The plan to get Bryce to play on the basketball team in a nutshell: Have everyone at school tell him “You’re fat and you suck.” Nice.
Bryce’s current plan of counter-attack: Grow a curly moustache so everyone realizes he’s evil, and just might tie some poor girl to the train tracks.
Once he finds out the team has a 46-year-old balding guy and a dude with a detached right hand, the thrill Bryce doesn’t really have for playing for them might start to wear off. Hell, if we’re lucky, he’ll decide to tie them all to the train tracks, then go rob the local Swifti-Mart.
Who was behind the Swift Mart caper????? When will we get this resolved?
And Bryce is a prick – I don’t want him on the team. I prefer a LG Howard Gourwitz type. Or Culver Vale’s younger brother. Or Clambake’s grandson. Or my nephew.
Comment by southmauldin — January 27, 2009 @ 4:00 pm
Bryce could be the perp.
Ashley is a suspect partially because her mother’s real estate business is down.
Bryce is living in Milford because his family’s financial situation has declined.
Comment by dale — January 27, 2009 @ 4:49 pm
Gee, Jason, I’m surprised you didn’t remark upon the fact that this is the first time in a while Steve Rosen’s done somthing away from the field or court. Funny, he doesn’t look Jewish. He looks like Guy Gardner from the DC Universe.
Comment by Doug Puthoff — January 27, 2009 @ 5:31 pm
One constant in Milford athletics: They don’t get obsessed with the whole “character” thing. Liars, jerks, murderers, self-mutilators–all miscreants are welcome on the Mudlarks.
Comment by sourbelly — January 27, 2009 @ 5:56 pm
I don’t think there’s been a single day since Wigham took over on which the “freak hands” tag would not have been warranted.
Comment by jfruh — January 27, 2009 @ 7:16 pm
Bryce is emulating his hero, Snidely Whiplash.
Is it me, or does Steve Rosen look like he’s 40 years old?
Comment by Regina — January 27, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
Bryce Larkin, All-League Anorexic, The Early Years.
Comment by Ned Ryerson — January 27, 2009 @ 7:47 pm
I hope that Bryce gets that all important sports physical before he joins the team. He’s missed out on the “group physical”, but still, Coach Thorp is a stickler when it comes to insuring that his players are healthy. Wait, does Bryce’s mom qualify as “old country” ? Maybe he can skip the physical.
Comment by blondie — January 27, 2009 @ 9:56 pm
@8: Speaking of, nothing ever happened with “Moon gets canned from Prep Spotlight”, did it? C’mon Rubin, you had potential gold there and have done nothing with it. For that matter, it was never explained (Even in the wacky confines of the story) why Matt would even be on that show, was it
Comment by Emptyeye — January 28, 2009 @ 6:38 am
I’m digging Bryce’s Rollie Fingers mustache. Will he keep it through baseball season?
Comment by billytheskink — January 28, 2009 @ 7:01 am
Seriously, what’s with the balding dude? He makes a reappearance in panel one of today’s strip. How embarrassing is it to be 17 and having your mom pick up Rogaine for you at the drug store?
Comment by Scott — January 28, 2009 @ 8:20 am
I think that is half a Yamaka… maybe he is half jewish… maybe a Playdown game will happen on a Saturday and the half-Sabbath stroyline will emerge. We so do need another storyline!!!
Comment by El Lumpbo — January 28, 2009 @ 9:26 am
A rehash of 2001’s David Greene storyline. El Lumpbo?
I like it.
Comment by billytheskink — January 28, 2009 @ 11:10 am
If a fish bites a hook in half, doesn’t it get away?
Comment by Lomion — January 28, 2009 @ 11:28 am
The freak hand is sneaking up on the unsuspecting Steve Rosen… waiting to strike….
“Frame 4. STEVE: “Hey! What the HMPH!” (freak hand covers his mouth) “HelHMPH!!!!” (Steve Rosen is never seen or heard from again)
Now that is a Story Line!
Comment by El Lumpbo — January 28, 2009 @ 12:35 pm