(215) Murphy's Manor: Computer Sex is Safe

I hardly know where to start commenting on this strip, which suggests the computer as a means of avoiding AIDS (HTLV-III).

It's so outdated -- but if you swap a flash drive for the 5" floppy disk, and 64 kbits for 16, the story stills holds up.

But conspicuously absent is the internet!

The one cutting edge technology I had that is still cutting edge is the "input-output" booth. As in 1986, the imagination boggles at what that could be. Some kind of virtual reality setup?

No doubt the booth would be a marketing opportunity. You think Star Wars, for instance, revolves around merchandising now? How about a Star Wars Play Station VR sex module? Just for starters.

With the booth's internet connection,   Microsoft,  Amazon,  Google, and Facebook would track a complete record of your VR fantasies.

How safe does computer sex look now?

(214) Murphy's Manor -- The New Saturday Night Orgy

Panel 2 was my favorite part of this strip -- though it puts the reader a little off balance for the panel 4 punch line. 

Did gay Saturday night orgy clubs really exist, or were they just an urban legend? I think they did, but were not very common. I can only say I was never invited to one, and that's for the best.

(213) Murphy's Manor - TV Spreads HIDS

When you were a kid, did your mother get after you get off your butt, turn off the TV,  and go outside for fresh air and exercise?

Turns out, she was right!

(212) Murphy's Manor - Got HIDS Yet?

Eventually I did find something to say about AIDS.

(211) Murphy's Manor - A Man of Fashion

Jeff sure got invited to parties that I never got invited to!

(210) Murphy's Manor - Jeff Sorensen, Professor of Safe Sex

Nice work if you can get it.

Actually, being a "Safe Sex Educator" was a genuine position, usually in Health Departments or social service non profits.  Jeff's dreaming about giving live demos would have been viewed as ... unprofessional.

Sorry, Jeff, but you're going to make do with a banana and a condom.

(209) Murphy's Manor - "The Blind Lead the Blind"

Dark glasses were de rigueur for cruising. They make the wearer look cool, and keep the wearer from seeing what he's going to spend the night with.