. That was the old me. / Clayton: I’m sorry, sugar, but you’ve got “meaningless fling” written all *over* you. Maybe you need to accept it and live the life you’re cut out for. / Miriam: But someday somebody *will* fall in love with me, Clayton: the only variable is whether or not *I’ll* fall in love too. / Clayton: And, in the interim, those meaningless flings are *indispensable.*
/ Miriam: Thus, by definition, *not* meaningless. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081122.html |
| Out There - Monday, November 24, 2008 | Araceli: Hey, my two fave bartendresses together again! You two don’t usually work the same night. / Miriam: Sherry’s got me under close surveillance; she thinks I’m going to get us closed down by the vice squad.
/ Sherry: No, I don’t! / Miriam: Either that or she’s jealous of the attention I’m getting. She *hates* having to share me.
/ Sherry: Miriam’s personal business is none of my concern. / Sherry: However, *my* business *is*. And it appears we’ve been “selling” a lot more liquor than we’ve been getting *paid* for.
/ Miriam: I may have been pushing the employee discount thing a teensy too far. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081124.html |
| Out There - Tuesday, November 25, 2008 | Miriam: See, Sherry doesn’t realize it, but all I care about is doing a good job and making her business a success. / Miriam: Notice how crowded it is in here these days? That’s due to my diligence.
/ Sherry: Yeah, her diligence at making sure everyone knows she's "available." / Miriam: Well, whatever works, right? I think you knew the nature of this sexy beast when you hired her.
/ Sherry: I’ll neither confirm nor deny that. / Miriam: Considering what I do for her, don’t you think I’m worth my weight in free booze?
/ Araceli: Depends. How much do you weigh?
/ Sherry: Hard to say, it’s increasing with each free drink. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081125.html |
| Out There - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 | Araceli: Even with all the jabs you take at each other, it’s easy to see there’s a deep bond between you.
/ Sherry: Oh yes.
/ Miriam: As deep as the ocean. / Araceli: You’re both very lucky. You make a nice couple.
/ Sherry: Huh? Araceli, we’re not a “couple!” We’re just really good friends! / Araceli: That’s what I meant by “couple.” You’re a “couple” of really good friends.
/ Sherry: Oh, I thought you meant something else. / Sherry: Actually, I was trying to get you to incriminate yourself. Sorry about that. Law school does that to a person.
/ Miriam: We’re too much in love not to forgive you. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081126.html |
| Out There - Thursday, November 27, 2008 | Araceli: I’m sorry, it’s none of my business, I shouldn’t be nosing around in your—
/ Miriam: Ari, it’s okay! You’re our friend! It’s expected! / Miriam: As my friend, you’re fully authorized to speculate wildly about my personal business, talk behind my back, and assume the worst about me! / Araceli: I’d never do any of that. Well, maybe the first one.
/ Miriam: See? So tell us what you think! Even if it makes Sherry uncomfortable. / Miriam: She squirms when she’s uncomfortable. And she’s sexy when she squirms.
/ Sherry: I AM *NOT*!
/ Araceli [[thinking]]: Are *too*. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081127.html |
| Out There - Friday, November 28, 2008 | Araceli: I dunno, maybe you two have some unresolved issues, and you joke around to avoid facing them. It's possible, right?
/ Sherry: It's possible. / Sherry: It's also possible that we just like to joke around.
/ Araceli: Well, I’m no expert on human behavior. / Araceli: I shouldn't have even brought it up. Hope I wasn’t out of line.
/ Miriam: It’s okay. It’s not like we haven’t heard it before. / Araceli: Well, that’s enough for me. If it's a *popular* theory, it *can’t* be true.
/ Miriam: Case closed! How about a round of drinks?
/ Sherry: Only if they’re on *you*, “my love.” http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081128.html |
| Out There - Saturday, November 29, 2008 | Miriam: So what do you make of what Ari said? Do you think we’re in love with each other and we don’t know it? / Sherry: No, I think it’s just wishful thinking on her part.
