11/29/10
Another episode of Awkward Hand Pose Theater is sadly pre-empted by Kaz, right before the much anticipated Jam-Jar beat-down. And it’s not even a good interruption…If he came in with an “Ease up!”, we’d be waiting for something interesting to happen.
Alas, since there are way too many witnesses, Kaz can’t snap Jammy’s neck without receiving a stiff fine from the Valley Conference. So he has to pretend to threaten everyone involved, including “generic guy who looks like every other guy” guy.
11/30/10
And in case you forgot why you loathe him (which I’m sure you didn’t), Jam-Jar gets the final obnoxious word in after Kaz reluctantly saves his hide. Since both the game and comic are a snooze, why not brainstorm the most painful comeuppance you can imagine for li’l Jammy? Because clearly what the strip’s author can imagine just won’t cut it.
It lloks like 54 is lined up to nail wee jamjar. Dumbkin, who Jammy has been annoying all season, is in a position to block 54. The question is does Dumbkin throw the block or does he let Weeman get creamed? I vote for block 54, win the game and then throw Jammy in the celebratory bonfire.
Comment by DieClambakeDie — November 30, 2010 @ 7:09 am
I don’t even understand football, so I’m very disappointed that there wasn’t a fistfight to liven things up. This whole storyline is SO going into my Airing of Grievances this year!
Comment by jules — November 30, 2010 @ 7:24 am
Did I see our disco referee in the background of panel 3 today?
Hope he makes it to the other end of the field to signal TD.
Just read about “mark p” & his comment plus the follow up blog. It would not surprise me who all is on here. welcome aboard senator. He would not be the only member of the glitterati who follows GT. All types of people get their jollies following GT. I know for a fact that at least one professor of engineering has followed this strip for years & years….
I would like to meet ALL of the people who respond here to meet for beer & brats (or whatever) at my favorite tavern every friday…
Comment by rowdyman — November 30, 2010 @ 8:00 am
That angry generic guy made me think of the angry Vulcan guy who was making time with Spock’s fiance. (I looked it up, his name was Sponn). Maybe he should challenge Jamjar to ritual combat to the death!
yeah, beer and brats! We’ll get the Senator to pick up the tab.
On a totally unrelated note, I caught the televised version of the Dan Patrick radio show (I don’t know why all these shows feel they need to do this) and it turns out that Dan broadcasts from his man cave in Milford, CT. I think I’ll send him some Gil fan art and appeal to him to position it somewhere to be picked up by the camera.
Comment by Ned Ryerson — November 30, 2010 @ 9:41 am
Ned! Send him Jason’s picture of Gil’s head exploding! Best picture ever.
http://gilthorp.wordpress.com/2006/10/14/stuff-exploding/
Comment by jules — November 30, 2010 @ 12:44 pm
Rowdyman, I like your idea of beer ‘n brats, a mixer for TWIM contributors. We wouldn’t even need a big room. Let’s see– an engineering professor, a ballet dancer, a Regina, and now possibly a US Senator– wow.
Speaking of brats, I missed the call at Thanksgiving– no Thorp kids on a “greeting card.” Guess we have to wait until Christmas now to see the two kids Gil and Mimi rent from the Milford taxidermist each year.
Comment by vaganova — November 30, 2010 @ 1:21 pm
Someone should put Jam-Jar in that tree with the other kid. Or perhaps, perform a pre-mortum autopsy on him. Either one works for me.
Comment by sourbelly — November 30, 2010 @ 2:29 pm
This is my idea of what should happen to JamJar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIfD_0gmRYs
Comment by Regina — November 30, 2010 @ 3:01 pm
Hey Rowdyman – love your idea too and it’s do-able.
Thanks Regina for the youtube link – Excellent!
Haven’t commented much lately but thanks to Ned for filling in and welcome back Jason — you guys totally RULE !
Comment by Gil'sBarber — November 30, 2010 @ 6:58 pm
11/29 P3 Whaaaaaat?? Kaz-bot threatens the players with violence? Jack Berill must be spinning in his grave at turbine speed.
To come-up Jammy: Strap him in a dark closet and pipe in both the Perp Spotlight and Tarzana Nights on equally high volume.
Comment by SemperFi4evr — December 1, 2010 @ 7:50 am
The entire Mudlark team is gonna go Andre Johnson on Jamjar pretty soon, I’d imagine.
Comment by billytheskink — December 1, 2010 @ 8:12 am
At least there are still plenty of potato chips for everyone.
Comment by Ned Ryerson — December 1, 2010 @ 10:24 am
How come Coach Shaw never gets to threaten a head-knockin’ on the Milford lads?
Comment by Dood — December 1, 2010 @ 10:36 am
Coach Shaw gets Kaz’s sloppy seconds.
Comment by Gil'sBarber — December 1, 2010 @ 12:05 pm
Jammy’s potential Milford-esk retort:
“Yeah, ease up, gents! You obviously have no idea what football is supposed to be about. What a tank town!”
At which point:
- Wally Lamb injects Jamjar with barbituates
- Ray the pizza flipper punches Jamjar in the face, followed by Kaz
- One-legged guy cuts Jamjar’s leg off with a chainsaw
- Steve the janitor stuffs Jamjar in a trash can
- Mimi hides the remains (just like she did with those of her own kids).
Problem solved, and on to basketball season!
Comment by Milfordian — December 1, 2010 @ 12:54 pm
I vote the team crams Nutboys down Jam-Jar’s throat until he suffocates and/or receives a lethal dose of rat feces.
Comment by Gold-Digging Nanny — December 1, 2010 @ 1:27 pm
SemperFi? Perp Spotlight and Tarzana Nights at full volume? You WERE in on the capture of Noriega– I knew it!
Rowdyman’s beer and brats party is sounding better all the time. Maybe we could get an anthropology department to fund it, in order to find out what the readers of Gil Thorp– all 27 of us– have in common.
On the other hand the results might be really scary. Probably we should pay our own way.
Comment by vaganova — December 1, 2010 @ 3:37 pm
Hey bro, it’s been a couple of days since your last post. What gives?
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Comment by bartcow — December 2, 2010 @ 6:03 am