B.ulging F.reakish F.rankenstein!
Lots of disconnected thoughts today, so each one gets its own short paragraph.
Any more appearances like the above and I swear I’m renaming him “Elmer the Slack-Jawed Mullet Yokel.”
Where is Panel 1 taking place? An enormous tepee?
Mysterious object alert: Yokel lunchbox? Illegal Immigrant tracking robot? Futuristic napkin holder? Stolen cash register?
If that is indeed Lisa Wyche…she wins for “Most Improved-Looking Character in the Whigham Era.”
o-4 for Brendan-Oyl? Start the suicide watch. Apparently even the happy kitty shirt can’t cheer her up.
Holy rippling Gil muscles, Batman! Looks like someone misses drawing superheroes. Are we going to have to start drug testing in this comic?
What’s your point Gil? That only American citizens can play baseball? C’mon, man. Even Marty Moon realizes it’s no longer 1953.
I hope Kaz isn’t jealous of Gil cheating on him with a new running partner.
Mimi wins for the most awkwardly phrased expositional phrase of the week. Why would she drop the “B.F.F.” acronym* to her old fart husband?
Looking at the quaint yet insane scenery, maybe it is 1953. Or the apocalypse.
*For those not in the know, B.F.F.=”Bulemic French Fry”, which is what all the kids are calling each other these days. What’s with these kids today?
Mimi’s looking like a Picasso cutout in panel 3.
Comment by philosophist — May 9, 2008 @ 10:43 am
Elmer is looking more and more Gomer Pyle-ish as the weeks wear on.
I think that weird thing is suppose to be a table top jukebox. Remember those…back in 1953 where we all believe this action is taking place.
I see Gil has morphed into Joey Buttafucco on steroids…has he been hanging out with Roger Clemens.
And how did Gil find out about Elmer’s illegal status? Certainly not from the kids because he’s been too busy hanging out at PUB and shooting up steroids.
Comment by Regina — May 9, 2008 @ 10:56 am
Gil and Mimi look like those bendable Gumby figures in Panel 3. And what’s with the glasses in Panel 1? Those better not be ice cubes SINKING
Comment by sourbelly — May 9, 2008 @ 11:11 am
Uh oh! Look at that shadowy figure under the street lamp in panel 2. Do you think he overheard Gil’s “Citizenship problem” comment?
Whigham-style, Gil always seems to have one contiguous ass muscle.
Comment by Striker — May 9, 2008 @ 11:25 am
No matter how Whigam draws hair, it looks like slabs of wood attached to their heads.
Comment by laura — May 9, 2008 @ 11:26 am
This strip takes place a long time ago, on a planet far, far, away with three enormous moons (not counting Marty).
Comment by tycho anomaly — May 9, 2008 @ 11:51 am
Oops - Gil’s ginormous ostrich feather fell off his back in Panel 3!
Comment by Gil'sBarber — May 9, 2008 @ 11:52 am
I like the way light disperses from street lamps on this planet. Within about one foot of the lamp, everything is brilliantly illuminated; after that, utter darkness.
Right, Regina, definitely a juke box in panel one. Maybe they are eating at Johnny Rockets!
Richard
Comment by Richard — May 9, 2008 @ 12:16 pm
Omigod, this is the best strip in months! Thank you, oh great comic lords, for the glorious panel 3!!!!
Comment by Big Mokeski — May 9, 2008 @ 12:23 pm
Again, Elmer looks like he has a cleft lip when shown in profile. Check out 5/3…
Comment by Thorpnotized — May 9, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
The artists show a continuing need to drop in bits with considerable detail.
Often these things don’t make sense when taken in context. Here we have a
jukebox control placed right in the middle of a table - not where it would be if they still have them.
Comment by dale — May 9, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
Mimi in Panel Three is the most misshapen thing I have ever seen. My head just exploded. I don’t even know how I’m typing this!
Comment by jules — May 9, 2008 @ 1:04 pm
Pah, that’s not Gil! That’s Magnus, the Robot Fighter!
