Tag: Holly

Who Could Ask For Moore?

Well. The tree managed to hang onto its beautiful golden canopy of leaves until the big day. And Mrs. Les Moore hangs on to her groom, the better to flash that band o’ gold (remember Les still has his from last time). The guests (where is Cayla’s family?) are all choked up, but Jim goes even further by inexplicably declaring this union to be the best thing that ever happened to him.

I Like "No Buts" and I Cannot Lie

BeckoningChasm
October 12, 2012 at 1:39 am
I do want to ask, though…what’s with the dropping leaves? They seem pretty pervasive lately.

For what it’s worth, every strip in October has depicted falling or fallen leaves (except for when Les was inside watching a Lisa Tape). At this rate, there won’t be much of a “beautiful golden canopy” left for our bride and groom. Today the whole town of Westview is brought to a standstill; neither pizzas nor mail shall be delivered. Out on Les’ front lawn, the guests regard one another anxiously, while One of Cayla’s Relatives (do we know who? Does it matter? No.) makes a last-minute adjustment to her gown.

Finding Religion

“The worst time to have a son is 18 years before a war.” –Anon.

As Cory innocently frolics on the lawn with his carnival buddies Evil Sunglasses Kid and Baseball Cap Boy, Holly puts on her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes and is surprised to see her husband doing the same. Seems that his son’s enlistment has awakened Funky’s spiritual side, compelling him to return to church for what must be the first time in a couple years.

He's Leaving Home, Bye, Bye

TheDiva
September 5, 2012 at 2:09 am
Given the amount of affection and attention Funky has displayed towards his son in recent memory, I would think his reaction would be less “Can’t we talk about this?” and more “Have fun, don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.”

Charles
September 5, 2012 at 1:55 am
…We’ll also discover, over the next few days, just how bad this format is for this type of discussion. Two or three panels requiring a setup and punchline could never adequately address the issues that this family would need to address, and I doubt Batiuk’s ability to do this even more than an average cartoonist’s.

In a Funkiverse where a basketball foul shot can hang in the air for a week, the Winkerbeans’ reaction to “little Cory’s” enlistment goes from shock to “being ok with it” in a mere couple days. I’m pretty sure as soon as their soon-to-be-soldier boy is out of the room, Mom and Pop will be exchanging  high fives and breaking out the vodka and orange.