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, 4 months ago
Music by an Oompah band.
win said, 4 months ago
“I’m sorry, but all questions must be submitted in writing. And so, in the greatest of secrecy, I transported the entire population of Oompa Loompas to my factory here.” – Willy Wonka
lightenup
said, 4 months ago
LOL!!!
Lisa 4romMpls said, 4 months ago
In the original movie those guys really scared me.
Mike Lester
said, 4 months ago
@Lisa 4romMpls
ME TOO! But my wife loves them, knows all the words.
CARAPORAM said, 4 months ago
What else could it be?
Chris Browne
said, 4 months ago
Love this strip, love Mike, Love Oompas, can take or leave Loompas.
My Favorite Big Bang Theory line: “Hello. Oompa Loompas of Science!”
Colonel Claus
said, 4 months ago
Oompa loompa Zoom baa dee doo. I have another Riddle for you…
Yea, that dog will hunt… er play piano…