Bryce breaks protocol from the giant chess game in progress, presumably to alert Ashley of her myriad of problems (i.e. entire face explosion, her ankle tracking bracelet is showing, she appears to have pinned her wrist to her mini-skirt…)
But no…in a shock to absolutely none of you, he asks her out on a date. No doubt this will lead to children with the freakiest gigantor hands and lips ever. Luckily Rubin will drop this storyline well before we get a chance to see such abominations of nature.
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So, Brenda is dating Dylan, Dylan used to date Ashley, and now Ashley is gonna date Bryce.
Transative Twins Makeouts, baby!
Comment by Teasipper Academy — February 24, 2009 @ 9:23 am
Actually, Bryce is trying to get close to Ashley in order to pin the Swifti Mart robbery on Dylan so he can smack the shit out of Brenda again. Either that, or to get some free Nutboys.
Comment by Sgt. Saunders — February 24, 2009 @ 9:58 am
i love how they keep zooming in on Bryce’s battered face. it’s like they don’t want anyone to forget that he got beat up.
Comment by xy — February 24, 2009 @ 9:59 am
Bryce is clearly a masochist. He’s got a thing for being abused in relationships.
Comment by El Santo — February 24, 2009 @ 10:23 am
Bryce: Ashley, Don’t date me out of pity.. Date me because I can do THIS with my Giant Freak Hand!
Comment by el lumpbo — February 24, 2009 @ 10:57 am
Aww, they so cute. They haven’t even dated yet, and they’re already acting like the Lockhorns!
Today brings a glimpse of the pinnacle of Milford dining: Ricozzi’s. I’m picturing a big street sign featuring a swarthy Italian chef with curly hair and mustache, and an all-you-can-eat spaghetti ‘n meatballs special for $8.95.
And the house dessert? Deep-fried Nutboys. Piping hot ‘n shitty!
Comment by johnw — February 24, 2009 @ 11:00 am
This strip is becoming downright fugly. Today, it’s just looks like a random pile of freak hands, black eyes, lipstaches, and nostrils. Yuck.
Comment by Sourbelly — February 24, 2009 @ 11:37 am
Anyone remember when Gil Thorp used to be about high school sports?
Comment by Gil'sBarber — February 24, 2009 @ 12:10 pm
#8 Gil’sBarber — was it ever?
Comment by El Santo — February 24, 2009 @ 12:37 pm
I think that by GT standards in panel 3 Ash looks positively radiant. Almost like Kim Novak in Vertigo (though that is being quite generous of me, I realize. Squint and maybe you’ll see it too).
These freak hands though, they are a scourge. They don’t belong to Ashley or Bryce though, I will tell you all some Milford Historical Facts ™. Milford is situated on an ancient civilization, the Midwestern Atlantis. Every citizen brutally killed by hordes of Barbarians. As the last denizen of this demi-paradise perished, he cursed the earth of Milford, and now the ground offers no soul any rest. Tragically, day-to-day life in Milford is to have zombie hands thrusting from the earth, interrupting and obstructing conversation. The citizens of Milford have learned to live with this terror. Unable to speak or truly function, these zombies simply writhe, flinging their limbs will-nilly. (More information about Milford can be found on the internet.)
I really need to get back to work.
Comment by Emily — February 24, 2009 @ 12:58 pm
In panel 3, Bryce’s freak hand appears to be either making shadow puppets or flashing the secret Masonic hand symbol for ‘I am trying to get laid.’
Comment by Norbert — February 24, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
I was about to suggest that Jason start a Pantheon O’ Freak Hands — not that he needs anything else to do — but I realized that such a thing already exists: it’s the Official Thorp-Chive. I mean, there’s at least one freak hand every day, and usually more than that.
Comment by johnw — February 24, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
I think Bryce is flashin’ a secret gang sign for “cut this ho”.
He should also see someone about his lobster right claw in panel one.
Comment by Regina — February 24, 2009 @ 2:29 pm
JohnW…we can count on two things: the sun rising and at least one freak hand per day in Gil Thorp.
Comment by Regina — February 24, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
1) Pity the poor parents of Brenda and Bryce. Their kids are gettin’ jiggy with a couple of local losers in the down market dump.
2) Note to Bryce: Your sister beat you up. You’re a pussy.
Comment by SemperFi4evr — February 24, 2009 @ 2:43 pm
That school has a fantastic janitor. Everything in that hallway is positively gleaming: the floor, the walls, that guy’s hair in panel 3.
Comment by Wikitorix — February 24, 2009 @ 2:58 pm
Re: 10, I’d say that, combined with the fine lookin’ lady in panel one, AA has completed a remarkable turnaround. Considering that I previously called her “tough-to-look-at,” the only explanation is plastic surgery (paid for by helping the nut-boy-bandit rob the joint). Or steroids.
Comment by Teasipper Academy — February 24, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
Actually, I thought it was kind of nice he asked her out.
Sorry, I know that wasn’t snarky. I’ll just slink away now.
Comment by dennyh — February 24, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
Regina… Long after the sun consumes all its fuel and contracts to a small cold sphere, there will still be freak hands in Chief Whigham’s Gil Thorp.
Comment by johnw — February 24, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
Let’s see, Ashley tells Bryce off, and he asks her for a day. If I were Bryce, I’d probably tell her boss and try to have her fired.
Comment by Doug Puthoff — February 24, 2009 @ 8:20 pm