“It’s like spring break for band directors…” And for retired band directors, and for the spouses of retired band directors, I guess. Rather than accompany Becky to Columbus, John takes advantage of her absence to “batch it”. Thanks, Inkwell, for looking it up; I was afraid John stayed home to “run a batch“, which actually sounds a lot more in character.
Does Montoni’s even make pizza without pepperoni?
That dimple (visible even at a distance in panel 2) signifies that Becky’s saying something witty (or thinks she is). And Harriet can’t help but remind her husband what a humorless prick he was when he had Becky’s job.
Celeb attendees at the band banquet include (L-R) Jabba the Hutt, John Cleese, Schroeder from Peanuts and Milhouse Van Houten.
TB’s all over the place this week! Today we find ourselves at the Westview ♫♩ Band ♬ Banquet ♪. Becky uses the occasion to blow sunshine up the ass of her mentor, Harry Dinkle.The sleeve on her blue blazer is pinned up so tight that the torque pulls her mouth completely to the left side of her face.
I’m not a huge believer in New Year’s resolutions, but I’ll make one here: in 2012 (well, after today) I will cease to snark about Becky’s Pinned-Up Sleeve. Back in November, snarker Charlene made this comment:
Charlene
November 29, 2011 at 4:24 am
…The lack of a prosthetic arm is one of the few realistic features of this entire strip. Her amputation is too high up for a prosthetic to be of any use.Take it from me: not every amputation can magically be replaced with a prosthetic. You need a certain amount of bone and muscle left, and her stump is just too short.
So we will allow that Becky (and some real-life amputees) are not unwilling but rather unable to use a prosthesis.
But HOO BOY, does TB beat us over the head with that empty sleeve today! Do you suppose, when Becky puts on her winter coat, that the rolled up sweater sleeve tucks neatly inside the rolled-up coat sleeve?
Inspired, no doubt, by Les’ rise to literary stardom, Harry Dinkle has decided to share his story with the world. Today, Chapter 63, in which none of the students bother to inform their clueless band director that they’re not that kind of “band”.
Son of Stuck Funky 