And Elmer looks like a friggin’ muppet. Seriously, I have a wicked urge to replace all his dialogue with an appropriate “Meep!”
Comment by El Santo — May 9, 2008 @ 1:16 pm
Dude, no way are they running in panel 3. Looks more like power walking to me!
Comment by rug thief — May 9, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
I love those tabletop jukeboxes. The one at the local diner had a damaged cd in it, so I would order “Crocodile Rock” every time we went there and someone would have to go restart the master jukebox. Good times!
I suppose that’s a tree in panel 2, but I initially thought Gil was being struck by lightning. That would explain his groom of Mimi-stein appearance, as well as the luminescent glow in panel 3. Wow, I spelled “luminescent” right on the first try. Score!
Comment by Lomion — May 9, 2008 @ 2:31 pm
#14 I agree re: power walking with huge ginormous steroid feet.
BTW Jason, awesome headline again Dude! BFF indeed LMAO!
Comment by Gil'sBarber — May 9, 2008 @ 8:01 pm
Getting scared here…where is this mysterious place called Norwich? After last week’s trip to Chenango Forks, why is the girl’s team traveling to Chenango County, NY, WHERE I GREW UP? And why did I move to CT, home of Jack Beryl??? Argggh! Help me!!! Gil is in my head!!!!!
Comment by Jamie — May 9, 2008 @ 9:32 pm
Re: the two fists in Panel 2… I’m going with Foreman/Frasier. (Ali, who really had the hands of a middleweight, could only dream of having mitts like these.)
Comment by Ty — May 9, 2008 @ 10:06 pm
I’m just glad to see Gil is sticking to his post-retreat drinking/eating/workout regimine. All meat and hops makes Gil a thick chested boy!
Comment by Dr. "Eat More Cheddar and Drink More Pabst," aka Gil's Dietician — May 10, 2008 @ 5:07 am
I’m pretty sure B.F.F. is not an acronym unless you pronounce it like a regular word. So unless she’s saying “bffffff,” then it’s actually just an abbreviation.
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Comment by spencer — May 10, 2008 @ 6:02 am
Good to see streetlights every 5 feet in Milford.
Comment by Roy Gillen — May 10, 2008 @ 10:13 am
Ty,
According to http://www.ibhof.com/ibhftape.htm
Ali’s fist measurement was about normal for a heavyweight, slightly smaller than Frazier’s and slightly larger than Foreman’s.
Comment by Richard — May 10, 2008 @ 1:43 pm
Richard,
I stand corrected on Ali’s fist size — but still, you’ll agree that those hammers in Panel 2 are impressive.
(Mimi’s especially. Imagine taking that on the chin.)
Comment by Ty — May 10, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
I had to move to panel two right away because panel one was just too depressing. At first I thought that was steam coming from the new buffed out Gil in panel two.
Thanks Lomion for letting me know its a tree.
But then again I also thought they were jogging until I saw panel three and I realized they were chasing that guy who has them by one lampost.
Comment by kenzo — May 10, 2008 @ 5:12 pm
Branden appears to be rockin’ the retro look with a blazer over her Hello Kitty t-shirt. Also, I notice the wristband watch that Gil’s wearing is on his left wrist in both Panel 2 and Panel 3. That’s the kind of continuity I’m not used to in this strip.
Comment by Stacia — May 10, 2008 @ 10:54 pm
Panel 3 is great and all, but my favorite is Panel 1.
That’s not a softball player, that’s a MAN, baby!
Comment by emptyeye — May 11, 2008 @ 8:15 pm
I think poor Branden’s a little depressed because Elmer’s clearly been lobotomized at some point during the past couple of days. She can’t even bring herself to look at his slack jaw and dull, vacant eyes anymore.
Comment by Striker — May 11, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
Not so much power walking as about to activate their Wonder Twin posers.
Comment by Dick Tracy Broke into My Oddball Sanctuary — May 11, 2008 @ 10:42 pm
I think they’re chasing Robert Crumb in panel 3.
Comment by Smokey Stover — May 12, 2008 @ 6:53 pm