“Part-Time Bird Dog?”
(Without going into greater detail, on a personal note: The drunk driver who on Monday night blew through a stop sign and plowed into the truck of yours truly and his pregnant wife totally sucks ass. To ease your mind, even though our vehicle was flipped and totaled, we both walked away with relatively minor injuries and our baby appears to be OK as well. Oh and bonus: the drunk tried to flee the scene but the police caught him!)
Understandably, I am not up for writing right now, but I still love reading everyone’s comments! So please continue to snark away…at least this plot makes as much sense as always. And know that our family is recuperating and feeling very blessed to be here. Take care of yourselves, people.
Oh and Kaz’s Risky Business sunglasses are friggin’ awesome!
I’m glad you and your family are okay! Freakin’ drunk assholes. I’ve been in a car accident where the car was totaled, but not *flipped*. I can’t imagine. As it was, I flinched every time I crossed an intersection for months afterward.
Anyway lets be lighthearted, HOLY MEATY HANDS, Batman! And that’s ignoring the giant troll that’s trying to drag Gil down to the ground in panel 3.
Comment by Emily — June 26, 2008 @ 10:07 am
Jason: Congratulations on avoiding any worse har. Hope all this sorts out as quickly and easily as possible — and that the drunk guy gets the book thrown at him.
As for the snark…
Oh, the endless hours of work and effort that went into the “GONT” banner. That’s even lazier than “Rep. Bright” in a dialog box. Also, I wonder which planet we’re dealing with, where fans line up along the street in frenzied excitement over a high school baseball game. Nothin’ to do in NT, I guess. Plus, they appear to be cheering for the arrival of the visiting team’s bus. Is this a Red Sox Nation kind of thing — the Mudlarks have fans wherever they go?
Bugs’ line from the mysterious fourth panel: “Okay, Gil, let’s get down to brass tacks. My 401K is tankin’, and I could use a little dough. If I convince the Tigers to draft this wetback, what’s in it for me?”
Comment by johnw — June 26, 2008 @ 10:21 am
“Any worse harm,” I meant. Truly I did.
Actually, I asked Whigham to letter my comment, and he couldn’t be bothered to add the “m”.
Comment by johnw — June 26, 2008 @ 10:21 am
What kind of shenanigans will the New Thayer crowd pull? Toss a bunch of chihuahuas out on the field, perhaps? I’m only assuming they are playing New Thayer. Maybe there’s an impromptu gathering of fans of the Newbomb Turks or the Naked Trucker.
Jeepers, Jason…I’m glad everything’s okay.
Comment by Ned Ryerson — June 26, 2008 @ 10:23 am
Oh yeah, the theme music to panel 1 is “Oh Yeah” by Yello (which many may recall from the ending sequence of Ferris Beuller’s Day Off when the principal gets picked up by the school bus. The more I think of it, the more there does seem to be an Eighties teen movie sensibility to all this.
Comment by Ned Ryerson — June 26, 2008 @ 10:32 am
Hope they slap extra charges on that *bleep*head for trying to flee.
I’m not the best snarker, but it looks to me like the cigar in panel 3 is not actually in that guy’s mouth, but magically suspended in front of it.
Comment by Catbus — June 26, 2008 @ 10:32 am
Oh,man. Sorry to hear that Jason. Good to hear the wife and child are fine.
Since you’ve cheered me up for so long with the site, I’m more than happy to snark for you during hard times.
I think we’re getting prepped for “The Milford Matrix: Reloaded.” Check out the raybans on Kaz. The support for “Windows NT” in panel two only bolsters my prediction.
Comment by El Santo — June 26, 2008 @ 10:34 am
Your car FLIPPED? Geez. Glad you guys are OK.
That cigar glued to Bugs’ one giant tooth doesn’t look like a cigar. Maybe it’s a carrot. (Get it? Bugs? Sorry.)
Comment by sourbelly — June 26, 2008 @ 11:00 am
Apparently, Gil has hired Max Headroom to help coach the baseball team. How he got Max out of his TV remains to be seen.
Comment by Tony — June 26, 2008 @ 11:06 am
Wow Jason, so glad you and your family are ok – get a good lawyer and sue the a$$hole
for whatever he has.
