“I caught on doing this at the elementary school, and now I’m custodian to the stars.”
Today’s post is simply this: A plea to you to explain what the hell this means. Is it supposed to be a joke? If so, can you explain it? I’m throwing my hands up on this one as much as the characters are apparently.
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It’s obvious. If you don’t stay in college, the best job you can hope for is janitor. BUT if you’re the janitor at Milford High, you’re a candidate for an assistant coach job because coaching basketball cuts into the time available to spend at PUB.
Comment by Elmo — December 30, 2009 @ 9:13 am
I love the early part of each season when Rubin just throws a mix of random and bizarre plot points at the wall, and there is the prospect that it will come together in the most insane storyline since Coach Kaz PI. Of course it hardly ever does, but there is always hope
Comment by Steve — December 30, 2009 @ 9:39 am
Seriously…..When I read P3 I sat there thinking WTF? I still have NO clue what the hell it means. Gil makes it seem like a bad thing. A week off every 8 weeks. 50 sick days. 50 personal days. Every Holiday known to man. Steve will be pulling down about 50K a year for working six weeks.
Comment by Knoxy — December 30, 2009 @ 9:42 am
Looks like the beatnik look is back. And not a moment too soon.
In Panel 2 some miscreant has used electrical tape to fool Luhm into thinking the copier is TRASH. Luhm will take it out to the curb, where Marty Moon will wrench his back loading it into his van, where he will list it on Craigslist for $25, which will be immediately spent on a large bottle of Old Repeater.
Panel 3 ran out of room for the actual dialogue, which is “I GOT caught on SCHOOL GROUNDS doing REALLY BAD THINGS TO this LITTLE BOY at the MILFORD elementary school, and SINCE CHARGES WERE DROPPED now SINCE I CAN’T GET A NORMAL JOB I’m custodian to the stars”. SORRY ABOUT THE RAMBLING, CAN I HAVE MY METH PIPE BACK, GIL?
Comment by southmauldin — December 30, 2009 @ 9:48 am
I think arch-rival Valley Tech hired Steve to spy on Gil and Kaz. It’s well worth the money, since there’s so much at stake on high school sports in Milford, ya know —(radio air-time, vast newspaper coverage, etc.)
It’s gonna look a little fishy though when the only empty wastebaskets in the entire school are in Gil’s office.
Comment by Gil'sBarber — December 30, 2009 @ 10:41 am
I can’t figure out the artwork in panel 3. The view through the doorway makes no sense with all the weird angles.
Steve Luhm is definitely gonna pocket that stubby pencil and burn it as kindling. He lives with the fabulous Ray Richey and they’ve been burning pizza boxes since the heat got turned off. That pencil will keep them warm for two minutes. It’s a Festivus miracle!
I suppose we’re suppose to take from the dialogue that Luhm’s transfer to Milford High from the elementary school constitutes some sort of upward mobility in the custodial profession. I can see that. There’s probably not as much puke to clean up and there’s more opportunity to score weed.
Comment by Ned Ryerson — December 30, 2009 @ 11:07 am
JB: What I think it means: Rubin = too much cough medicine
P3 Whigham = creative genius for the ‘view from the trash’ perspective; so symbolic of Luhm’s inner essence… and this whole Thor-peeing winter adventure.
Comment by semperfi4evr — December 30, 2009 @ 11:39 am
Look at his facial hair and glasses. He needs to be reciting beat poetry somewhere, hoping William Shatner sees him and gives him his big break.
Comment by Freehawk — December 30, 2009 @ 11:54 am
#4 southmauldin has done an outstanding job deciphering this for us. But the “custodian to the stars” bit may forever remain a mystery. As always, Rubin’s work eludes any linear attempt at interpretation.
Comment by sourbelly — December 30, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
Rubin’s new formula seems to be “Remember so-and-so from 5 years ago? Well now they have facial hair and live under a bridge. Watch as Gil pretends to try to help them.”
I actually kind of enjoy this “twist” to the story, I never could stand Steve Luhm. Here’s hoping Gil somehow drags Jaquan Case into this. Or at least Tronix sporting goods president Steven Graus…
Comment by billytheskink — December 30, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
Ned Ryerson- The square opening in panel 3 is not a doorway. Instead, Rubin is using his “Trash-O-Cam” (patent pending) perspective, using a sightline from the bottom of Steve Luhm’s roll around trash can.
As always with Gil Thorpe artwork, creative genius at its finest!
Comment by pvdave — December 30, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
Thanks for clearing that up pvdave. semperfi4evr mentioned it too, but I still wasn’t looking at it right. It was like a gestalt type thing.
When does Stormy Hicks get his cameo? I hear he’s got a gig driving around in a truck sucking the contents out of port-o-lets. He’s affectionately known as the honeydipper.
Comment by Ned Ryerson — December 30, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
Steve: “I didn’t go back to college this fall. They made me get a haircut and didn’t show the proper respect to women’s sports. I decided instead to become a janitor.”
Gil: “Whatever four-eyes, stay out of my whiskey drawer and we’ll get along fine.”
Comment by DieClambakeDie — December 30, 2009 @ 12:54 pm
panel 1: There are freak hands and then are freak hands that go outside the frame.
Comment by lawrence — December 30, 2009 @ 1:57 pm
I hope it’ll be established whether Steve’s still going out with Hadley V. Baxendale, or whether she dumped him when he dropped out to become a janitor.
Comment by Cash — December 30, 2009 @ 1:59 pm
Ahem guys! That’s “custodian.”
Comment by Gil'sBarber — December 30, 2009 @ 2:30 pm
Actually, if you imagine a standing bass and bongos soundtrack, everything he says is beat poetry, read in dramatic fashion with thespian hand gestures. Groov-y.
Comment by Freehawk — December 30, 2009 @ 2:33 pm
Meet the new Janitor, same as the old Janitor.
Comment by Freehawk — December 30, 2009 @ 2:33 pm
his job will be at risk when he gets caught smelling valerie kumobe jockstrap but the father will ask to dish out the retribution which will be 4 questions about volleyball and he emptys the can of chicken bones at the okumobe household
Comment by mr 12 oz can — December 30, 2009 @ 5:18 pm
I think Steve Luhmmmmmm is really Maynard G. Crbs in disguise.
This is the second Milford grad in the past six months that had a stellar high school career only to have things turn horribly wrong, thanks to Gil.
Comment by Regina — December 30, 2009 @ 5:51 pm
“This is the second Milford grad in the past six months that had a stellar high school career only to have things turn horribly wrong, thanks to Gil.”
This is Milford, don’t forget. Ending up as a janitor probably means Steve Luhm is a minor hero to his old classmates.
Comment by Scott de B. — December 30, 2009 @ 6:04 pm
Maybe we’ll find out what happened to Trey Davis next. He went to College of Charleston to play basketball, maybe he’s the reason Mr. Baskt never returned…
Comment by billytheskink — December 31, 2009 @ 7:55 am
#21…you’re right. At least this loser isn’t breaking Gil’s windows.
Comment by Regina — December 31, 2009 @ 9:22 am
#20 Regina – we’ll find out as soon as someone says “dirty.” If Steve says “You rang?” then he’s really Maynard. Crazy, Daddy-o!
Comment by jules — December 31, 2009 @ 9:51 am
Today’s strip: Panel one: As usual, we find out nothing as to why Maynard is the janitor. But in the second panel, Gil’s breaking out the booze and Mimi’s giving him that “let’s get busy in the bedroom” look. Unofrtunately for her, Gil will be paased out cold before the new year rings in. Panel three shows us that Cassie is still with pizza boy and falling asleep during sex. At least someone’s gettin’ some.
Comment by Regina — December 31, 2009 @ 9:55 am
Me, I think Chief Whigham is taking a shot at the Comics Curmudgeon himself, by drawing Josh in the role of RJ the Janitor.
Comment by Satchel Paige — December 31, 2009 @ 10:20 am
Maybe Steve knocked up Hadley and needed to start working because he has a crazy baby on the way.
Comment by DieClambakeDie — December 31, 2009 @ 10:26 am
12/31: In panel 2, Gil’s chin is now gigantic and can speak on its own.
Comment by sourbelly — December 31, 2009 @ 11:52 am
RE: Comment by Regina (#25) “Panel three shows us that Cassie is still with pizza boy and falling asleep during sex.”
I’d guess AFTER sex, eh?
BETTER THAN THE SLEEP OF THE JUST,
IS THE SLEEP JUST AFTER…..
Comment by rowdyman — December 31, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
For the 12/31 strip:
P1-Is Gil’s office the only room in the school with lights. And who’s he calling gentlemen? They’re a couple of drunken degenerate wife-swappers.
P2-Gil choosing alcohol over Mimi again. Is it me or have they shown Gil drinking a lot more often lately?
P3-Someone is about to get a bad reputation. Will a neighbor see her leaving Pizza Flipper’s place and call the principal? How old is Cassie? Good thing he flips the pizzas instead of delivering them. “Before I deliver this pizza I am required by law to let you know that I am a registered sex offender. That will be $13.50 please.”
Comment by DieClambakeDie — December 31, 2009 @ 12:41 pm
cassie will enjoy being jailbait to the pizza flipper asks for a blumpkin then the plot thickens . mimi is hot to trot but gil would rather drink his hop stoopid . tomm kaz is seen looking through gils window
Comment by mr 12 oz can — December 31, 2009 @ 1:38 pm
It looks like Cassie and Flipper are engaging in Ambien sex.
Ambien Sex…it’s SHIZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
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