8/17/10
“Kemper Peake? Cheating? That sounds serious! And here I’ve been busy trying to ignore the whole situation.”
“Well word down at the caddy barn is that…”
“Hold on….”Caddy barn“? What the f*** is that? A new pub? And who the hell are you anyway?”
“Oh, Gil, I’m clearly a figment of your fuzzy, booze-riddled imagination. I’m just here to provide exposition, and to show you what life would be like if you never had a summer plot.”
“OK, then. But why do you look like Rip Taylor?”
“I dunno. It’s your gay fantasy, dude.”
8/18/10
“Hey, Hot Carl. I heard from my homosexual confetti-tossing imaginary friend that your son is cheating!”
“Well is there any proof? Or can we keep doing it?”
“Uh…I guess you should stop. We need to get started with football soon, and I need to wrap up this nonsense and get over to the Caddy Barn while it’s still happy hour.”
“Can I join ya? I know how to scam free drinks there.”
“Amazing.”
Hey! there’s Carl Spackler in the first panel, carrying the hoses to get the varmints. He doesn’t even have to have a reason.
Comment by compass rose — August 18, 2010 @ 4:36 am
And behind Carl is the golf cart Gil smashed up while he was drunk. “I’ll just park it behind the caddy barn and everyone will just blame that Carl guy.”
So we sat through weeks of boring golf matches only to have the Perry Mason moment occur off panel. We go from the start of the much awaited Gil/Carl confrontation in panel 2 to breakfast with Captain Kangaroo. And no Detective Kaz!
Tomorrow and Friday will be the starters for offense and defense.
Also in 8/17 P3 I like how Capt Kangaroo is holding up the “Boss” coffee cup to Gil. “I’m the boss, it says so on my cup. Now get out there and deal with this Carl Peake cheating distaster that you screwed up.”
Comment by DieClambakeDie — August 18, 2010 @ 5:29 am
You made me cry
When you tampered with my lie!
Ain’t that a shame!
You’re the one to blame!
Ain’t that a shame!
This plot is lame!
Comment by Don, the Rebel without a Blog — August 18, 2010 @ 5:40 am
“So we sat through weeks of boring golf matches only to have the Perry Mason moment occur off panel. We go from the start of the much awaited Gil/Carl confrontation in panel 2 to breakfast with Captain Kangaroo.”
No, I think panel 2 is supposed to be the entirety of the confrontation, other than the confession itself.
Comment by Scott de B. — August 18, 2010 @ 6:00 am
Umm … that’s it? That’s all? Gil says cheating is suspected, and Carl folds up like a filling station map? No “Few Good Men” confrontation, with Gil shouting, “I want the truth!” and Carl bellowing “YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!”.
At least show us some kind of conclusion to Torrey and Chris Stiles …
“Daddy, I’m going to have Chris’s baby. You said yourself he’s a winner! We’re going to name the child Pinehurst.”
Comment by Philip — August 18, 2010 @ 6:42 am
Wait, Gil is responsible for entering these kids in tournaments?
It’s amazing they’ve been been playing at all.
Comment by billytheskink — August 18, 2010 @ 7:52 am
8/17: You gotta love Gil’s Jack Benny pose in panel 3.
Comment by sourbelly — August 18, 2010 @ 8:03 am
The Caddy Barn may actually be a bar, since, in 8/17 P1, the sign on the building says “caddy sh”. It also looks like the preson at the door of caddy sh has their pants pulled down to expose their buttocks to Spackler’s hose, which is attached to nothing. Weird things afoot at the caddy sh.
8/18 P2 is where Gil dupes Peake into a confession…”damn same about yer boy there Peake, his life will be ruined before it starts. Now if only…”
Now that Carl Peake has confessed his wrongdoing to Gil, without any on-panel persuasion from Kaz, Gil better watch out. After a rousing hash-eating episode with Carl Spackler, Torrid will be lurking about the Caddy Barn in a thinly-veiled attempt to assassinate Gil, who now knows too damn much.
Comment by Sgt Saunders — August 18, 2010 @ 8:14 am
Was it too much to ask for a hidden video camera to catch Carl in the act? Maybe beat the truth out of him? Instead he folds like a two dollar suitcase. Sooooo, without his help, Kemper shoots a 106 for 9 holes?
Comment by Knoxy — August 18, 2010 @ 9:46 am
Damn, I’m disappointed. No asking what size shoes Baldy wears, no Kaz punching, no Gil punching,just wrapping up the whole silly plot in the 19th watering hole with Wilford Brimley. Maybe he’ll get Gil so drunk he’ll buy some diabetes testing supplies.
Comment by Regina — August 18, 2010 @ 10:03 am
I’m disappointed too. Klatuu barum nictu!
I’m putting $$$ on the football ‘story’ to have one or all of: toolish parent, fast and loose female student, wise guy, former MHS student without a life, excelling minority athlete, Marty Moonpie.
Comment by semperfi4evr — August 18, 2010 @ 10:18 am
“diabetes testing supplies.” According to Wilford, that’s diabeetus.
Comment by Sgt Saunders — August 18, 2010 @ 11:13 am
Carl’s private admission to Gil doesn’t resolve anything.
What if Carl knows Kemper cheats, and is just covering up for him?
Can Carl prove where and when he cheated for Kemper? Are all Kemper’s scores disqualified?
If Carl cheated to help Kemper, why should anyone believe he didn’t cheat to help Torrey? She seemed to turn in better scores than Kemper did.
Comment by dale — August 18, 2010 @ 11:16 am
Carl Peake caved?
Yeah, I dragged him out of his golf cart, put him in a head lock and pushed him down to where his face was an inch from a pile of dog shit, then he sang like a canary.
Wow! I wish I could have seen that!
Well, yeah, I can be pretty persuasive! Hey, thanks for lunch and for keeping and eye on the golf hobos and all the swag from the pro shop, Wilford [I think he looks like Roger Maltbie, but I think I've already employed enough golf geekery this summer], I gotta motor because football camp started two weeks ago but I’ve got the only key to EQUIPMENT SHED, so they probably need me, plus I’m going to install a spread offense and a zone blitz so I have to stop off at the library to research what those are. Maybe they have a book or something. Thanks again RogerRipWilford, good luck with that confetti diabeetus!
Seeya, Gil Wait, what swag from the pro shop?! Gil?
Comment by Ned Ryerson — August 18, 2010 @ 12:18 pm
This may be the lamest, most rushed resolution in the history of Milford.
Comment by vaganova — August 18, 2010 @ 3:54 pm
No, vaganova, this resolution may be rushed but it can’t top the conclusion of the mystery of the Swifti-Mart robber.
Comment by billytheskink — August 18, 2010 @ 4:10 pm
boy all wilfred bremley had to to do was pay gils bar tab and carl peake confessed . i bet he gave him a purple nerple to make him confess which of course cant be shown in a family newspaper.
Comment by mr120zcan — August 18, 2010 @ 6:19 pm
Gil: “The Caddy Barn? Isn’t that a strip joint out on New Thayer Road?”
Phlegmy McDivot: “Aye. It’s a clean place that gets hosed down every day. It’s run by a local sportscaster. One of the most popular performers is some women’s coach from Milford High School. ”
Gil: “Thanks, Phlegmy. Wait a minute! Wha?”
Comment by Dood — August 19, 2010 @ 12:17 pm
What kind of car is Carl driving? Its like there’s no door on the driver’s side. WAY too big to be a golf cart. Its got headlights!
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