7/24/10
Welcome to another episode of “Tales…of Predictability!”
In our last episode, Kemper was stroking it well after 17 holes…But his obnoxious dad explained to Gil that Kemper sometimes choked it while he stroked it. So what happens today? 18TH HOLE CHOKE. “Tales…of Predictability!”
7/26/10
So you continue to push an overbearing parent story? Yawn. I’d hope for a boxing match, but realistically, I’m just counting the days until Gil asks Carl Peake what size shoes he wears. (WHAT?)
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Notice how, in the Gil Thorp world, golf competition is something you do in the one week before football practice starts. What about X Games, or that whole world cup thing (Gil Meets People With Funny Furrin Accents), or watching classic games replays? Love that Mohawk, which is a symbol of the kid’s rebellion against the overcontrolling dad.
Comment by freehawk — July 26, 2010 @ 8:49 am
If you put Kemper and his dad together, they equal one complete head of hair. Kemper gets the top, his dad the sides and back.
Comment by dennyh — July 26, 2010 @ 9:00 am
Another boring story about a dickish father. *YAWN*
Anyway, I too am waiting for Gil to discuss shoe size with Carl “Dr. Phil” Peake.
I like Kemper’s hair. It’s a tribute to Animal of the Legion of Doom while his old man is emanating Hawk. Definitely wrestling fans.
What’s up with that freaking looking kid in panel three of the second strip? Did Rusty from Mark Trail dye his hair and come to visit?
Comment by Regina — July 26, 2010 @ 9:08 am
Ease up, Regina!
Comment by Don, the Rebel without a Blog — July 26, 2010 @ 9:38 am
Carl Peake’s got nothing on Lisa Wyche’s mother…
Comment by billytheskink — July 26, 2010 @ 9:39 am
Don’t like the “Earl Woods” character. Don’t like the faux hawk.
Don’t like the girl.
Know way an “Earl Woods” sends his kid to the Gil Thorp beginner
golf clinic sponsored by the PGA.
I am missing Derek and the Dominoes, Marty and maybe even the
guy in the “Amusing Panel” and Brick House.
Comment by Gray — July 26, 2010 @ 9:55 am
I’m totally lost. Kemper and his father are at the charity event for beginners at the same time Kemper is playing the last holes of a tournament at another course. The next day, Gil knows how Kemper did at the tournament.
Comment by dale — July 26, 2010 @ 10:40 am
Re: the charity golf event. Everyone misunderstood the 7-13 strip: Gil was home to give Mimi some good lovin’ THAT DAY because there was a charity event at Milford Country Club THAT DAY, which prevented Gil from starting his hobo-golf job at the Club until the next day.
We haven’t seen Mimi since: must still be recovering……
Comment by milfordian — July 26, 2010 @ 11:08 am
Why is that kid staring at us? I keep expecting his eyes to start blinking out Morse code messages pleading with us to get him out of this golf camp. “Help, I don’t like it here, this coach is weird and there’s HRONKing!”
Comment by Ned Ryerson — July 26, 2010 @ 11:16 am
Obviously staring-kid is foreshadowing the arrival of Torrid, who has decided to show up for golf camp in a golf mini-skirt and halter, ala Lacy Underall from Caddyshack!
But why is Gil wearing a black mid-sleeve t-shirt and a construction shirt with the sleeves rolled up to teach golf? Oh, then he doesn’t have to change before hitting the PUB later — good thinking, Gil!
Comment by milfordian — July 26, 2010 @ 11:23 am
Ok, last one for today: Klemperer needs to see Gil’s “sports psychologist”: calling Dr. Beam, Dr. Jim Beam. Or the scottish golf psychologist, Glen Fiddich!
Comment by milfordian — July 26, 2010 @ 11:33 am
The kid in panel #3 is Dan Quayle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dan_Quayle-crop.jpg
Comment by Richard — July 26, 2010 @ 12:08 pm
7/24 Panel 2: The Kempster is covering his eyeball in a futile attempt to prevent it from exploding. Too bad. We coulda had a freak hand and an exploding eyeball in the same panel.
Comment by numbskull72 — July 26, 2010 @ 12:24 pm
The kid in panel #3 is Dan Quayle–no doubt Richard, great observation…
From the look in his eyes I believe he is looking at an anatomical doll…
Comment by rowdyman — July 26, 2010 @ 12:25 pm
OMG, it IS Dan Quayle. STOP STARING AT ME KID! GO EAT A POTATOE!
Comment by Regina — July 26, 2010 @ 1:57 pm
Go back in the archives to 12/22/08, panel 2. It’s the same creepy-ass plastic faced kid as in panel 3, buying Nutboys and a Squishee at the Swifti Mart from Ashley A.
Comment by numbskull72 — July 26, 2010 @ 5:01 pm
Incredible, numbskull72– it’s the same artificial kid. Or Dan Quayle. Same thing. But what a memory!
Comment by vaganova — July 26, 2010 @ 7:23 pm
Uh did I miss something in the golf world somewhere or do they now have suspender golf clubs. Must be the raging thing out there now. right after John Daly Pants.
Comment by Clinton — July 26, 2010 @ 7:28 pm
Vaganova- you don’t just forget a horror like that. Those creepy little mutant eyes have haunted me ever since.
Comment by numbskull72 — July 26, 2010 @ 7:53 pm
panal 3 from saturday i wish i could piss as far as kemper did impressive .doesnt the father look like bernie from weekend at bernies . ok children from the corn kid is freaking me out in todays panal 3 but what about the guy who looks like jar jar binks in the background. i miss torrey shes gotta be a freak in the sack
Comment by mr120zcan — July 26, 2010 @ 8:15 pm
7/24 P1 That guy on the left looks like he just delivered a truck load of beer to the club and is about to deliver a fist sandwich to Carl P.
7/25 P3-We have a foreign legionaire in the crowd and kid recently unstuck from a tree is back.
I don’t feel bad for Kemper. If your going to rock the mohawk out there you better produce or it makes your loss look twice as bad.
Comment by DieClambakeDie — July 27, 2010 @ 7:22 am
Today’s strip: AHAHAHAHA Dr. Phil said Gil’s nothing but a HS Coach. The joke’s on you, baldy, he’s barely that!
Comment by Regina — July 27, 2010 @ 2:41 pm
I will have all of you know that is NOT Rusty from Mark Trail, as Regina thinks. It’s really Timmy!!! He’s trying to find Lassie
Comment by Clinton — July 27, 2010 @ 4:22 pm
I just clicked on the shoe size link for a little Frank 2.0 reminiscing. The good old days when everyone in Milford thought it was cool to make fun of Michael J. Fox. I just wish Whigs would get a little crazy like Frank 1 would do. The mohawk and weirdos in the fore and backgrounds are good but they just don’t go far enough.
Comment by DieClambakeDie — July 27, 2010 @ 4:29 pm