Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for January 31, 2024

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    billsplut  10 months ago

    So…Yesterday, Dinkleberry knew nuttin’ about anything, today he’s an expert on everything, or…this is the signing, where he lets people read HALF of his 1,000 page slab for free? Hey there geezer, can I get a copy less smeared with fingerprints of Montoni’s grease? Also: Nice FACE, first dude. Has Davis given up C&Ping and now is just using Silly Putty imprints? And, sigh, YES, “OMEA.”What’s “mind-boggling” is that this strip can’t make up its mind if it’s reality, or some non-linear madhouse dream state.

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    J.J. O'Malley  10 months ago

    Umm, this is the Ohio Music Education Association conference, an annual feature of “the other strip” now grafted onto “Crankshaft,” is it not? This is a gathering of music teachers and band directors from across the state, and Dinkleberg’s latest self-hagiography is praised for telling them what they all already know they do for a living? How dense are they?

    Also, “…but I did”? Yeah, ignore your long-suffering wife, your one-armed successor whom you constantly browbeat and upstage, and the endless succession of students who actually made the music. It’s all about you, isn’t it, you self-centered, conceited, bloviated gasbag?

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    billsplut  10 months ago

    Explain word zeppelin 2: “Holy cow, it’s MIND-BOGGLING that your job description involves doing your job description! Me, I work in a sewage treatment plant where we deal with doo-doos, peepees, and flushed copies of Lisa’s Story!” Dinkleberry: “My mind is BOGGLED! And also Scrabbled and Connect Foured!”

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    Jim G Premium Member 10 months ago

    Every time I think that Bats can’t possibly make Harry any more unlikable than he already is…

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    sueb1863  10 months ago

    The artwork this week is really mediocre. Did they replace artists?

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    Gent  10 months ago

    Now waitsaminute. What Dinkley guy dooin here? Me thoughts he living in Funkyworld which is like ten years ahead of Crankyworld. And this guy was this old over there already? It called writing?

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    [Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce]  10 months ago

    On;y 3 people have approached the band table. They all wanted to know where the rest rooms are

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    elbow macaroni  10 months ago

    Why would anyone care about this?

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    ladykat  10 months ago

    You had help doing all that stuff, buddy.

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    DawnQuinn1  10 months ago

    J.J. That last line in your comment describes you perfectly. lol

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    Imsowet  10 months ago

    Why the F$#& is this creep in Cranks comic all the time?

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    Irish53  10 months ago

    Zzzzzzzzzz…..

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    French Persons Premium Member 10 months ago

    “Got another book here, written by a ‘Michael Patterson’ in Milborough, Ontario. It’s called ‘Stone Season’, and it’s been hailed as a ‘Triumph of Mediocrity’…. You should check it out, it’s right up your alley!”

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    tcayer  10 months ago

    Great! There will be dozens of people who will want to read that book!

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    lemonbaskt  10 months ago

    even lawrence welk fans if there are any left wouldnt read this book

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    be ware of eve hill  10 months ago

    Wow, Dan Davis really sucks at drawing Les Moore. /s

    Yeah, I know, thankfully that’s not Les on the left. It’s a different bearded [redacted]. Les Moore appearing in a strip with the hated Dinkle would really be soap for sore eyes.

    (puke emoji)

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    rockyridge1977  10 months ago

    Seems to have at least one ardent fan ….remind him of his ego!

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    Mopman  10 months ago

    I’m sorry, he instantly gets a spot at some massive book convention based on this oh so intriguing, spell-binding, life of a band director? What’s coming in the next couple of days, he gets an offer to turn his book into a movie?

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    wherescrankshaft  10 months ago

    I’m grateful that there wasn’t an entire week of build up to going to the OMEA, followed by a Monday of “Wow, we’re back at OMEA!” so that we would finally get to today’s strip. That’s 8 days of fluff we were all spared. Thanks, Tom!

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    malatrope56  10 months ago

    How about let’s go back to the lives and loves of Ed Crankshaft, hmmm? If I wanted to read Funky Winkerbean, I’d read it. But it’s too lame to read. Please don’t screw up this strip also.

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    B UTTONS  10 months ago

    The kids who were in those bands are still in psychotherapy.

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    chief tommy  10 months ago

    Why does this strip bring out all the haters. Wheres Crankshaft is joined by JJOmalley — do you guys breed? Why not just skip this strip and leave it to us “typical” folks (to use the correct psychological term)

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    kathleenhicks62  10 months ago

    WHAT!!!!!

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    outfishn  10 months ago

    Please, update the back story of the characters. I have not been following this strip for very long.

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    EXCALABUR  10 months ago

    If you didn’t have a band and students, you would have been sol.

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    puddleglum1066  10 months ago

    Why do I suspect that Bobblehead Band Teacher is supposed to be recognizable as somebody who donated massively to the Lisa’s Larceny Fund?

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    grozar  10 months ago

    Is that dude like half-rodent?

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    WilliamVollmer  10 months ago

    Where is this scene at? A self published book convention?

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