# In love with another woman (hope my wife understands) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900 "2010-07-16T11:41:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/1 "2010-07-16T11:41:48Z")
[Here she is](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/15/AR2010071502131.html). I can’t tell if the on-line edition shows the attributes I love about her or not, but today’s Washington post Styel section reproduces some of her work. If she can sustain this quality and not flame out quickly, I think this may be the next Gary Larsen-esque comics obsession for me. It’s been too long. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/2 "2010-07-16T12:03:08Z")
[Better link.](http://views.washingtonpost.com/cartoonist/contestants/OliviaW/2010/07/imogen_quest_winner.html) ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/3 "2010-07-16T12:03:51Z")
It’s amusing, but Far Side it ain’t. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/4 "2010-07-16T12:09:45Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > It’s amusing, but Far Side it ain’t. How can you say that – look at the variety! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/5 "2010-07-16T12:16:41Z")
Better than many of the strips in my local paper, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/6 "2010-07-16T12:48:43Z")
> [@](#): > > How I hated Hesiod. That is skewed and hilarious. She is not science based like Larsen, but seems into history, philosophy, etc. in a similarly sideways-viewed sort of way. I see your point and will keep an eye out for her. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/7 "2010-07-16T13:07:07Z")
Wow. Several laugh-out-loud moments in those few pieces. Far, far funnier than the turgid dross that generally appears in SDMB links to cartoons. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/8 "2010-07-16T13:08:12Z")
I liked the “By Hume” and dead fluffy strips. I hope to see more of her. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/9 "2010-07-16T13:14:16Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > How can you say that – look at the variety! That’s the thing. A few didn’t even make me crack a smile while others had me busting a gut. It’s good, but inconsistent. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/10 "2010-07-16T13:25:20Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > That’s the thing. A few didn’t even make me crack a smile while others had me busting a gut. It’s good, but inconsistent. And, similarly, there were days that “The Far Side,” got a “Meh!” from me. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/11 "2010-07-16T13:41:27Z")
I don’t know if it’s Far Side funny but it’s off to a good start. It’s certainly better than any comic in my local paper. I like it. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/12 "2010-07-16T16:31:21Z")
She might; my husband is in love with Nigella Lawson, and if she wanted to move in and start cooking for us, I’d have a hard time saying no. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/13 "2010-07-16T17:06:40Z")
I thought they were really good. Just wondering if the mass market will even understand her though…you need to have somewhat of an education (gasp!) to understand a lot of her work. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/14 "2010-07-16T17:19:44Z")
I haven’t read any comic strips in a long time, but those are good. And I like the cubist touches. It gives them a very different look from that typical soft ‘funnies’ style. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/15 "2010-07-16T17:51:23Z")
I didn’t get ‘‘How I hated Hesiod.’’ I loved ‘‘Fancy Humour.’’ Her work is very self-aware, and I like that. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/16 "2010-07-16T17:53:28Z")
Wow, those were great. And I loved her responses to the judges. > [@Olivia Walch](#): > > One quick note: The joke with the Hesiod cartoon is that Hesiod is wearing a Roman toga when, as a Greek, he would in fact be far more likely to wear a chiton. Sorry for any confusion on that front! I like her sense of humor. What does she win for the contest? Will she be published? ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/17 "2010-07-16T17:57:24Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I didn’t get ‘‘How I hated Hesiod.’’ In an ancient Greek text, Hesiod, described fireworks as if they were constellations. Cut to the comic - the kid is thinking the fireworks are only okay, and her mom says “oh, why can’t you be like that nice Hesiod down the street?” basically, and Hesiod’s quotes are offered as an example of how an imaginative mind might look at stars. Hence the girl hating Hesiod… …now, as to why Hesiod kinda magically appears as neighbor as a kid, that’s th weirdness of comics… ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/18 "2010-07-16T18:04:20Z")
She’s very good. Comparisons to Larson are unfair, but she’s outstanding. You don’t have to be Larson to be funny. Her stuff is certainly much funnier than any of the myriad webcomics so often referred to here, and vastly better than most of the crap in the papers. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/19 "2010-07-16T18:04:46Z")
Not bad, but she’s no [Dorothy Gambrell](http://catandgirl.com/). ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900/20 "2010-07-16T18:10:17Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > …now, as to why Hesiod kinda magically appears as neighbor as a kid, that’s th weirdness of comics… …kinda magically appears as the neighbor kid, that’s the weirdness of comics… :smack: Those typos happened when someone walked in my office and I was trying to magically switch to the presentation I am working on…I \*hate \*that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-love-with-another-woman-hope-my-wife-understands/546900.md?page=2)