Denouement of the Double D Dilemma

For the life of us, we couldn't figure out what was going on with Michael. What had its insidious hooks in him and who was behind it? Through much hard work, keen detective-ing and a veritable pile of thoroughly kicked asses, we were able (as always) to get to the bottom of it. Turns out it was this guy:

Mac Ramey, would-be international fashion criminal.
Ramey was using the Double D's and the allure of their hot pants to implement his grand plan to destroy not only the world of fashion but the entire garment industry by having people make their own clothes of yarn and rope and string. As the designer of these "fashions" as well as the single largest shareholder in this company...

...he stood to become a very powerful and wealthy man. With Michael incapacitated, Jeff and I turned to Ulf, the Unbelievadog to help take Ramey down before he could fully carry out his fiendish plot.

"AAGGH! GET HIM OFF ME! HE'S CHEWING MY FRINGE!!"
Good boy, Ulf. Good boy.

Good thing too, because if not, you all would have been walking around in stuff like this:

As for Michael, we never did find out what actually took such firm control of his mind but thanks to years of ongoing therapy, we have our partner back. Unfortunately, he is still prone to relapse. So if you ever see him out and about wearing these...

Um, there's no wallet in that pocket...

...please call us immediately.