"A previous episode of this show involved several thousand innocent people being violently murdered with machine guns. Just thought we should mention that."
Strange, funny, and heartrending.
— Tagline for Mother 3
Imagine you're a relatively normal person, who only has as context to assess today's Funky Winkerbean the last couple days of strips...With that as background, your read on the absolutely insane dialogue...But you're not a normal person! You're a dedicated reader of the Comics Curmudgeon, and "once the chemo starts, this playground will be closed for repairs" has been permanently burned into your brain for the last 14 years, ever since the dialogue from today's strip played out in Les and Lisa's real, actual life.
SMG3: With these passwords I've blackmailed ALL the youtubers on the internet. Now at the risk of me uploading cringe to their channel THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY ME NOW!!!!
SMG4: YOU MONSTER! THAT'S THE MOST EVIL THING IVE EVER SEEN!!!
Mario: even more evil than the time Francis tried to commit genocide?
SMG4: Shut up...
SMG4: YOU MONSTER! THAT'S THE MOST EVIL THING IVE EVER SEEN!!!
Mario: even more evil than the time Francis tried to commit genocide?
SMG4: Shut up...
— Supermarioglitchy4's Super Mario 64 Bloopers, "The Day SMG4 Posted Cringe"note
Fishy Boopkins: I'm sorry but I got a confession, all your arcs always give me depression.
Melony: That's ok, we may woe, but we develop, love and grow!
Melony: That's ok, we may woe, but we develop, love and grow!