Montoni's – Page 55 – Son of Stuck Funky

It's Durwood

Charles
May 16, 2013 at 6:32 pm

All this has taken place this week, and yet, what’s the result?

Frankie: Wanna talk, son?
Darin: No.

(After this week of treading water and worthless strips, reinforcing negative impressions of both Darin and Jessica):

Frankie: Wanna talk, son?
Darin: Yes.

Gyre
May 16, 2013 at 4:06 pm
“Give bio-dad a call”? “bio-dad”?

I get that they were trying to save space, but if that’s all then why not just have Darin refer to him by his actual name. That would be a great way to show the distance between the two of them.

Or how about this: have “Bio-Dad” refer to Darin by the wrong name, thus tipping off the reader (if any still need to be tipped off) that Frankie’s motives are less than altruistic? Such a slip-up might be plausible if Frankie called him “Derwin” or “Aaron” or something that has more in common with his real name than just the first initial. Not to mention that Frankie seems to have gone to the trouble of learning everything about everybody in town: it’s unlikely that he’d carelessly misremember the name of his mark.

Looking on, of course, is Lenny, Frank Pierce’s partner in whatever scam they’re trying to run here.

Dinner for Dummies

Calling Darin’s “crustaceous ketchup” comment a “joke” is quite a stretch. And I’m really not sure why Darin’s birth father is something “we” need to talk about, Jessica. Your man’s had a hard day. Butt out.

It's No Joke, Son

Charles
May 9, 2013 at 3:23 pm
So we’re to conclude from this that Dying Lisa never told Darin anything about his biodad, so when Darin called “Frank Pierce”, he had no idea who that was or why he was trying to contact him.

Well, maybe Lisa shared with Darin the circumstances of his conception, which would explain why a young man who obsessed over finding his biological mother would be so scornful of a man claiming to be his “Dad”. But hey, since his adoptive dad Fred is now damaged goods, you think Darin would opt for the upgrade.

Great punchline today from an author who knows a lot about “coming a long way for nothing”!

May I Be Frank?

“Hello? Who’s this? Darin Fairgood? What? You say you want your “frank” pierced? What are you, some kind of pervert?” *Click*!

It's Astounding

Guess those “Winkerboard” meetings run pretty long. Frankie’s finished his “cup a coffee” and split, but not before dropping off his card, which contains no contact information but does include a variation on a gag from Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938).