Still more of Les’ “anal compulsiveness”: while his teenage daughter schleps all that luggage out to the car (just as well; she’s stronger than him anyway), Les checks for the umpteenth time to make sure the appliances are all turned off. Because apparently Cayla is not living there (nor can she be trusted to keep an eye on the house), and because Darin and Jess, who were shown to be living in Moore Manor just four months ago, have mysteriously disappeared.
Tag: Les
Action Packed
Apparently Les has a penchant for arriving at the airport three hours before one of his frequent flights. So what? Is that a bad thing? I haven’t flown in years, but I imagine that’s a good idea in light of current airport security measures. No doubt Batiuk arrives at least this early when he’s jetting off to the next comics convention.
Summit Do, Summit Don't
“A pair of socks? You shouldn’t have. No, really: you shouldn’t have.” Funky gleefully presents his contribution to Les’ arduous endeavor. Good idea keeping the slip, though. I’m sure that if Les doesn’t make it to the summit, the store will be only too happy to give you a full refund for a pair of used, dirty, unpackaged socks.
Asshat
Being a self-aware prick does not make one any less of a prick. And it’s Dr. Livingstone, not Livingston. Prick.
Kili-Krankshaft Krossover
Has Coach Bull already abandoned the “project” of whipping Les’ sorry ass into shape? He’s nowhere to be seen today. No matter: here comes motivation in the form of none other than Ed Crankshaft! Yes, it can be no one else; just peep this Crankshaft comic from July 2009:
The above strip is from that weird flash-forward arc where Crankshaft becomes unstuck in time, leaping Billy Pilgrim-like between scenes of his present-day, younger and older selves. This appearance lends support to the theory that Crankshaft, while also set in Ohio, takes place ten years in the past.*
Note to Cayla: if the prospect of being left to plan your wedding on your own, while your fiance goes off with his daughter to climb Kilimanjaro, doesn’t convince you that you’re making a huge mistake, well, you’re on your own.
*…while the Crankshaft strip from September 11, 2011 disproves this theory.
Son of Stuck Funky 
