We now drop yesterday’s exciting mystery of “Where did that baseball come from?” to return to Gil’s boring lunch with Ted Pearse. While in school, Ted was known for wearing wacky nacho shirts and, well, being homeless. (Yes, the Random Amusing Panel o’ the Moment just happens to be from the time opposing fans dressed up like hobos to mock him. Good times.) Now he apparently wears boring shirts like everyone else, and even got his hair cut to be boring like everyone else. Way to sell out. Yawn.
So will Gil join Ted’s dumpster distribution business? One can only hope. It’s at least less lame than anything to do with stupid Elmer Vargas.
“Work? During the summer? On second thought i think my schedule is very full. First, there’s some serious PUB time, and jungle monkey love time with Mimi, and then more PUB time,and then i have to pretend that there’s a big mystery about a baseball in my yard. See you next year.”
Comment by gil fanski — July 9, 2009 @ 8:46 am
Panel 1: Another pupil-less eyeball? Mimi has apparently just stepped out of the the Star Trek episode “Where no man has gone before”. That or she’s a zombie…
Panel 2: TED! GIL! DON’T PICK UP THE SALT SHAKER!
Panel 3: Ted’s job offer seems to be causing Gil’s flat top to fall out, hair by hair.
Comment by billytheskink — July 9, 2009 @ 9:26 am
Gil’s sub must be Nutboy Shitty the way he’s trying to sneakily elbow it off the table.
Comment by Gil'sBarber — July 9, 2009 @ 9:32 am
Yes, in Milford the years do seem to run together, in one long, brown smear.
Comment by sourbelly — July 9, 2009 @ 9:52 am
Mmmm. Joey’ Subs, eh? (There’s not enough room on the window for an “S” after “JOEY’”) Them’s good eats. I don’t think I’ve ever been to a sub shop that served beverages in little ceramic teacups.
Also, it’s nice of Gil to admit that he won’t even think about his job until September. I’d think that, since he’s supposed to be Milford’s athletic director, there might be a few items on his plate even when school is out.
Comment by jvwalt — July 9, 2009 @ 9:56 am
I, for one, look forward to a reprise of the ugly North Bend crowd.
Comment by Don, the Rebel without a Blog — July 9, 2009 @ 10:38 am
Or Clambake.
Comment by Don, the Rebel without a Blog — July 9, 2009 @ 10:41 am
Everyone beat me to the punch here. nothing fun to add, except that I was hoping that the Amusing Panel O’ the Moment featured some of Gil’s relatives and they threw the baseball to let him know they arrived.
The only work that Gil wants to do this summer is bend an elbow with his old pals Johnny Walker, Jack Daniels and Captain Morgan.
Comment by Regina — July 9, 2009 @ 11:08 am
Any guesses as to who the dark stranger is in panel 3?
Comment by gil fanski — July 9, 2009 @ 11:58 am
We can only hope young Ted has an internets business so Gil can do some bookfacing and twattering all summer!
Comment by milfordian — July 9, 2009 @ 12:20 pm
That one guy in the Ugly North Bend crowd is a bit unclear on the concept of “hobo” – he’s dressed as Maynard G. Krebs. Crazy, daddy-o!
Comment by jules — July 9, 2009 @ 1:49 pm
If Gil were an ordinary gym teacher, he would be looking for a summertime gig.
As school AD he should be working on something important – like scrubbing the grouting in the locker room latrines.
Comment by dale — July 9, 2009 @ 2:34 pm
good one, jules – nothing like a Dobie Gillis reference to bring back the memories.
Comment by gil fanski — July 9, 2009 @ 2:37 pm
Regina, Gil’s facial expression in panel 3 gives the idea that Gil has already spent some serious time with his friends Johnny, Jack, and the Captain at PUB before heading to JOEY’ SUBS.
gil fanski, I still think it is the ghost of a now deceased Clambake that has come back to haunt Thorp. After all, he deserves it, and we could all use a little bit of excitement around here.
And Ted, give it up on the job. Thorp just ain’t pimp material.
Comment by meathook — July 9, 2009 @ 3:35 pm
That sound you hear is Anton Chekhov spinning in his grave.
Comment by mister beautiful — July 9, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
Chekhov, Clambake, and Dobie Gillis, all in one set of posts– what more can we ask for?
Actually, I can ask who this “Joey” imposter is. What happened to the Sub Standard?
Comment by vaganova — July 9, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Okay, I just read today’s strip. Something crazy better come outta this or else I’m gonna be very pissed. I better see Clambake wander into this storyline or else,
Comment by Regina — July 10, 2009 @ 6:36 am
That should have been a period, sorry guys, too early for me.
Comment by Regina — July 10, 2009 @ 6:36 am
Comix Crossover! Dilton Doiley is on Ted’s baseball team, wearing a Harry Potter t-shirt!
Crazy, daddy-o.
Comment by jules — July 10, 2009 @ 7:33 am
Regina…the comma works well there. Like the strip you left us hanging waiting for the rest of the story. Never get that here.
Comment by Rex Kwan Do — July 10, 2009 @ 9:35 am
Regina is stripping????? I need to start paying closer attention! ;-O
Comment by el lumpbo — July 10, 2009 @ 12:02 pm
LOL el lumpbo!
Comment by Regina — July 10, 2009 @ 2:13 pm