If this woman was married to Ray Croc, she’d have a higher confidence in her husband’s ability to run a restaurant because of her husband’s higher ability to run a restaurant.
But she isn’t. She’s married to Adam, and is (accurately) assessing Adam’s ability to run a restaurant.
I have a feeling that this was fu–, er, made sense in the context of the previous episodes. (I almost wrote “was funnier.”) As it is, I have no idea who traffic sandwich guy is, and more importantly, what he actually does.
Does he make sandwiches out of peanut butter and traffic jam? I apologize to the entire universe for that.
Re context: I don’t follow this comic, but I happened to see a
couple leading up to this. “Traffic sandwich guy” walks between
cars stopped in traffic and sells sandwiches. Adam has been
finding excuses to drive past him because he *really* likes
those sandwiches.
I’m pretty sure when Mrs Croc was informed by her husband that he was planning to buy out the McDonald brothers, it wasn’t coming hot on the heels of his gluing himself in a closet while attempting a home reno.
Behind a great man is a woman…trying to hold him back. That’s why successful men get new wives when they can afford it.
*ducks and covers*
Ray Kroc’s first wife was less than enthusiastic about Kroc’s decision to bet their house and savings on a risky fledgling startup fast food franchising business. She also resented his self-absorbed workaholic tendencies. They divorced just as McDonalds was really starting to take off.
I suppose it could have meant that he’d have more time to devote to his daughter…
Instead, Kroc quickly remarried and then left wife #2 to pursue the wife of one of his franchisees.
Background. Thanks ja.
Just sticking an oar in to stand up for THIS woman: she is patience personified when it comes to Adam and his ideas. She may roll her eyes, but she’s standing by with bandages when (not if) it all comes a cropper.
Oi! I just spent several minutes trying to remove a stray quotation mark from the above, only to discover it was a bit of dirt on the screen. Time for more coffee.
Yes, he happened upon a fellow who makes and sells sandwiches while standing in traffic. He has told the fellow that he should open a place and the man was horrified by the idea. I am guessing as an accountant that the fellow is selling “off the books” and not declaring the income or sales tax and does not have a health certificate or training. (Yeah, my mind just goes there.) Adam has decided to make the man open a business that he will help run.
By the way – it was my stupid idea for Robert to quit his job and sell his crafts for us to live on while I kept working. Of course that was due to the fact that he was terribly burned out at work. Too bad, my idea didn’t work.
I was incorrect about the man selling off the books. We find out the next day that the man has sandwich sellers in many cities and nets $600,000 a year.
Comics I Don't Understand 
If this woman was married to Ray Croc, she’d have a higher confidence in her husband’s ability to run a restaurant because of her husband’s higher ability to run a restaurant.
But she isn’t. She’s married to Adam, and is (accurately) assessing Adam’s ability to run a restaurant.
I have a feeling that this was fu–, er, made sense in the context of the previous episodes. (I almost wrote “was funnier.”) As it is, I have no idea who traffic sandwich guy is, and more importantly, what he actually does.
Does he make sandwiches out of peanut butter and traffic jam? I apologize to the entire universe for that.
The comic, and Bill’s title, remind me of:
http://blondie.com/comics/september-28-2011/
Re context: I don’t follow this comic, but I happened to see a
couple leading up to this. “Traffic sandwich guy” walks between
cars stopped in traffic and sells sandwiches. Adam has been
finding excuses to drive past him because he *really* likes
those sandwiches.
I’m pretty sure when Mrs Croc was informed by her husband that he was planning to buy out the McDonald brothers, it wasn’t coming hot on the heels of his gluing himself in a closet while attempting a home reno.
Behind a great man is a woman…trying to hold him back. That’s why successful men get new wives when they can afford it.
*ducks and covers*
Ray Kroc’s first wife was less than enthusiastic about Kroc’s decision to bet their house and savings on a risky fledgling startup fast food franchising business. She also resented his self-absorbed workaholic tendencies. They divorced just as McDonalds was really starting to take off.
I suppose it could have meant that he’d have more time to devote to his daughter…
Instead, Kroc quickly remarried and then left wife #2 to pursue the wife of one of his franchisees.
Background. Thanks ja.
Just sticking an oar in to stand up for THIS woman: she is patience personified when it comes to Adam and his ideas. She may roll her eyes, but she’s standing by with bandages when (not if) it all comes a cropper.
Oi! I just spent several minutes trying to remove a stray quotation mark from the above, only to discover it was a bit of dirt on the screen. Time for more coffee.
Yes, he happened upon a fellow who makes and sells sandwiches while standing in traffic. He has told the fellow that he should open a place and the man was horrified by the idea. I am guessing as an accountant that the fellow is selling “off the books” and not declaring the income or sales tax and does not have a health certificate or training. (Yeah, my mind just goes there.) Adam has decided to make the man open a business that he will help run.
By the way – it was my stupid idea for Robert to quit his job and sell his crafts for us to live on while I kept working. Of course that was due to the fact that he was terribly burned out at work. Too bad, my idea didn’t work.
I was incorrect about the man selling off the books. We find out the next day that the man has sandwich sellers in many cities and nets $600,000 a year.