billr sends this in: “Mike does puns ad infinitum. This is a recurring motif. What I don’t get is the text thread in the newspaper being held by the counterman. I know who Tom Waits is, but don’t know his music well enough to know if this is a reference to one of his songs. Jesus is a common name in some Hispanic-speaking countries, but “Walking Spanish down the hall” is beyond me.”
The basic joke is clear: he wants to pretend to be a better person than he is. And if those are clouds they seem to be in line at the Pearly Gates — but, if so, how can he use his phone? And what’s the significance of the way the others are portrayed: golfing, eating a piece of cake, etc.
From Marrose:
who notes:
I get the maniacal laughter (it is a Mad Scientist convention) but what does it have to do with a stroke?
Mitch4 sends this in as a momentary CIDU:
I feel like this is a parody of a popular song lyric, but I’m not finding it in my memory.
Mitch4 sends this in.
So, what sort of seed would be used?
The general theme of car parts stuck in the ground also occurs in Sally Forth’s current storyline. I’m not going to explain any of the time-traveling aspect of this, though.
The inspiration is perhaps the Cadillac Ranch in Texas.
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