Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for December 02, 2023

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    Bill Thompson  11 months ago

    There’s the Mopey Pete we all know and loathe! The same skinflint who proposed to Mindy with an engagement tiger.

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    Bill Thompson  11 months ago

    And it’s now a tribute to a business that failed, Funky, but don’t let that stop you from fleecing Mopey Pete. In the real world, Pete should have investigated why Montoni’s went out of business, and if people really want the old name to remind them of why they stopped eating there. Businesses don’t succeed by repeating mistakes.

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    J.J. O'Malley  11 months ago

    Well, there go the delightful storylines I was anticipating where Ed would bring Ralph and George for a special lunch at “Mopey’s Pizza” and then attempt to pay for the meal with an old athletic sock filled with pennies.

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    billsplut  11 months ago

    Stay outside. Stay outside, and get covered in heavy snow! It’s called hypothermia, but your next of kin can learn that from your autopsies! STAY OUTSIDE, YOU FOOLS, STAY FOREVER OUTSIDE

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    billsplut  11 months ago

    Droop Dawg: “We decided it would cost too much to change the sign to ‘Black Moldie’s’!” Mandy: “Me so want to make pukes!!”

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    top cat james  11 months ago

    To acknowledge your grasp on reality, why not call it Shakey’s?

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    ladykat  11 months ago

    Tributes are always nice.

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    sueb1863  11 months ago

    “Uh – can we go inside? It’s freezing out here!"

    “That depends on if they took care of the problems with the rats and the black mold.”

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    Blaidd Drwg Premium Member 11 months ago

    “Also we plan to just keep it closed. That way, we avoid the hassle of cleaning it up, updating everything, then going out of business.”

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    puddleglum1066  11 months ago

    “Montoni’s” and “restaurant”: two words that should never appear in the same sentence.

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    rockyridge1977  11 months ago

    ………under new management!!!!!!

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    French Persons Premium Member 11 months ago

    Because “Mopey Pete’s Pizza” probably isn’t going to cause a stampede of business.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member 11 months ago

    What no comment from Crankshaft…..holy crap, missed opportunity!

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    mn4nu  11 months ago

    Why is Funky talking to Mopey Pete like he’s never met him, or like Mopey Pete has no idea of the history of Montoni’s?

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    lemonbaskt  11 months ago

    i think pete will call robert irvine one week after buying it

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    CsRoberto2854  11 months ago

    and another FW character bites the dust

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    Out of the Past  11 months ago

    Symbolism. It’s like operating a comic strip without changing the name.

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    Guy Steele Premium Member 11 months ago

    A famous (in New England, anyway) real-life example:

    “Building #19 was a New England chain of discount closeout retailers that operated from 1964 until it declared bankruptcy in 2013. … The original Building #19 was located at the former Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, where the buildings were numbered, and the store retained the nondescript name on the building rather than pay for a new sign.” https://en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Building_19

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    Kr-perry Premium Member 11 months ago

    NO IT ISN’T "beyond awful.

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    ToneeRhianRose  5 months ago

    Haha! (^▽^)

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