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

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

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.

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.

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

Tributes are always nice.

“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.”

“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.”

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

………under new management!!!!!!

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

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

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?

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

and another FW character bites the dust

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

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

NO IT ISN’T "beyond awful.

Haha! (＾▽＾)