How to Create a “Crankshaft” Sunday Strip in 2024:
Step One: Find old 1970s “Funky Winkerbean” Sunday strip where Dinkle complains about the football team holding on-field practice while he’s trying to rehearse the marching band.
Step Two: Have current artist change locale to St. Spires church.
Step Three: Alter wording where needed to reflect new setting and situation.
Step Four: Sit back and bask in adulation of readers.
I do like the grawlixes here! They represent what the reader is thinking: “OH GAWD, DINKLE HAS RETURNED!” If that is Dinkle? He looks different in every panel.
Reuben Bolling’s “Super-Fun-Pak Comix” (also on GoComics) features a regular character called “Dinkle, the UN-lovable Loser.” Bolling’s “Dinkle” is still far more lovable than Batiuk’s.
(some guy in a hood walks inside the church, and takes his hood off, revealing it to be Varg Vikernes (if you dont know who he is, then Varg Vikernes is a Norwegian criminal/former black metal musician who burned several churches down between 1991 and 1994, and killed fellow musician and felon. Euronymous’
Varg: Such a nice church you’ve got here, Harry L. Dinkle, It’d be a shame if it were to suddenly burst into flames.
Dinkle: OH NO YOU DONT! (throws a rock at Varg’s head)
Bill Thompson 11 months ago
Okay, who broke the sixth seal? One more blunder like that and Le’slee Mh’oore will rise!
Bill Thompson 11 months ago
How do you make a racket at a funeral? That would be so disrespectful—oh, no, they’ve got Les Moore in a box! Quick, call for Dr. van Helsing!
J.J. O'Malley 11 months ago
How to Create a “Crankshaft” Sunday Strip in 2024:
Step One: Find old 1970s “Funky Winkerbean” Sunday strip where Dinkle complains about the football team holding on-field practice while he’s trying to rehearse the marching band.
Step Two: Have current artist change locale to St. Spires church.
Step Three: Alter wording where needed to reflect new setting and situation.
Step Four: Sit back and bask in adulation of readers.
Caution: Step Four may take a while.
billsplut 11 months ago
I do like the grawlixes here! They represent what the reader is thinking: “OH GAWD, DINKLE HAS RETURNED!” If that is Dinkle? He looks different in every panel.
The Reader Premium Member 11 months ago
But they are rehearsing for the eventual creation of new choir members!
Fetzee 11 months ago
Where’s Crankshaft?!
phritzg Premium Member 11 months ago
They’re lucky it isn’t a rehearsal for Crankshaft’s funeral. They would suffer permanent loss of hearing from the loud cheering.
bluephrog 11 months ago
Harry Dinkle’s favorite hymn to be sung by his choir is, “How Great Thou Art.”
JudithStocker Premium Member 11 months ago
According to Harry Dinkle, the choir is more important in this church than any marriage rehearsal. They can take it elsewhere.
tcayer 11 months ago
I guess this strip was leftover from the Funky days. Might as well use it. No one cares anyway…
ladykat 11 months ago
And weddings, and funerals, and Sunday service, and holy days, and a whole bunch of other stuff.
rockyridge1977 11 months ago
…….and “choir” folks!!!!!
eced52 11 months ago
Funny, I thought churches were supposed to be for preaching the Gospel.
kathleenhicks62 11 months ago
!!!
WilliamVollmer 11 months ago
That choirmaster needs a reminder of what churches are really for.
raybarb44 11 months ago
Missing the REALLY big picture it would seem…….
Mopman 11 months ago
Filling in for the vacationing Ed Crankshaft, we have the crabby and clueless Dinkle with today’s nonsensical rant.
lemonbaskt 11 months ago
ok let me go see if mary worth can top this
sueb1863 11 months ago
Man, who did the artwork here? It’s pretty bad.
Also, no church would book a wedding rehearsal and a choir practice at the same time.
Newenglandah 11 months ago
Why all the grumbling? I was a longtime reader of Funky Winkerbean and love seeing some old familiar characters show up!
Would there be this much grumbling if Charlie Brown showed up?
hyhybt 11 months ago
Do people usually swear that much at wedding rehearsals?
EntrancedCat 11 months ago
No men in Dinkle’s choir?
ChazNCenTex 11 months ago
This guy’s cranky enough.
puddleglum1066 11 months ago
Reuben Bolling’s “Super-Fun-Pak Comix” (also on GoComics) features a regular character called “Dinkle, the UN-lovable Loser.” Bolling’s “Dinkle” is still far more lovable than Batiuk’s.
csroberto2854 11 months ago
(some guy in a hood walks inside the church, and takes his hood off, revealing it to be Varg Vikernes (if you dont know who he is, then Varg Vikernes is a Norwegian criminal/former black metal musician who burned several churches down between 1991 and 1994, and killed fellow musician and felon. Euronymous’
Varg: Such a nice church you’ve got here, Harry L. Dinkle, It’d be a shame if it were to suddenly burst into flames.
Dinkle: OH NO YOU DONT! (throws a rock at Varg’s head)
ToneeRhianRose 2 months ago
Haha! (^▽^)