With the exception of an implied nooner a year and a half ago, we’ve seen very little to suggest that there exists any real passion between Les and Cayla. Instead, as their wedding approaches, we are getting to see a lot more petty bitching and passive-aggressiveness.
Something makes me think that the grill guy is based on one of TB’s IRL buddies. Batiuk’s rendered him with more loving care than he typically expends on his throwaway “extras”.
Well, looks as if we’ve been spared a whole week of St. Lisa counseling Les from beyond the grave. So: is today the actual wedding day, or are they still planning this? Reason I’m asking is because it looks like the mobile barbecue grill is setting up in the driveway, along with a table and canopy. Today’s “joke” is number umpteen-thousand-sixty-seven in Les’ series of asshat non sequiturs. Of course the chairs aren’t for the bride and groom, jerkoff.
Since unveiling her wedding-at-home plans to Les, Cayla seems to be getting more stressed, and less appreciative of Les’ carefree attitude (although that pissed-off look she’s giving him in panel 2 is…kinda sexy). If this culminates in her actually getting fed up and not going through with the wedding? Well, I can’t take back all the things I’ve said about Funky Winkerbean, but I will donate fifty bucks to lisaslegacyfund.org.
Okay…just shoot me now. Funky arrives at Moore Manor for what I expect is the beginning of this year’s Lisa’s Legacy Run story arc. On the plus side, today’s panels at least are cheerfully colored; a nice change after yesterday’s dismal scene. On the minus side: I may be forced to add tags for “Les’ blue Kent State T-shirt” and for every time a character uses the phrase “I rest my case“.
With our girls finally off to college* (more than a month after classes began), Les turns his attention to the Lisa’s Legacy® Run (which had already taken place this time last year) and, uh…oh yeah, the wedding. Cayla, who just a week ago was almost giddy describing the wedding plans, expresses her wish to die. Even Les is taken aback. I’m sure this is meant to be taken as a joke, except Cayla’s not smiling: in fact, she looks utterly defeated.
Your humble narrator’s feeling a bit defeated too, because once again, the upcoming strips are not available online for preview…even Senor Tortilla’s URL workaround isn’t working. So it’s back to “placeholder” posts again, that will go live at midnight eastern, with a link to the strip and my snark to be added later.
*Seeing Beetle Bailey and Popeye instead of Les and Funky? Click here.
No, Cayla’s crying. Maybe it’s because, instead of following her mom’s footsteps and becoming a standout for the Akron Zips, Keisha is destined to continue being superstar Summer’s trusty shadow.
*Seeing Beetle Bailey and Popeye instead of Les and Funky? Click here.
Son of Stuck Funky 