Literature
Les and Tetsuko: A Yonkoma In Its Proper Place
LES AND TETSUKO A Yonkoma In Its Proper Place by Jimmy Dimples PANEL 1 In a parking lot, Tetsuko unloads groceries from her cart into the back of her car. Les has broken off and heads for a lone stray empty cart. 1. LES: Hang on, Tetsuko... I'd better get this one before it dents a car. 2. TETSUKO: Let me guess... you wanna ace the Grocery Cart Test, right? PANEL 2 Les rolls the cart into its corral. Tetsuko looks to him with an approving smile. 3. LES: Oh, you heard about that litmus test for personal character, eh? 4. TETSUKO: Hai. And for community, too. If you've got fifty loose carts or so, you'd better move. 5. LES: Yeah, 'cuz your town's fulla selfish lazy jerks. PANEL 3 Les is back with Tetsuko. They're looking at something a short distance away. They both look a little perplexed. 6. LES: Uh... Tetsuko? Does your ex-boyfriend Derek ever shop here? 7. TETSUKO: Ugh, that creep? Never seen him here, yokatta. Why do you... 8. TETSUKO: