Somewhere in Detroit:
Neal: Sorry. Had to go write today’s Gil Thorp.
Chief: Not that you actually need to do anything.You could just recap the same awful story. Then I’ll draw prisoners in tight pants for some disturbing reason. I mean really, who cares about this comic?
Neal: A comic? The Rube has better things to do.
(An awkward high five is exchanged.)
It’s also lunchtime at a certain minimum security blog, where one particular blogger is into the third year of his life sentence:
Jason: I sure hope everyone notices my Izod shirt and extra tight pants! Otherwhise I’ll have a beef with them. Or wait…will they beef me? In any case, I’ll beef sure to beef the beef beefingly beefore beef-o-clock. BEEEEEEF!
The guy serving the slop in panel 3 should have a parrot on his shoulder….
Comment by Knoxy — November 5, 2009 @ 9:21 am
Ease up, Jason. You’re setting a blistering pace this week!
You can tell that prison is minimum-security by the swag lighting.
Beef!
Comment by Ned Ryerson — November 5, 2009 @ 9:28 am
Campo is obviously the “professional criminal” that robbed Ashley at the Qwik Mart, so he has it in for Damn-ny for being from the Tank Town that got him sent to the Beef House. Maybe members of Campo’s gang (the “Nutboys”?) will create trouble for Dunkin’ at the Madison game. Gang fight! Kaz can then bust loose with his kung-foo moves and save the day!
Jeez, I’m so bored with this slow-moving story that I’m combining Gil with “Gangs of New York” and “Enter the Dragon” just to keep myself awake!
Comment by milfordian — November 5, 2009 @ 11:27 am
The Rube abides….
Comment by sourbelly — November 5, 2009 @ 11:35 am
Beefboys? They’re beefy!
Comment by jules — November 5, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
How long until Valerie figures this out? And how many bones will Jamarr break when she spikes him into the Bucket’s linoleum floor?
That’s a truly disturbing freak-hand high-five in panel 2. Jamarr’s hand appears to be emerging from his, ahem, lower midsection.
Finally, which cafeteria do you suppose serves better food? Milford High, or a Carolina prison?
Comment by jvwalt — November 5, 2009 @ 12:05 pm
MMMM, beef!
Comment by Ned Ryerson — November 5, 2009 @ 2:57 pm
i guess thing from the addams family came out of retirement theres no way the ghost is doing that high 5
Comment by mr12ozcan — November 5, 2009 @ 3:35 pm
What is Ghostjammer eating for lunch? It looks like a carton of eggs and a fist wearing a watch to me.
Comment by Wikitorix — November 5, 2009 @ 6:43 pm
I’m hoping the parallelism ends with Jamarr being shanked. Or shivved. Or something else painful and fatal.
Comment by The Ridger — November 5, 2009 @ 6:50 pm
Shanked right in the beef!
Comment by Ned Ryerson — November 6, 2009 @ 8:42 am
Where’s the Beef!
Comment by Regina — November 6, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
Regina beat me to that ! Dayum!
Gotta say I like the tight pants, even tho no-butt dudes.
And yeh, someone is gonna get shivved.
Comment by Gil'sBarber — November 6, 2009 @ 5:27 pm
I would post something, but the Rebel has things to do.
Comment by Don, the Rebel without a Blog — November 7, 2009 @ 4:56 pm
Awkward high five, Rebel. (Ned, is similarly occupied!)
Comment by Ned Ryerson — November 8, 2009 @ 6:38 pm