Owen – Page 28 – Son of Stuck Funky

Excite-a-Bull

TheDiva
January 22, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Bull shows more genuine passion than anyone in Funkytown has expressed for anything since the Blessed Saint Lisa ascended into the heavens. This, of course, makes him an object of ridicule and derision.

What happened to Owen’s goatee?

It also invites a very public dressing-down from Fishstick Annie (greatest character nickname since Station Wagon Susan!), whose plan to regain control of “her” team seems to be progressing swiftly. Meanwhile, TB, who had been making some strides in his struggle to depict African Americans in a flattering manner, takes a couple steps backwards in panel 2.

Raging Bull

Well would ya look at Bull, actually up and moving around and, well, coaching for once! And Summer delivering a forearm smash to a defender (is that legal?)! Yes, the She-Goats are bringin’ it! Meanwhile, Linda grimly delivers the punchline, the whole time secretly wishing for for her husband’s ticker to give out right on the court.

No Mo' Vendo

The boys have reached the fifth stage of grief: acceptance. Don’t worry, guys: between those mashed potatoes and gravy and water from the drinking fountain, you’re sure to get more than your share of ingredients that are bad for you.

Fountain of Stupid

Yep, nothin’ like a cold bottle of “pop” from the “vendo”! The boys are having a hard time coming to grips with the loss of the vending machines. I would take Linda to task for condescending to Owen and Cody (“It’s called a drinking fountain”), but Owen is so dense, chances are that he actually needed this explained to him.

Vendo, Vidi, Vici

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Life has just commenced to suck even worse for the students of Westview High. Gone are the snack vending machines, leaving only faint shadows on the wall to mark their former location. Apparently Linda has been stationed there to serve as a grief counselor for the traumatized students.

(Aside to our Ohio friends: do they really call vending machines “vendos”? Sounds like some Nadsat slang from A Clockwork Orange.)