So, the Pitt sisters are united once again! For those of you who came in late, I noted back in 2020 that the given names for the three sisters is the basis for one of Rivera’s earliest and better puns. Rivera created Cherry’s family (as far as I know at this point) with the surname Pitt; hence, we have sisters Cherry Pitt, Olive Pitt, and Peach Pitt (note the color of their clothing). Lest you think the surname is contrived (okay, it is!), let me remind you that the Prime Minster of England during the American Revolution was William Pitt, the Younger. And there is that Brad dude, too.
Names based on puns is nothing new, of course, and they litter the history of comic strips. Entire families are rarer. The family that always pops up in my mind is the family of Olive Oyl, (Popeye’s girlfriend), including Castor Oyl and Cole Oyl. Do you remember any other examples? Let me know!
As for the “heinous hunter ex-boyfriend”, whoever could he be? This is clearly going to be the point of Cherry’s next adventure. Too bad it won’t be the dramatically serious story it should be. Maybe the dude will turn out to be Mark’s old nemesis, Dirty Dyer!
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George, as usual, this comic is barely readable. However, she has the pickup nailed down. I just take my hat off to you for coming up with commentary each day on this strip. I’m just amazed on how you do it on a daily basis. Good job!
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How do I do it? Maybe it’s at least partly due to my steady diet of science fiction reading, keeping late hours, and too much YouTube.
Still, I take my own hat off to you for sticking around to read commentary on a strip you now dispise! All, the same, I’m glad you do!
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