While he’s certainly a bit of a simple soul, I do not believe that Mr. Large Hideous Creature is stupid. It’s just he’s not politically astute enough to realize pointing out flaws in the proposals of the higher ups might[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We haven’t heard much from Mr. Zhu, Mr. Ying, and the rest of the department, since their brainstorming session with Mr. Moroni, but it is now Go Time! We don’t know just what they have planned for the Circle Band[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Even though the latest Circle Band project has officially started, the department is working on a limited budget. To make the upcoming big moment pay off, they need to work on the build-up by focusing on the preliminary stuff. At[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I almost scrapped this joke because, even by the standards of The Department of Minor Nuisances, it strained credibility. Where would they get the monkeys from, have them escape from the zoo? Then it occurred to me that lab animals,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For the record, Wendy, the woman Mr. Ying never heard of, has appeared before. She’s one of the two women, I’ve always referred to as “Michelle’s posse” who serve as someone for Michelle to talk to and sing backup. In[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I really don’t know why I have Fedya respecting Nancy’s Authority. At the beginning of the strip, it was just funny for the band to be terrified of her. As continuity began to set in and Fedya evolved into the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mr. Zhu finishes summarizing the Band’s day. The DMN’s usefulness as a source of exposition continues as Mr. Zhu show’s he’s able to even cut into people’s conversation as well as fast forward through them.
With the Band heading out, the Department of Minor Nuisances has a long night ahead of them. So remember, if you’re having a bad day, think of all of the things the people responsible for them must go through, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And we’re back to the Department of Minor Nuisances who are dealing with more mundane problems. Problems such as whether the admiistrative staff should be making copies or not. Mr. Zhu mus have been dealing with this problem for a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It is interesting how relatively successful secret assignments seem to inevitably get leaked while no one ever hears about the failures. When Mr. Lo finds out who is behind if he will have a stern word with them.
