There may very well be a conversation about milkshakes going on in the first panel (“I drink your milkshake?”) but all I see is a giant ass in mom jeans and another “Milford Go!” sign. How is that bench with legs on only one side supporting the giant ass?
Oh and Jeff “Sackoballs” Ponczak is amusingly nervous around Trisha. [Note: As you should all know by now, this character is a tribute to the real Jeff Ponczak who died earlier this year. I'm pretty sure this is crystal clear, but I'll spell it out for anyone who stumbles across this blog: all mocking going on around here is about the fictional character and not about the actual guy. And now back to whatever it was I was babbling about...]
…And speaking of giant asses, Matt’s appears to be talking! That’s all I got for today. Carry on, giant ass aficionados!
His girl didn’t go to the game…
He feels like panel one.
Comment by Gray — September 25, 2008 @ 9:16 am
If I’m not mistaken, “buying your milkshake” is a pseudonym for a b.j. “Meet me in the showers — I’m buying your milkshake!”
I can see why Jeff is petrified. Trisha looks like she’s ready to pounce. Is there a red hourglass on her chest?
Comment by johnw — September 25, 2008 @ 9:30 am
The two-legged bench works fine if the legs have a large base or are anchored to the floor.
Comment by dale — September 25, 2008 @ 9:38 am
Trisha should have her own strip. Trisha – Soccer Goth! Trisha – looking at her fingernails while dancing! Trisha — scaring the hell out of decent folks so that they stammer like babies! Theme song — “I Know What Boys Like!”
Comment by laura — September 25, 2008 @ 10:12 am
Damn, what is with these artists and their obsession with crotches and butts???
Just like the obsession Roger has with his 1940’s Dick Tracy hat. I know I’m not from this new fangled generation…(let’s just say I’m over 40), but I have never seen a teenager in my neighborhood or on this planet wearing a hat that my father would have worn circa 1960. (As a matter of fact, I have a picture of my father wearing a hat similar to Mat’s and the picture was taken in the 1960s. But I digress.) Even I don’t wear “mom” jeans, so why would an 18 year old wear them? Unless, Jeff’s got a “Norman Bates” complex and enjoys wearing his hot Polish mom’s clothes.
Jeff is so busy thinking about that “milkshake” that Trisha and her lunging at him totally unnerved him.
BTW, how long has it been since we’ve sen Gil and Kaz?
Comment by Regina — September 25, 2008 @ 10:29 am
We really need more backstory on Trisha.
Why would the Ballsacker be suprised when she shows up at THE BUCKET? Everyone hangs there.
Why does she have a cloven neck?
Why is she wearing a dog tage for an earring?
I agree w/ #4– A Soccer Goth strip would be cool (wouldn’t Goths call it futbol?)
Comment by Dr. "Eat More Cheddar and Drink More Pabst," at 6' 0" aka Gil's Dietician — September 25, 2008 @ 10:39 am
#6: Pfff. You’re mistaking Goths for hipsters. Real Goths call soccer “soccer” and root for the Baltimore Ravens because of that Edgar Allan Poe reference.
But yeah, a Trisha series would be pretty awesome. Watch her as she totally calls out the weird softball girls who shave their heads in a mistaken display of solidarity!
Comment by El Santo — September 25, 2008 @ 10:47 am
Is Jeff “Sacko” Ponczack going to clash with Matt “The Rajah” Rogers in a battle of inappropriate last-name based nicknames?
Gosh I hope so.
Comment by Christopher — September 25, 2008 @ 12:13 pm
Re-emphasizing to the blogster a few days ago who took umbrage at what they thought was a slight to the real Jeff Ponczak: It wasn’t so. So – - – Ease up, friend!
Comment by SemperFi4evr — September 25, 2008 @ 1:05 pm
I’m a bit confused – don’t the tall people usually pair up? So shouldn’t we be having 6′9″ Jeff Ponczack seeing 6′2″ Lisa Wyche? Or perhaps 5′11″ Maureen Monte? Or were they seniors last year?
Comment by The Big B — September 25, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
At first glance, it appears that 6-9 Sackadelphia is flustered by Trisha. I think otherwise. Notice how he responds by stumbling over Charles’ name? I’m guessing he’s still swooning over Charles’ offer to buy his milkshake.
Comment by 5-10 sourbelly — September 25, 2008 @ 1:24 pm
Trisha’s nickname better be Sackajaweea!!!
Comment by SemperFi4evr — September 25, 2008 @ 3:08 pm
I’ll just turn my snark off for a bit here and echo what others have been saying: Any mocking I do of Jeff Ponczak (The Gil Thorp character) should not be taken as an opinion on Jeff Ponczak (The person the character is named after). I’m sure The Real Jeff Ponczak was a great guy (Though I do wonder if he was also 6-foot-9).
I actually don’t have much to say about today’s strip, other than I hope Jeff’s nervousness doesn’t lead to him having a heart attack and dying on the spot.
Comment by 5-4 Emptyeye — September 25, 2008 @ 5:12 pm
9/26 panel 2
Fingers that long may well end in suction cups. If not, I don’t see how Matt can hold on to his glass of HappyBubbles or whatever that crap is.
As old as that group looks, if they would drive a few miles to where no one knows them, they could be drinking in ROADHOUSE, no questions asked.
Comment by dale — September 26, 2008 @ 12:21 am
Big B: You’d tink so except for thios thing called “regression to the mean.” Basicly, if you have a bunch of really tall people (or inversely, really short people) having kids together to perpetuate that size it won’t work because Mother Nature (or the Genetic Genie) steps in and over successive generations makes their offspring shorter (or taller). This is why (other than the whole racism and holocaust thing) eugenics was a faulty science: you can’t breed certain qualities into offspring reliably.
You’d be better off with Ponzi and Goth Trish hooking up and hoping the kid is tall.
El Santo: would a goth even like sports? Or only games played at night without lights or in the basement?
Comment by Dr. "Eat More Cheddar and Drink More Pabst," aka Gil's Dietician — September 26, 2008 @ 7:29 am
uh–I was typing fast.
Comment by Dr. "Eat More Cheddar and Drink More Pabst," aka Gil's Dietician — September 26, 2008 @ 7:30 am
I BUY YOUR MILKSHAKE I BUY IT UP
Comment by Monkey Time — September 26, 2008 @ 10:23 am
why do you hate dead kids so much?
Comment by Daily Comics Reviewer — September 26, 2008 @ 4:35 pm
OMG! Jason needs to post Saturday’s strip (and Friday’s) RIGHT NOW!
HOTT!!! ACTION!!!!! With a CHAIR!!!!11!!!eleven
Comment by 6-1 Lomion — September 26, 2008 @ 8:19 pm