7/25/09
Chess Gil…? Really? Chess? If you’re going to taunt Mimi by spending time at home with her, why make it even worse? I suspect from the size of that chess set and the habits of the coach that each one of those pieces is filled with rum.
Suddenly, Kaz arrives! How do we know it’s him? Easy, he can’t spell the word “knock”. And he’s already solved the crime. That was fast. But which blond kid is it? Let’s tune in, um, now, to see who it is…
7/27/09
It’s….it’s… who the hell is that? Is that supposed to be Robbbbb? Or just some random troll kid who lives under a local bridge? Hint to Whigham: today’s the kind of day that it would help when you could make your teenage characters distinct enough so we would know if we’re even supposed to recognize that kid.
In any case, not only is it disappointing that the mystery of the ball chucker was solved so fast, but that Kaz solved it with the help of riding around on a bicycle. Wow, way to become the uncoolest P.I. of all time! (Finally, Encyclopedia Brown can rest in peace.) Hey Kaz, when you finally caught up to whoever that is supposed to be, did you ring your little bell? What a sad derailment of such a hopeful premise.
Damn, this sucks…I was hoping they’d drag out the baseball mystery for the whole summer.
I think it’s Robbbbb, but then it could also be Sacko. Robbbb could be pissed because he ratted out his best bud and Gil didn’t give him a promised reward (A job at the Bucket tightening salt shakers) or if it’s Sacko, he’s pissed for being kicked off the football team and having to host Perp Spotlight with Hatt.
Whatever it is, it’s gonna be a boring summer starring Casper the Friendly Ghost and the Harry Pottr Kid.
Comment by Regina — July 27, 2009 @ 8:27 am
Also, Gil is having exploding ear syndrome.
Who the hell uses “nok nok” other than the Three Stooges?
Comment by Regina — July 27, 2009 @ 8:28 am
It’s Robbbb trying to set up Schlep Turbo. Or is Robbbb merely a “criminal”?
Comment by Sgt Saunders — July 27, 2009 @ 8:43 am
I was actually hoping for “Kaz meets the Bad News Taurus Gang.”
Comment by Sgt Saunders — July 27, 2009 @ 8:44 am
2. Respectfully, Regina it’s “N’yuk, N’yuk, N’yuk…. why sointenly!
Might it instead be Spike Jones? Nok, nok… who’s there etc…
Comment by SemperFi4Evr — July 27, 2009 @ 8:54 am
Kaz: “He didn’t hear me ride up on my bicycle”
Gil: ” Still riding without the seat?”
Kaz: “Is there any other way? Gotta go. I’m off in search of a nice bumpy set of railroad tracks”
Comment by knoxy — July 27, 2009 @ 9:11 am
#6 – Nearly died laughing at my cubicle. Damn funny!
Comment by 1966tvbatman — July 27, 2009 @ 9:34 am
Kaz has apparently traded the earrings for a set of late-edition Elvis sideburns.
Comment by meathook — July 27, 2009 @ 9:34 am
Check comic 11/26/08, it’s definitely Sucko, right down to the mopey look on his face. My guess, Sucko wanted to be on the baseball team. It’s not a good guess, but just a guess, LOL.
Comment by Regina — July 27, 2009 @ 9:39 am
Regina: Wasn’t Sacko the 6-8 guy? I can’t be bothered to look it up.
Comment by sourbelly — July 27, 2009 @ 9:46 am
Maybe Sacko shrunk. And grew some chin fuzz.
Once again, the strip lets me down…
Comment by billytheskink — July 27, 2009 @ 9:57 am
That is the most phallic looking chess set (in the first panel) that I’ve ever seen. Especially that piece sitting off in front of the board.
Comment by Ian — July 27, 2009 @ 10:01 am
Look closely at 7/25 panel 1: Gil and Mimi are sitting next to a chess set, not in front of it. I suspect it’s actually their seldom-seen offspring who play chess, not Gil and Mimi.