And I bet carrot-tooth’s (Good one sourbelly – lol) words come out sounding like,
“mznmzmznzmzn.”
Comment by Gil'sBarber — June 26, 2008 @ 11:10 am
To quote from “Back to the Future”… ‘Craaazy drunk drivers’. But serious, I feel for you and yours and I am in agreement with the other commentors – I hope they throw the book at that idiot, especially for trying to flee the scene. A few years ago I was on my bike and was run off the side of the freeway by a drunken idiot in a Ford F250 – after recovering from the adrenaline and fear overload the only consolation was seeing the gumballs flashing from the Highway Patrol car that pulled his stupid ass over around the bend.
*SNARK*
Is it just me or does the perspective of the inside of the bus seem a little “off” in Panel 1? Or are Gil and Kaz sitting in John Madden’s UltraWide Outback© EA Sports© NBC SNF© Tour Bus? Or maybe they’re in a different bus altogeher and they’re getting ready to “Marty Moon” the passengers in the bus alongside them?
Comment by Brymus Maximus — June 26, 2008 @ 11:12 am
The future’s so bright for Elmer, Kaz has to wear shades. Gil doesn’t cause he’s got no pupils.
Those dudes really love Windows NT
Comment by Doc Gooden — June 26, 2008 @ 11:12 am
Jason–glad you and your family are okay.
In panel two, it looks as if the bridge team’s pep rally (NT=no trump) is in full swing.
Richard
Comment by Richard — June 26, 2008 @ 11:14 am
I’m sorry to hear about the wreck, but glad you and the rest of the Milford snark family are all right.
Comment by Darkefang — June 26, 2008 @ 11:22 am
Glad to hear you & your family are okay, Jason.
Ned Ryerson, you really called it on the Panel 1 theme music. I think “Oh Yeah” probably plays automatically any time Kaz puts on those pimpin’ shades.
In Panel 3, did someone give Bugs an exploding cigar? And why is he still chomping on it?
Comment by Cash — June 26, 2008 @ 11:32 am
Yikes, Jason, glad you and yours are okay.
What does the part-time bird dog do the rest of the time? It’s got to be more interesting than anything doing in New Thayer or Milford.
Comment by KarenD — June 26, 2008 @ 11:43 am
Thank God you three are all okay and thank goodness they caught the bastard. (Congratulations on the baby!)
Kaz’s glasses blow all others away.
Comment by Wynne — June 26, 2008 @ 12:02 pm
Jason- don’t you live in Denver? If so, and if you need some drunk hit and run moron… well, you know… “TALKED to” just let me know. I know some people.
WRT ThorpWorld- has anyone else noticed that Wigham is going to extreme lengths to AVOID showing us Kaz’ ears? Kind of makes you wonder just what the heck is going on with those earrings…
Comment by TCM — June 26, 2008 @ 12:25 pm
Get Better Jason,
when the shock wears off and cynicism towards the world comes raging back…you’ll know where to take out your frustrations. Right here. Right Here.
Comment by StuckFunky — June 26, 2008 @ 1:29 pm
Jason, I’m glad you your wife and the snarker to be are okay…I hope they throw the book at the asshole who hit you. If these assholes want to get drunk, do it at home. Now on to the snark:
I was gonna say something about Kaz channeling Tom Cruise in Risky business, but everyone beat me to it. Damn, Tony, you beat me to the Max Headroom comment as well!
Go NT? Do they mean go “no talent”?
What’s with the three things coming outta Gil’s eye in panel three? Is he giving Bugs’ ceegar x-ray treatment in the hopes it’ll explode??
Comment by Regina — June 26, 2008 @ 2:18 pm
Oh yea, are Gil and Kaz’ heads fused together like Kaz’ and Gail Martin’s were last summer? The return of the “Incredible Two Headed Transplant”!
Comment by Regina — June 26, 2008 @ 2:21 pm
In light of your news, there’s nothing much about GT to comment on today. Just glad to hear you and your wife are fine, Jason.
Comment by Mooch — June 26, 2008 @ 2:45 pm
Very glad to hear that the trio is safe and sound.
