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March 19, 2026

Distasteful Thursday

Mary Worth, 3/19/26

Say what you will about the evil gangs that are keeping "Trixie" captive in a Cambodian compound, but you have to respect that they let their enslaved workers customize their laptop's UI. Going to a no-distraction, all-text screen for chatting with a mark really helps you get into the zone, you know? Like you can get into your character's headspace and try to figure out what she might say that will ring true and also separate your victim from his money. Unfortunately, "Trixie" seems to have botched it: Harvey's facial expression looks less like "Oh no! I must hurry to the nearest Western Union, post-haste!" and more "Hmm ... devastating injury ... perhaps a lifetime of impaired mobility ... this is not aligning with my acrobatic sex plans for when we meet up ... who else is out there on this app, I wonder?"

Gearhead Gertie, 3/19/26

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