Forget Batiuk’s Quarter Inch, we are in Bizarro World. Jess and Darin, who clearly don’t have a pot to piss in, are actually apologetic to Ann for their having conceived a child. “Eight Track”, meanwhile, is not merely pleased: she’s insane with glee at the prospect, declaring herself “totally ready” to help care for an infant…though you’d think she’d have her hands full, having already appointed herself as Fred’s speech therapist.
Tag: Darin
Turkey Timer
Coulda stopped at two panels today, TB; really, the turkey joke holds up just fine without Darin adding his two cents. Unless, who knows, maybe Darren’s seemingly casual remark is just some grim foreshadowing.
Stork Reality
I suspect that those of you who didn’t venture a guess that yesterday’s “news” was Jessica’s pregnancy suspected it anyway, but were hoping against hope that it’d be something, anything else.
billytheskink
April 22, 2013 at 9:25 am
This a great setup for Darrin to hand Ann the newspaper he just picked up out of her yard…
Now that would have been funny!
Rusty
April 21, 2013 at 11:48 pm
Time for Lisa’s “Now that my bastard son has gotten some bimbo pregnant” VHS tape.
You know such a tape must exist; St. Lisa covered every (ahem) conceivable possibility!
Jim
April 22, 2013 at 6:40 am
Why would a pair living above a crappy pizza joint with no real source of income view a pregnancy as anything but ambivalent news?
That was my thought, too. Unless she also has some Hollywood “WOW” checks coming in, Jess has no visible means of support other than Darin, who leveraged his MBA to become VP of Marketing…for Montoni’s Pizzeria.
(Fair)Good News
What a weird reaction to hearing “We’ve got some news.” Darin and Jess are both smiling, but Ann instantly goes into bad news mode. What was she going to say? “I hope it’s not bad news, because what with having to care for your invalid father I’m already on the verge of putting my head in the oven…”
Nice Talking to Me
Charles
March 12, 2013 at 3:24 am
Tom…. Dude… Just… You don’t know how to do jocular teasing. Just stop right now.This is why every single one of your characters is an asshole.
Jocular? Jerk-ular is more like it. Yes, we fellas like to engage in good-natured ball busting with our buddies. In fact, the closer the friendship, the more outrageous the kidding. But it’s supposed to be reciprocal. 
Sleepy-looking, mopey Pete is always on the receiving end of Darin’s zingers.Even saying hi to the folks at home is too much trouble for Darin. And that twisted smirk on his face for the last three days makes me want to reach through my monitor and Pete’s to punch Darin’s lights out.
Son of Stuck Funky 
