Lazy Sunday

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TB’s  Sunday Comic Book “Tributes” are somewhat akin to the “Family Circus” strips when “Bil is on vacation” and 7-year-old Billy fills in. The Funky Fedora is usually tipped to obscure titles that only the comics-geekiest would know about. TB just has to think of a comic that, however tenuously, ties into something or someone in the strip, slap on the FW banner and a vignette at the bottom “explaining” the connection.

Wally was making such great strides, traveling to Colorado and back, and venturing out to dine. But grocery shopping still gives him the willies. Fortunately Buddy’s there to “pop the corner” for his master. Rachel (I’m assuming that’s Rachel) sighs…like she really misses doing that for Wally.

Buddy Love

http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComick.mpl?date=20110120&name=Funky_Winkerbean

OK. I really can’t figure out what is happening in these three panels. Wally admits to being understandably tired. Buddy responds to this statement by resting his head on Wally’s thigh and gazing lovingly at him? Then Rachel assures Buddy that she’s “got this one” while Wally leers in her direction? What the hell was Buddy fixing to do?