Wednesday, June 28, 2017

No air pump required!

I mentioned at the end of the last post that I'd feature Mayda Munny in the next, which is what you're reading right now.  Unfortunately, I was unable to find the issue which the particular story was in.  So until I am able to hunt it down, I'll have to postpone it for a future post.

In the meantime, I am featuring another Mayda Munny tale!  Yet again, Mayda schemes to drive a wedge between Richie and Gloria in the hopes she can catch him on the rebound.  What's she planning now?  And will it work this time?  Well, let's all find out in "What A Doll!"



Our story opens with a stock delivery man bringing Mini-Cher...er, I mean, Mayda a life-size replica of Richie Rich.  What a perfect copy, macrocephalic cabeza and all!

Oooookayyy, this whole setup is weird.  I'm getting the feeling that if Mayda can't have the real Richie, a cotton-filled replica will do?  I don't even want to think what her plans are for her newly-acquired "doll"!!!



Ooooh, now I get it!  She's using the doll as a prop to make Gloria think Richie's dumped her and is now hooking up with Mayda!  For all the money Mayda spent on her toy boy, it better be life-like!



Yeah, Gloria might think Richie's trip was a ruse, seeing as that he didn't even invite her to come along!

Yeah, Mayda, you're a doll, I suppose....kinda like this one pictured below!


Yep!



Hurry, Mayda, before she turns into that alley!

Hey, wait...GLORIA!!!  WHAT ARE YOU THINKING???  Going down a dark alley by yourself???


And Mayda doesn't know any better either!  Never mind passing Gloria; do you really want to take a chance on getting mugged???


Oh, darn, another obstacle!  Mayda just can't catch a break!

Or just use the sidewalk and go around!  That scooter can't be very big!  Sheesh!


Yeah, if a 12-year-old girl is flashing a wad of cash from about 15 feet away, it's kinda hard to take her seriously!  I mean, it might be play money...or Canadian currency.  That kinda looks like something out of a Monopoly box!

And it's understandable that he thinks her "boyfriend" is simple; just look at that stupid grin and vacant stare!


And yet another obstacle, this time in the form of a burly police officer bellowing at her to knock off the horn blowing in a hospital zone!  Not that the patients mind a policeman barking at loud motorists, no sir!

One thing positive I will say about Mayda; at least she respects and obeys authority figures!


Eyes forward and on the road, Mayda!!!  Oops, too late!  She just totaled that guy's greenery!

And, sir, you should be more upset about that destroyed bush; she really didn't do much to your lawn, unless she decides to do a few donuts just to piss you off even more!


So now all those obstacles are behind her, Mayda has one last chance!

But what's this???  Richie's back from his European trip!  But he called Gloria from the airport to meet him in front of a DRUGSTORE???  Why didn't you send a limo to pick her up, Richie, ol' boy?  I'm sure she wouldn't mind greeting you when you got off the plane!  It's bad enough you didn't bring her with you on the trip!  And don't tell me it was a "business" trip; I wouldn't buy it!

And while Richie and Gloria are making goo-goo eyes at each other, Mayda is about to wheel into an awkward moment, but to her relief, she lost the Richie doll at some point.


OK, awkward moment restored!!! A good Samaritan in a really hideous leisure suit (even by 70s standards) graciously returns Mayda's toy boy to her, much to the horror of her would-be boyfriend and her rival.  They're both like "What the hell???"

If I were Mayda, I'd hightail it out of there and cease all contact with Richie and Gloria...at least for a year or two.  They probably think you're some kind of freak, driving around with a Richie replica and all!  How embarrassing!

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That's a wrap for this post!  Next week (yes, NEXT WEEK, believe it or not), we'll drop in on Mega City One in the far-flung future of law enforcement courtesy of Judge Dredd.  When you see the next post, the film "Idiocracy" will probably come to mind.  See you then!

Excelsior!

Alan

1 comment:

  1. Great choice for a story, Alan! There's something that I like about Mayda Munny... maybe because Richie Rich needs an antagonist, and we need some variety from just Reggie Van Dough or some two-bit crooks (once in a while, Richie does cross paths with a worthy adversary... Dr. N-R-Gee, Captain Manta, Julian Assange, Freddie Mercury, Dick Cheney).

    She's a snob, she's arrogant, she has a lot of money (but not as much as Richie), and, in the future, she's perfectly willing to marry a much older dude who she doesn't even love, for his money.

    But... anyone else find Mayda's obsession with Richie a bit disturbing? See, Mayda had clearly hit puberty... she has all of the physical charasteristics of a young lady, yet she's obsessed with a very pre-pubescent Richie. She even has "fantasy hour" where she doesn't want to be disturbed so we get to see 13 or 14 year old Mayda dreaming about being married to 10 year old Richie. Ewwww!

    And last, but not least- I've seen this as a recurring theme. Richie, or Reggie, or Mayda can drive motor scooters around town. Not just around their own estates- we're talking city streets with old ladies, delivery trucks, kids walking to elementary school, people walking dogs, etc. What could possibly go wrong with rich kids driving around in vehicles that can go 30 mph? Getting hit by one can't hurt, right? Uninsured, underaged minors who'd never passed a driving test, and don't have insurance (their rich daddies will take care of everything) or helmets... oh yeah!

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