Okay, so football season starts tomorrow, I guess?…
Comment by johnw — July 27, 2009 @ 10:52 am
Not only does Kaz not know how to spell “knock”, but he also doesn’t seem to know the meaning of the word “bandit.”
Comment by Gil'sBarber — July 27, 2009 @ 11:13 am
#13: No, johnw, I suspect we’re in for a solid month of those wacky poor kids and their baseball team. Huzzah.
Comment by sourbelly — July 27, 2009 @ 12:14 pm
#13: No, johnw, I suspect we’re in for a solid month of those wacky poor kids and their baseball team. Huzzah.
OH! You’re my new favorite blogger fyi
Comment by sourbelly — July 27, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
The last time I saw that frown it was on Eliot Spitzer.
Comment by Charlene — July 27, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
#15 sourbelly: Oh yeah, forgot about the Good News Bears. Whee. The Adventures of Satanhair Casper and Kid Zot!
Whad’ya say we dump the kids and spend the summer in Bob Kazinski’s Oriental Love Nest?
Comment by johnw — July 27, 2009 @ 1:00 pm
I think it is the ex-super star extraordinare….. Jarvis White… guess the Braves did not work out!
Comment by el lumpbo — July 27, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
He’s got the Sacko hairdo, but unless Coach Kaz has grown over the summer, the b-ball perp doesn’t appear to be the requisite 6’9″.
Comment by blondie — July 27, 2009 @ 3:27 pm
I’m sad that it seems that the Detective Kaz story is over now. But, you know… that final line in the 7/27/09 strip is just about the most quotable Gil Thorp line EVER.
Comment by El Santo — July 27, 2009 @ 4:42 pm
Yeah, #20 El Santo, I don’t think “He didn’t hear me ride up on my bicycle” ever passed the lips of Sam Spade or Mike Hammer.
Comment by Philip — July 27, 2009 @ 5:45 pm
I really think it’s Ted Pearse. Blond, about that tall, and the most unlikely suspect. Reason is unknown, but I think I got it.
Comment by Rob — July 27, 2009 @ 7:36 pm
My Gil-lore knowledge fails me. Who the fark is Marty DeJong? The name makes him sound like Kaz’s decorator.
Comment by Sgt Saunders — July 28, 2009 @ 1:48 am
Is it Marty?
Comment by Gray — July 28, 2009 @ 5:38 am
He’s probably one of Gil’s kids that both he and Mimi seem to have forgotten completely about!
Comment by milfordian — July 28, 2009 @ 6:34 am
Marty DeJong????? WTF???? I think the poor guy got a Kaz-punch to the back of the head.
Comment by Regina — July 28, 2009 @ 7:02 am
C’mon, Marty DeJong, coach of the Kalamazoo Christian Comets softball team for 15 seasons! He literally “changed the culture of softball in the area and state.”
No, but actually, WTF?
Comment by Ned Ryerson — July 28, 2009 @ 7:14 am
Talk about an unnecessary cameo… Marty DeJong graduated in 2003.
As to what his problem with Gil is, I don’t know. He played back when Gil actually coached the team.
He did say in one strip that he “had to win state” as a senior, which he didn’t. That wasn’t Gil’s fault, though. Milford lost because Brent Raptor commited an error and then got beat on a throw to first that should have been a base hit.
Only other thing it could be is that Gil advised him to skip college if he was taken high in the MLB draft. Perhaps that didn’t work out.
What I want to know is if his chain-smoking father Rien DeJong show up. The summer of 2001 was a blast when he and Gil entered that golf tournament.
Comment by billytheskink — July 28, 2009 @ 7:18 am
I think #22 Rob has it right. Compare with http://gilthorp.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/. There’s a resemblance to Ted Pearse v 2.0 (Now with New and Improved Hair!), but who knows… with Whigham it might actually be a girl.
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