Again: was there not one person (besides Funky) whom Dinkle could’ve enlisted to help him organize this party? All the stress has this poor old man ready to plotz. There’s “all the secret invitations” (how many? Forty? Fifty tops, give the size of Montoni’s)…Ordering a cake (and then having to ensure that Funky would be there Sunday morning to take receipt of same)…Burning a whole CD! As far as the decorations, granted, that little twat at Party City was pretty mean to you. Why not treat yourself to a nice, relaxing massage? You enjoyed the one you got in Vegas that time, right? No?
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Son of Stuck Funky 
The massage therapist may be forced to listen to Harry’s bellyaching, but at least she knows how to get him to shut up.
So this is Dinkle’s hobby.
Kerry? Is that you?
This Dinkle character is a charter member of the Joy Schmuck Club. I have to agree with Josht Teat – Mein Gott in himmel, spare us the happy ending.
Of course no one would want to help even if asked, including his daughter Halle and his one-armed protegee Becky. Watch after all this he will get the dates mixed up.
And as for that possible “happy ending”…. only with his heart attack
Relax, people. We all know in Westview there’s no such thing as a happy ending.
Man, ordering a cake is tough…first you pick up the phone, order, and then put it back down. And of course the secret invitations. Wouldn’t want those to get into the wrong hands! Unfortunately for Harry, Funky has just secretly decided to harbor Eric Snowden.
Yuck, there’s a visual I could have done without. I can’t imagine why it was necessary to show Dinkle getting (shudder) a massage today and quite frankly it’s a part of Batom Inc’s brain I’d prefer not to delve into any further, thank you very much.
This is some stone-classic FW premise flogging right here, right down to the bare bones. This is so obviously a “I get paid the same regardless of how little effort I put into this thing” strips that exists to fill up blank spots on the “big board” and nothing more.
bathack must have something on newspaper comic folks , how else can’t he get away sending in this crap everyday ?
Snowden: I refuse to live in a town where parties are secret! Here are all the invitations ever sent in Westview. [Sets down a single index card.]
Les: What’s this? A party that’s not for Lisa or Lisa’s Illness and Subsequent Death? Nay, this shall not stand. Westview is at war with Lisa’s Illness. Westview has always been at war with Lisa’s Illness. No partying!
@flappy, it’s simply inertia that’s keeping this thing in print. The sad fact is that editors are afraid of change because they will get some grumpy letters. Leaving it alone means no complaints because those folks who dislike it will ignore it or just stop subscribing without ever explaining why. Of course then they can blame the evil internet for all their problems.
It’s a good thing Batiuk specified (twice) that it was the anniversary cake, because otherwise the Pulitzer committee would be all like, “Huh? What does a cake have to do with an anniversary party? No Prize for you!”
Has this mysterious masseuse ever turned up before?
And why do I get the sinking sensation that this session will end with Harry in a full body cartoon mascot suit and her wielding a whip?
Epicus: At least there was no bottle of baby oil visible in any of the panels.
Also, this “Pity poor Harry! Doing minor party planning in addition to all the wandering around, gossiping, and NOTHING he does normally has made him SUFFER so!” strip makes me increasingly certain that when Harriet turns up, she’ll either be the symbol of how Tom feels his RL spouse -should- have reacted to the Luigi’s anniversary party, or else she’ll be the Ungrateful Strawspouse he’ll use for yet ANOTHEr example of how he feels those wimmenfolk need to shut up and do their Wifely Duty.
It would be awesome if the Widow Dinkle was also planning a secret party. And if Harry, in his breathtaking self-absorbtion, ends up sitting alone at Montoni’s with Funky while his wife, family and friends are having a great time at a nice, out-of-town restaurant.
In Westview nobody asks for “happy endings”. They already spend enough time getting their junk fondled during their weekly prostate exams.
I hope Dinkle has a massive heart attack from the stress of planning this birthday party, and ends up wheelchair bound and in a nursing home with old Crankshaft and Fred the stroke victim. Lets have some real drama here. Otherwise whats the point of this arc?
@the dreamer, “Otherwise whats the point of this arc?” ahhh that’s so cute, you still think that TB might have a point to his “story” arcs. 🙂
Why is Crankshaft getting a massage?! Is this another crossover?!