Tag: Les

Wedgie-ton D.C.

Today’s strip feels like a “twofer”, as if Batiuk had an extra gag that he wanted to shoehorn into this Washington trip arc. The first panel contains some of TB’s trademark exposition. Even though Cody and Owen are no longer freshman, it appears they still are on the receiving end of daily wedgies, though hopefully the Magic Marker attacks have ceased.

Meanwhile in panel 2, I guess the sight of the White House’s many windows has triggered an OCD moment in Les.

Flashback to the 2007 Senior Trip:
Hipster Chien enjoys a snide chuckle at the expense of the “Barbie Dolls”:
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Forced Busing

Wow: not a “Hi” or “Hello” but rather a “Why is Funky here?” “Well, Summer, ever since Mr. Winkerbean singlehandedly rescued girls’ basketball, and all the high school sports programs, he feels he has carte blanche to walk into people’s houses unannounced. Get used to it, sweetie.”

So now it’s a matter of record that Summer is, in fact, in her senior year of high school. It’s a good thing that Les has been “on top of” her college application process. Right? Right?

SoSF bonus: just for the hell of it, here’s a flashback from the 2007 Westview Senior Class trip to D.C.

Quarant'anni di Montoni's

Finally, a special occasion that actually deserves to be celebrated at Montoni’s. The joint hasn’t been this packed since Darin discovered breakfast pizza. Everybody’s here…of course, Becky and Wally have to slave away back in the kitchen, and Khan’s been a persona non grata since opening up his own eatery nearly a year ago. Holly and Donna are in the same shot, proving they are not the same person; ditto Summer and Pete (wasn’t he leaving town?). Dead Skunk Head John and Bull are either gazing lovingly at one another or have just finished sharing a joint.

General Foolishness

Beanie Wanker
March 27, 2012 at 9:54 am
So in Wankerville, Ahia, is Montoni’s the town restaurant, wedding chapel, city hall, morgue, comic book store/library (upstairs), church, and convention center?

…and video store. So Dinkle rented Patton on VHS? What’s funny about that? Sure, its opening theme is a stirring march (my own high school band played it, too). And Patton wore a uniform all the time, as did (and sometimes still does) Harry L. Dinkle the Band Director. But you think Dinkle’s tastes would run to something like The Music Man, or Stars and Stripes Forever. And that’s what Montoni’s calls a “large pizza”? The box isn’t much bigger than the box that the video’s in!


Has anybody else noticed this green Tupperware pitcher that keeps turning up in the Montoni’s scenes? I can’t be arsed to go back and find other instances, and it’s not gonna get its own tag (like Les’ yellow shirt, which he’s wearing again). But it does turn up regularly. Maybe it’s Montoni Sr.’s ashes. Or Funky’s stash of vodka and orange?

Hell in a Bucket

Crazy Harry: “Cool story, bro. Now get your ass behind that counter and rustle me up my free cup of coffee. This mail ain’t gonna deliver itself.”

Yes, Tony has long been known for his wacky marketing ideas. But maybe the world was ready for a Bucket of Pizza. Someone in Michigan apparently had the same idea…40 years ago…