Wow. Les’ ego-fest just gets better and better. The years have not been kind to Mary Sue’s “most wanted bod”, and now Les, who in high school was such a nerd as to wear glasses in the swimming pool, can enjoy feeling even more superior to her. No “Hi, Mary Sue, thanks for coming, so nice to see you again!” Instead it’s “Really…what a surprise…you’ve gotten so…so fat. Muah-hah-haaahhh!“
Author: TFHackett
Overrated Incorporated
“Hey kids! Feeling like nobody appreciates your talent? Looking to boost your self-esteem? Become a cartoonist! Then pick a character to serve as your stand-in, have that character achieve minor success, and then spend a couple weeks having other characters shower him with praise!” —Tommy Batiuk, Akron, OH
Obviously, this admirer thinks that everything is profound. And Les sure knows how to handle a compliment, huh? Try something un-profound, like “Thanks”.
Nickel Plated Ditz
It’s funny because she’s a blonde. I guess. I wish I had a nickel for every time Les came off like a smug, condescending, egotistical asshole.
It’s Called Bullshit
Baby Hands Lady provides another allusion to Les’ Book that Somehow Got Published, as, out on the rainy sidewalk, Funky and Rachel distribute loaves and fishes coffee to the multitude. Meanwhile, today Apple Annie is tapped to serve as TB’s mouthpiece, spewing a profundity that no doubt Batiuk picked up from a mentor or a bumper sticker.
It's a Wonderful Les
“Gee willikers, sure hope somebody will show up to my launch book signing party.” Les’ cloying humility is sufficient to melt the hearts of his two groupies, who, heads tilted, gaze at him in adoration. Silly Les. Even now, they are lining up around the block to pay tribute to Westview’s answer to George Bailey, “the richest man in town”. Wait until the folks learn that they have to buy a book and a large pizza in order to meet the Delicate Genius.
Son of Stuck Funky 