Thane Furrows is an unsuccessful, angry, and bitter children's book author living in a tiny apartment in Texas who eats only cereal for all 3 meals and constantly goes on rants about different subjects including flies, popsicles, junk mail, his boss's wife, his upstairs neighbor, smoking, and salesmen. He also philosophizes on topics such as the morality of eating humans and the sensibility of keeping pets. His books include "How to Start the Family Car" and "Bye Bye Grandma"