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Classic Fail

The Dreamer
December 13, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Crazy need not worry about a job. Of course Funky will hire him to work at Montoni’s.

Not so fast! If nobody here saw this coming, it’s probably because it’s just so…so stupid. “Dead Skunk Hea—”…sorry, I mean, John, is going to enlist Crazy Harry to determine the value of the comic books that he’s selling to the Komix Korner? Harry’s oblivious to John’s overture at first, correctly opining that this job could be handled by an eleventh grader. Which just adds to the smirking, dimpled glee with which John offers the job to Crazy, I mean, “Classic Rock”.

Running Dog

The shower of self-pity turns into a monsoon. Today we learn that working at the Post Office was all that Crazy Harry ever aspired to (well, besides being an air guitar champion). But before he could hang around long enough to become the PO’s resident guru, why, those bully jocks at the post office had the nerve to expect Harry to (gasp) actually work and be productive.

Since he has only rarely been shown actually delivering mail, I’ve always imagined that in the course of his appointed rounds, Harry kind of resembled this guy:

Seriously, though, we know that the Postal Service has been struggling financially; certainly longer than since one year ago, when Batiuk got the “inspiration” for this arc. And yes, the USPS has been trimming services and branches as a result. But it’s pretty safe to say that these unionized employees are not being set adrift and left to sell their belongings in order to survive.

Priority Mailman

Check out the sign: “NO shirt, NO shoes.” Period.

Remarkably, Harry’s comics, despite not having been bagged and boarded, are judged to be “in pristine condition“. Sure, he neglects his doting wife, spent his working hours hanging out at Montoni’s and the Komix Korner, and apparently misplaced his two younger children, but by God, Crazy Harry has made taking care of his books “a priority”. Now he expects his books to take care of him.

Box of Strain

Not only is John likely paying a mere pittance for Crazy Harry’s treasured comics; he’s standing idly by as Harry make multiple trips up and down the stairs, schlepping the heavy boxes that contain his collection. The former postie appears to be more than up to the task: he’s got enough wind left to bemoan his sorry fate at length.

A Day in the LIFO

Westview, where anyone can be a “C.E.O.”

Funky goes along with Harry’s “CEO” premise: either out of camaraderie, or possibly because he senses that “Crazy” finally has at last become so, and is just humoring the mailman until he can slip out the door.

A (real world) CEO might apply “LIFO structures” when downsizing personnel. But if “CEO” Harry’s objective is to raise cash, he’ll get a lot more by parting with his “Silver Age Flash” comics (circa 1956) than he would for DC’s “New 52“, published last year. But hey, logic, am I right?