You know what’s grosser than smoking cigars? Walking around with an old wet one in your mouth all day long
Comment by Bryce — June 26, 2008 @ 3:43 pm
All my best to you and your wife – I’m sure you’re still shaking. Rest assured, we faithful will keep up the snark as long as we see things like Elmullet’s Giant Peener balloon hat in panel 3. What? Am I the only one who sees it?
Plus, Bugs’ cigar is HAIRY. Probably like his flabby, bright white back. EWWWWWWW.
Comment by julienne — June 26, 2008 @ 4:23 pm
Bugsy’s cigar looks like a chewed up carpet…and I forgot to mention that creepy claw on Gil’s shoulder…no wonder he’s givin’ Bugsy boy the evil eye,
Comment by Regina — June 26, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
Jason…
I thought I had a bad day with my ass operation and all.
Glad to hear your family made it out ok.
When it comes down to it, That’s all that really matters right now…
Comment by kenzo — June 26, 2008 @ 5:15 pm
Jason, I just prayed for you, your wife, and your baby. I hope the buthead who hit you gets to share a cell with Clambake, who’ll give him batting tips and stories of his days in the Negro Leagues.
I love Kaz’s shades, too. But the Chief still needs to put in the earring!
Comment by Doug Puthoff — June 26, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
I found out who Gail Martin is – she’s Mike Downey’s wife. He is a sports writer for the Chicago Tribune, and he mentioned her in his column the other day. Why she cant be Gail Downey is beyond me. He used to work in LA, but I bet he knows Neil Rubin.
A bird-dog is slang for a scout. The part-time bird-dog is Bugs, who’s retired, so thats all he does.
I hope this game is for some kind of title, with New Thayer, otherwise theres no reason for a throng of fans with a sign waiting for the opponents bus to arrive. Crazy, man, crazy.
If I was Thorp, I’d have the players run right thru that sign, like at a football game, to show those NT fans what an idiotic idea they had.
How about the idea of Elmer getting drafted by the Tigers? I didnt know that changed his citizen status. I have to hand it to em – thats one preposterous idea.
Comment by RobM — June 26, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
Why is Gil so surprised that Bugs is there, so surprised he yells Bugs’ name to him while he is eight inches away?? He knew he was coming. And Bugs’ nerve hold on Gil has Gil wincing, as his eye shows.
I figured Bugs is the kind of guy that calls people by their last name.
Hope you get better, Jason. My prayers are with your family, as are the prayers of the other 30 or so losers who find this site to be the highlight of their day as I do.
Comment by southmauldin — June 26, 2008 @ 7:37 pm
Jason,
One more quick note to say I’m glad you and yours are all okay!
SH (who grew up in Milford, no joke!)
Comment by SH — June 26, 2008 @ 8:39 pm
Holy crap – here I was thinking that spinning out on the freeway earlier this year was bad.
It’s good to hear that everyone is okay, and here’s hoping that things settle back down to something more normal soon.
Comment by Paul — June 26, 2008 @ 8:44 pm
Oh man … I’m so sorry. I’m glad you’re relatively unharmed, but I don’t envy you having to deal with insurance and getting a new car and all that crud. You take care of yourself.
Congratulations on the baby!
I like that Gil is so pleased to see Bugs that his eyelashes are falling out.
Comment by Gold-Digging Nanny — June 26, 2008 @ 9:41 pm
Good Lord, Jason, that’s horrible! I’m really glad that you and your wife and baby are OK. This kind of thing gets to me about 15,732x worse since I became a parent myself. Best wishes on the rest of the pregnancy and birth of your child and beyond.
I don’t have any good snark, so I’ll just say that I really enjoy your blog. And Kaz’s superfly sunglasses.
Comment by bees on pie — June 27, 2008 @ 8:18 pm
My god, that’s terrible! I am so glad to hear you and the family are okay, but sorry to hear the drunk driver is okay. He shouldn’t be. I hope the book is thrown at him. And a few bricks, and an anvil.
Comment by Stacia — June 28, 2008 @ 11:13 pm
I’m sorry to hear about your accident, and I’m glad to hear that you and your family are okay. I love the blog, and you’ve made me and several friends into Gil Thorp fans. Or, more accurately, This Week in Milford fans.
Also, it’s interesting to note that the Milford bus line has a copyright on whatever word ends in L, presumably school.
Comment by Yp3 — June 30, 2008 @ 12:33 am