Mike du Jour is, according to Lester, the rare triple entendre: the main character's name, the artist's own name and an honest description of the strip. "Like the freedom of a chef designing a menu every day based on what's fresh, MDJ is whatever fresh idea I can cook up," he says.
Mike (the character) is an autobiographical composite. He's "a combination of Walter Mitty, Buster Keaton and moi. He's single, a bit of a loner and a situational counterpuncher, heavyweight division," Lester adds. Mike works in a generic office environment known as Big Bottom Line Inc., and since he and his co-workers don't have enough problems, they invent them. "Office work is boring," says Lester, "or so they tell me."
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simpsonfan2 said, 6 months ago
IHOP
Dave Baugh said, 6 months ago
@simpsonfan2 How high?
Greg Wallace
said, 6 months ago
Now that’s just plain funny.
Mike Lester
said, 6 months ago
@Greg Wallace
I thought so. Can’t understand why we don’t have more readers? I’m open to any suggestion except dumbing it down.
Greg Trail _ I'm a Dillo!
said, 6 months ago
@Mike Lester
You’re still new. It takes a while. I’m enjoying it :)
Greg Trail _ I'm a Dillo!
said, 6 months ago
@Mike Lester
By the way, what exactly is the joke of “Mike du jour”? I’m guessing it’s some sort of wordplay.
Mike Lester
said, 6 months ago
@Greg Trail _ I'm a Dillo!
Other than I found it funny to sub a proper name for the word “soup”? it’s a triple entendre: the main character’s name, my name and it changes every du jour. And I love wordplay.
Mike Lester
said, 6 months ago
@Greg Trail _ I'm a Dillo!
Thanks. Means a lot and you’re right. I’m impatient.
limarick said, 6 months ago
Reading this one day late but it’s certainly the funniest one to date.