/ Miriam: But we *do* "love" each other. Just not the way *she* thinks we do. / Sherry: Can you imagine us as a couple? We’d be that nightmare couple that's always fighting in front of their friends and ruining everybody's good time. / Miriam: I think we do that *now*, Sher. I think we *are* in love.
/ Sherry: Probably. But denial has served us well. I say we stay the course. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081129.html |
| Out There - Monday, December 1, 2008 | Miriam: Sherry baby! Let’s have a poker game tonight! I’ll ask John to cover my shift at the bar.
/ Sherry: I don’t like leaving him alone there on a busy night. / Miriam: He’ll be fine! Let’s invite everybody we know. Chuck, James, Ari, Rod, Steven, Clayton, those two guys we beat up on last time, and whoever else you can think of. / Sherry: If all my customers are *here*, it certainly won’t be a busy night at the bar.
/ Miriam: See? Added incentive for us to win all their money! http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081201.html |
| Out There - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 | Miriam: Poker night, yay! While we’re waiting for everyone, let’s go over our strategy.
/ Sherry: Okay. / Miriam: We’ll sit next to each other, and we’ll put Chuck to your right and Rod to my left.
/ Sherry: What difference does it make? / Miriam: It makes all the difference in the world! We’ll be getting maximum face time with our respective prospects, neither of whom will be distracted by accidentally making eye contact with the wrong girl. / Sherry: You’re not talking about poker, are you?
/ Miriam: Try to stay with me, sweetie. They'll be here any minute. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081202.html |
| Out There - Wednesday, December 3, 2008 | Sherry: Um… Miriam… I appreciate your selflessness, but I’m not interested in dating Chuck.
/ Miriam: You’re not? What happened? / Sherry: He’s your ex-boyfriend, ya goofball! I know I said I liked him, and I know your breakup was amicable, but you and I have never "gone there", and I think it's been with good reason.
/ Miriam: Sherry, it’ll be fine! / Miriam: Chuck’s a great guy, and you’re my best friend. The two of you would make each other happy, and that would make *me* happy. What do you want to do, be single for the rest of your life?
/ Sherry: No… / Sherry: I was thinking I might want to go out with Rod.
/ Miriam: Hey, look, we’ve discovered the limits of Miriam's selflessness. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081203.html |
| Out There - Thursday, December 4, 2008 | Miriam: I thought *I* might want to go out with Rod.
/ Sherry: Yeah… well, I thought *I* might. / Miriam: You should go out with Chuck, you like him, and you would be perfect together.
/ Sherry: Not gonna do it. I'm only interested in Rod. / Sherry: What are supposed to do *now*, arm-wrestle?
/ Miriam: Naw, let’s do it the *mature* way. Heads-up Texas Hold ‘Em freeze-out, blinds start at 25/50. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081204.html |
| Out There - Friday, December 5, 2008 | Sherry: Damn! Well, I you win, Miriam… so I guess you get your way. I'll stay away from Rod.
/ Miriam: I'm sorry, Sherry. I feel bad now. / Sherry: Well it wasn't really fair to decide it with a poker tournament, since you're better than me, but I agreed to it, so—
/ Miriam: No, you're right. It wasn't fair. / Miriam: Maybe we can solve this another way.
/ Sherry: You mean like letting ROD decide who he wants to date? / Miriam: No, that wouldn't be fair either. I already know he likes YOU better.
/ Sherry: Darn. What a dilemma. But at least now we know WHO we're trying to be fair to. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081205.html |
| Out There - Saturday, December 6, 2008 | Sherry: By the way, I couldn't get a hold of Steven. He might be out of town.
/ Miriam: Darn. I wanted to try my luck with him tonight. / Sherry: HUH? Now you're interested in HIM all of a sudden? A minute ago you wanted to compete with me for Rod.
/ Miriam: What difference does it make? / Sherry: I guess maybe you're right.
/ Miriam: I think I'll change. If you're going to wear that, I'm going to need to show more leg. http://outtherecomic.com/d/20081206.html |
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