Okay, I’ll admit it; Most days I’m annoyed, bored, or disappointed by this strip, but today’s offering simply has me bewildered. The unending hammering of the PTSD comparison I anticipated, but what in the name of the Great Garloo is a “blue tent,” and why does Batiuk think there’s a joke it it?
Plus, allow me to point out again how Ed Crankshaft, the titular “protagonist” who’s been dating Mary for a couple of years, has had precisely two lines of dialogue in this week’s arc of his girlfriend’s health issues, and every ounce of concern for her has come from Andy, while Cranky stands around or sits and drinks coffee.
Okay, I’ll admit it; Most days I’m annoyed, bored, or disappointed by this strip, but today’s offering simply has me bewildered. The unending hammering of the PTSD comparison I anticipated, but what in the name of the Great Garloo is a “blue tent,” and why does Batiuk think there’s a joke it it?
Plus, allow me to point out again how Ed Crankshaft, the titular “protagonist” who’s been dating Mary for a couple of years, has had precisely two lines of dialogue in this week’s arc of his girlfriend’s health issues, and every ounce of concern for her has come from Andy, while Cranky stands around or sits and drinks coffee.