Tag: Les

The Born Loser

I’m finding I just can’t hate Les enough. “I won a trip to Kilimanjaro? Why does everything always happen to me?” He even echoes Funky’s “hoping for Disney World” riff from last week.

I was sure that the “Blue Valley Country Club” would turn out to be a Real Place in Ohio. I was close: a Google search for “golf medina ohio” turns up the Blue Heron Golf Club in TB’s hometown. Intriguingly, there is a real-world “Blue Valley Golf and Country Estate“…but it’s in South Africa, a good few thousand miles away from Tanzania.

Coolimanjaro

Les is less than thrilled to learn that his “mystery” destination is Kilimanjaro, but he is cut off in mid-whine by wild-eyed Summer clawing at his shoulder.

In the interview I referred to a few posts ago, TB gave away some previews of FW’s 40th anniversary year. In addition to Les and Summer’s Kilimanjaro trek, he also cites “a storyline in May when a same-sex couple wants to attend the prom together”. Given Summer’s masculine attire, I wonder if she might be one half of that couple?

If Six Was Nine

We have a winner. Too bad for the bald guy in the background, though. He really had his heart set on a trip to anywhere but Westview.

Hey, speaking of prizes, Vol. 1 of The Complete Funky Winkerbean is available for pre-order. Each volume will cover three years of strips, with a new volume being issued each year. Forty-five bucks is a little pricey (for me, anyway) but it would be refreshing to revisit the funny Westview of old…