OH, this again. When a woman presents a problem to the average man, that man will offer solutions. Not because that man is uncaring or unsympathetic. In fact, a man who offers solutions to problems is the exact opposite. Taking it back to today’s strip, Sophie has already expressed herself; she has been moping around the house for the past week and trying to gleam deep meaning from a meaningless message. Clearly, she had a problem and had no solutions. Tommy offered a solution to Sophie’s problem, not an audience.
And just like Woodstock, cons are replete with bad food and smelly people.