Wait, really? So they do have a second quarterback but they waited until now to think about putting him in? Tony “Easy Pickings” Casey has only looked shaky “since the interception”? Maybe Gil means Tony’s looked shaky since the first pick of the very first game…it’s just that he only now found his clipboard with the rest of the roster listed on it. Turns out Kaz has already checked out for the season. He’d rather dream about his next P.I. punching adventure than be stuck at this crapfest of a game. And can ya really blame him?
Back on the field, new QB Charles Bloom fumbles the world’s worst snap. Why is it at such a high arc? Perhaps it’s because it’s a recycled panel of a receiver not catching a ball. C’mon…if you’re gonna recycle this panel, at least make it funny.
Meanwhile, Marty Moon has taken too many hits from his microphone bong. Not only is he speaking in italics for some reason, his headset is defying the laws of gravity by staying on his head without a strap. If I were him, I’d resort to mind-altering drugs too. God this team is awful. What else is on?
In panel one, Kaz is suffering from MME. I’ve been wondering why they haven’t used Cully in any of these games. That big gorilla would just do a fallaway slam on the whole opposing team and win the game single handedly for Milford.
When I saw the third panel, I thought Marty Moon had died was walking toward the light. Then I realized it’s just the reflection in the mirror.
Comment by Regina — October 26, 2007 @ 9:30 am
At some point, doesn’t Gil have to get fired?
Comment by Mac Thomason — October 26, 2007 @ 9:48 am
Well, at least now we know why Thorp was so reluctant to pull Casey. His back-up is a hapless knock-kneed soph who gets his wind knocked out by a well-worn Nerf ball.
Bring on the late-season-parade-o-losses montage. Please.
Comment by killebrew — October 26, 2007 @ 9:50 am
…why does Marty Moon need two microphones?
Comment by Matt Ramone — October 26, 2007 @ 9:54 am
Panel 1: Good thing Gil lodged his clipboard in Kaz’s back so he won’t misplace it again.
Also, note the return of the giant glowing 7 / 7 shaped hole conundrum.
Comment by Ivan — October 26, 2007 @ 10:04 am
The thing attached to Marty’s head is actually a breathalyzer. The radio station did a bunch of market research and found that their ratings are much better when Marty is drunk, so that earpiece emits a loud buzzing when his BAC drops below .1% to let him know to down another shot or two.
Comment by Wikitorix — October 26, 2007 @ 10:20 am
Moon has two microphones…is this shit-fest of a game being broadcast to multiple markets? And Thorpe put in a random “soph”…the kid’s probably a safety…and Kaz doesn’t have a look of, “I give a shit, Thorpe, me got to PUB.”
Comment by Preston Lee — October 26, 2007 @ 10:29 am
Mac, was thinking the same thing…if this was professional football, Gil, Kaz and the elusive Coach Shaw would have been shit canned by now and they could spend the rest of their lives in PUB.
Comment by Regina — October 26, 2007 @ 10:45 am
Marty Moon’s newest broadcasting booth (isn’t this like the 4th one this game?) is one of his best. On the walls, he has a nice two-tone effect going. A large mirror right in front of him, so he can see how he looks while broadcasting the game. A nice old-timey radio mike with a more modern anti-grav headset, so he can broadcast to both the 1940s and the 2140s. The anti-grav headset also reminded me of maybe my all-time favorite Marty Moon broadcast booth.
Comment by Cash — October 26, 2007 @ 10:48 am
I have read many comments on the lack of continuity (rationality?) in the game
descriptions, but it never sank in until just lately. All these people need is:
catalog of action pictures, list of captions, random number generator.
Only human input: which sport.
Comment by dale — October 26, 2007 @ 10:56 am
Oh, I almost forgot: I went to a concert last night (sadly, not the Rock ‘n Roll Carole King), and about 2-3 songs in, a dude right next to me started yelling for the band’s best hit. It was one of the greatest moments of my life when I turned to him and said, “Ease up, friend!” Unfortunately, I didn’t run into him later that night.
Comment by Cash — October 26, 2007 @ 11:24 am
Cash, while I’m diasappointed that it didn’t end with you ramming your fist down his throat at CAFE, that’s still a great story.
Comment by Matt Ramone — October 26, 2007 @ 11:28 am
#11 — Ha ha ha! Awesome!
By the way, Kaz seems to be rockin’ the eyeliner in panel 1 there. It goes well with the plucked eyebrows and high cheekbones. Should the pearl earrings have been a tip off that Kaz is a closet transvestite?
Comment by El Santo — October 26, 2007 @ 11:34 am
Now that you mention it, I’d rather be dreaming about Kaz’ next P.I. punching adventure, too. Come on! “Tarzana Nights”!
Comment by jules — October 26, 2007 @ 12:43 pm
That’s not a second mike for Marty, he’s working his other job as a telemarketer.
Comment by PRiverside — October 26, 2007 @ 4:08 pm
Matt Ramone, et al:
Marty has two microphones because he’s broadcasting in stereo.
Der-hay!
Comment by Sourbelly — October 26, 2007 @ 4:44 pm
I just hope that the anti-matter #7 lurking in the first panel doesn’t come in contact with the matter version of #7. If they meet, it would mean the total annihilation of Milford!
Comment by jwright — October 27, 2007 @ 2:52 am
What is going to happen when Cully Vale runs into the Valley Tech pranksters? Cully will probably be up on a oduble murder charge.
Comment by jjwhite — October 27, 2007 @ 10:58 am
The reason why “The Soph” fumbles the snap is because that is NOT a football that bounces off his chest– I don’t know what the mystery object is…perhaps an oar’s head? but I AM sure it is not a regulation pigskin. Come to think of it, the radiation lines seem to indicate it is a nuclear warhead.
Comment by Laura Jane — October 28, 2007 @ 7:49 am
Youse fixed the Z.
Comment by dale — October 28, 2007 @ 10:46 pm
Yeah silly me, I just noticed it. (Way to post a typo in the title then leave for the weekend…)
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