SoSF's Third Anniversary Giveaway!

What’s the perfect reward for someone who invests precious time and energy every day into actively hating and griping about a 41-year old newspaper comic strip? How about a handsome, bound volume collecting three years’ worth of that comic strip? You know you want this book.

I just wish I could come up with a clever and challenging contest around such a coveted prize. Instead, the path to winning is stupid easy: just leave a comment on this post between now and 11:59 PM EDT, Saturday, April 13. As in past giveaways, the winner will be selected totally at random using the WordPress plugin “And the Winner Is“. Enter as often as you like, but if you’ve won a previous giveaway, another winner will be randomly chosen.

Thanks to everyone who reads and comments on SoSF!

Your pal,
TFH aka Tom Hackett

 

Small print:
Prize is a new, hardcover copy of The Complete Funky Winkerbean Vol. II, shipped directly from Amazon.com. Winner must provide shipping address. Enter before 11:59PM EDT, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Son of Stuck Funky and this contest are in no way sponsored by or affiliated with Batom Inc., King Features Syndicate, or amazon.com.

Option is Not a Failure

“It’s your agent…” …Ann Apple, whom we’ve not heard from in over a year and a half, which time Les has apparently spent preparing himself for a letdown. Before Apple Annie can even give the reason for her call, he launches into his concession speech. Silly Les!

I’m pleased to announce that this Tuesday, April 9th is Son of Stuck Funky’s third anniversary! Let’s give away a book! Be sure to check back here Tuesday for a chance to win a copy of The Complete Funky Winkerbean, Volume II!

Hater Tots

So you thought that put a neat bow on the whole bullying issue? Today the bullying has escalated a hundredfold. Wedgeman and his boys unrestrainedly pelt Alex with tater tots, while the rest of the student body either ignores it or joins in the laughter. You’d think that having faced down the bullies seemingly on his own yesterday, Owen would be emboldened to confront them again; instead, he wisely looks around for a teacher, but is dissuaded by Alex. Her forbearance in the face of such abuse borders on masochism. Rather than making her feel inferior, the bullying actually gives Alex a feeling of superiority over her tormentors. Take that, bullies!

I’m pleased to announce that this Tuesday, April 9th is Son of Stuck Funky’s third anniversary! Let’s give away a book! Be sure to check back here Tuesday for a chance to win a copy of The Complete Funky Winkerbean, Volume II!

I Call "Bull" Shit


That was nice what you just did, Bull“?!? What English teach– uh, sorry, Language Arts teacher, let alone a pretentious douchebag like Les, would utter such a colloquialism? And the “nice thing” he did? Catching a trio of repeat-offender school bullies in the act and letting them walk away without even a verbal warning.

TheDiva
April 4, 2013 at 1:47 pm
A few days ago, I wondered if it would be worse for Batiuk to treat bullying in an inappropriately (and unfunny) humorous manner or a insufferable serious manner. Now I know an even worse third option exists: total schizophrenia.

…and TB’s schizo tendencies extend to his continuing retconning/re-retconning of Les and Bull’s high school relationship: two years ago he went to great lengths to posit that Bull was just pretending to beat Les up in order to protect him from the real bullies. But for the purposes of the current storyline, it turns out that Bull really did pick on Les, and now must spend the rest of his life atoning.

Thirty years ago…not only was the bullying real, it was actually pretty funny!