I know Wally’s a (clumsily constructed) fictional character, but after what Batiuk has put him through, it is nice to see him finally allowed to enjoy life. That said: when did this comic strip become all about the sexy-time?
Bored on the 8th of July
“Born on the Fourth of July” is a line by an American composer, but it’s not Sousa: it’s from George M. Cohan’s “The Yankee Doodle Boy“, a.k.a. “(I’m a) Yankee Doodle Dandy”. Maybe Harry’s just trying to push Wally’s buttons by referencing the 1989 Tom Cruise film about the difficulties faced by a returning war vet?
Sousapalooza
Dr. D.
July 5, 2011 at 10:24 amIt’s Funkyverse crossover time…where Ed Crankshaft is standing in for Harry Dinkle.
Dr. D (as well as TheDiva, commenting over at Comics Curmudeon), may be on to something, judging from today’s utterly nonsensical “punchline”.
Skin and 'Bone
The Winkerbean men sure are tight with a buck! A couple Sundays ago we witnessed Funky treating the missus to an anniversary “celebration”… at the pizzeria he owns. Today, his cousin/nephew Sgt. Sunkencheeks’ idea of a birthday surprise for his girlfriend is inviting her to see him perform in a free band concert.
Papa Harry
“I thought you were going to dress as John Phillips from ‘The Mamas and the Papas’.”
“No, Harriet: it wasn’t easy, but I came up with something even more embarrassing.”
Harry’s a lucky man: he’s married to the only person in Westview (besides Wally Junior) who appears to be getting younger instead of growing old at an accelerated pace. Harriet’s orangely-blonde ‘do at least makes her look much younger than she did only a few years ago, and she’s shed a little of that Mama Cass girth.
Son of Stuck Funky 
