Back to College

Les wanders the campus of his (and TB‘s) alma mater, Kent State University, talking to himself, and the definition of the word irony suffers another hit. No doubt Les’ “old English lit profs” have either long since been put out to pasture or were killed off when time suddenly leapt forward ten years.

It’s personal

Memo to Nate: I guess it’s acceptable for Westview faculty to date one another; however, it’s not cool to snap Cayla’s bra strap, like you appear to be doing in today’s panel 1.

“How the hell should I know where Les is, Nate? Aren’t you his damn boss?”, would be the appropriate reply from Cayla. Instead, she spreads Les’ business about the office (so much for the concept of “personal” day). Susan snaps to at the mention of the Grounded One’s name.

Panel 3, I believe, is a first for this comic: Susan “breaks the fourth wall” and fixes the reader with an ear-to-ear smirk. But instead of giving a “thumbs up”, she extends an index finger. Les is Number One? Or has Susan  harvested a particularly ripe booger, and preparing to do the ol’ picky flicky?

Update: Merry Pookster has helpfully pointed out that “Susan just appears to be ‘crossing’ her fingers for luck.” OK, that clears that up! Thanks, Pookster. I stand by my “breaking the fourth wall” statement.

Mamma Montoni

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I’ll tell you who should never be allowed to use Photoshop: whoever it is that digitally colors these Sunday strips and makes them look like mud. Aside from that, this is the laziest Sunday throwaway in many a moon. Who’s talking here? The hands? Why not just have the card itself lettered “Happy Mother’s Day” and then one word balloon containing the punchline? And “Happy Mother’s Day to all the wives“? Are all the Montoni’s wives moms? I’m too exhausted to think about it anymore.