Tony – Page 12 – Son of Stuck Funky

Tony's Place

Well, we almost got through a whole week without seeing Les’ smug puss: the erstwhile “weekend manager” pops in to hear about how his “step-son” is revolutionizing the pizza business. For a brief moment, Tony musters the courage to stand up for himself, and for his (admittedly idiotic) “ideas”, but TB is only setting him up to be further marginalized: notice how in every panel, Funky and Les loom above him. In the penultimate panel, Tony looks and acts like a mustachioed toddler as Funky looks down his nose at him, until finally Tony throws up his hands once again. Better warm up that Space Invaders machine; Tony’s goin’ back downstairs to sulk.

“La donna mobile”?
You may not recognize the lyric (I sure as hell didn’t) but you know the tune…

Hey Kids!

“…and when I say ‘market it’, of course what I mean is whipping up a crude sign with magic marker on a piece of oaktag, and sticking it in the window. Oh, and let’s throw in ‘endless coffee’…who doesn’t love to drink hot coffee with their pizza, right?”

Champion of Breakfasts

John
August 23, 2011 at 12:42 am

The local Mom & Pop pizza place has offered breakfast items (including four versions of a breakfast pie, scrambled eggs and all) for over a decade. Darin’s decision to open Montoni’s (and offer similar menu items?) is hardly the worst idea ever…though I’m sure the way he pitched it completely sucked.

Wait…this arc started out on Monday with Funky telling Darin that his latest proposal was “the worst idea in the history of ideas” (worse even than “salad shooters“). Then whycome today do we have Funky looking completely surprised at Darin’s breakfast pizza concept? Did it take three days to sink in? At any rate, John is correct: Darin’s pitch isn’t winning me over either, and as he pointed out on Tuesday, it’s been done…

Brepaikzfzaast?

Darin’s market research produces mixed results: he manages to coax a couple lucid responses from Harry before the fog rolls back in.

Meanwhile, over in Centerville:
I can’t let myself even try to comprehend the time/space complexities ‘twixt the Funkiverse and the Cranksphere. A still recognizably African American Cayla Williams displays a fearsome fastpitch.

Counter Intuitive

Did I say Montoni’s was deserted? I stand corrected: as long as the coffee’s free, there will be “Crazy” Harry Klinghorn taking up space at the counter. Darin unwisely decides to use Harry as a one-man focus group to market test his latest hare-brained scheme. Sadly, though he still wears a postal uniform, Crazy’s been unemployed since before Act III began (think about it: have we ever seen him deliver any mail?) and is reduced to scrounging free grub from his old friend Funky. Hence, Harry’s preoccupation with where his next meal is coming from.

Meanwhile, over in Centerville:
Snarker Flummoxicated emailed SoSF to call my attention to a ver-r-r-ry intriguing Crankshaft crossover: Cranky is introduced to the daughter of his friend “Smokey” Williams. Damn! She looks very familiar…