Tag: Funky

Harry Tinkle

For all his jerkish behavior upon learning of Crazy Harry’s unemployment, give Funky credit for at least checking in on his friend. Maybe Harry’s strategy of selling off his library (instead of, I dunno, looking for another job) is not as idiotic as we think. Keep in mind that in the Funkiverse, a single issue of an obscure comic, pulled from a safe, can generate enough revenue to rescue not one but two businesses.

I Helped With the (Slow, Inefficient) Delivery

Epicus Doomus
November 29, 2012 at 12:08 am

…Old slang from the 1940’s, obscure sports references, weird mixed metaphors and Funky not just being unlikeable and dour but downright obnoxious…this is one peculiar little arc.

Peculiar indeed. It started out with Crazy’s career crisis, then we witnessed Funky’s reaction (to its impact on himself), moving on to Funky getting fired up on his friend’s behalf, before wrapping up (or not) today with Batiuk revisiting to a favorite theme: bashing the U.S. Postal Service.

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Inkwell
November 29, 2012 at 3:11 am
It’s official: Funky is turning into Crankshaft. What kind of time loop led to this?

And I  officially agree with Inkwell’s comment. Funkshaft’s “light at the end of the rainbow” anti-proverb yesterday was the first sign. Today his “by-golly”, finger-wagging indignation has blinded him to the irony of registering his displeasure to the postmaster via e-mail.

Never Say Forever

I’ll let the readers do their own research on “the Mendoza line“, but what Harry is saying is that the Westview P.O. has been underperforming and will be closed down. Funky, thoughtless prick that he is, proceeds to frame his friend’s employment crisis in terms of how it affects him. Too bad about the rental on that P.O. box, douchebag, but those “forever” stamps will probably still be good. Meanwhile, Holly looks around wondering who turned out all the lights.