In the Funkiverse, proper etiquette dictates that one prefaces his or her text messages with a proper salutation, just like a letter; hence, “Dear Cody”.
Tag: Owen
Beleaguerment
At least they still have each other. Owen and Cody commiserate in the commissary, arriving at acceptance not only of their ineptitude with the opposite sex, but with sports jargon as well. So engrossed are they in discussion that they are oblivious to the presence of several girls who are not Summer Moore. Plenty of fish in the sea, nerds.
Fantasy Goofball
I still can’t figure out how Owen’s fake texts were meant to dissuade Cody from pursing Summer Moore, and rather than making things better, Owen’s “fantasy girl” justification just sounds…icky.
(Note)book of Love
Jimmy
April 20, 2012 at 1:11 pm
…Seriously, what boy writes hearts all over his notebook, unless his girlfriend did it for him?Charles
April 20, 2012 at 5:25 pm
What sort of odd high school boy writes hearts and the name of his unrequited crush on his notebook? Especially if he’s trying to keep said crush secret. It’s not as if no one would ever notice that.
Well, there’s only one other that I know of…
So I guess this wasn’t going where we all thought/hoped/dreaded, eh? As snarker Senor Taco pointed out yesterday, the Coming Same Sex Prom Couple likely will not be C&O. According to this article on The Daily Cartoonist:
The gay characters in Funky Winkerbean are not from his normal cast of characters – so there will be no drama about anyone coming out, but readers will see how other characters react. In fact the gay couple is only featured in 2 of the 24 strips – mostly to set the stage for dealing with the larger issue of intolerance surrounding homosexuality. “Dealing with intolerance is something I’ve dealt with many times before. Adding the gay angle is just a twist to the topic,” Tom says. “I’m not trying to shock anyone, I’m just telling a story.”
Oh boy. A month-long story arc. Can’t. Wait. Anyway, the whole writing the name all over the notebook thing; sorry, I’m pretty sure it’s not something high school boys (straight or gay) do.
Cyrano de Chullo
So Owen has been “replying” to those “restricted” text messages. Therefore, either a. in his own weird way, he’s been looking out for his friend, trying to prevent his heart from getting broken…or, b.: the promised same-sex-prom-date arc is underway!
Son of Stuck Funky 
