2/27/13
Yes, Gil, think about it for a bit. You’ve got to pull off a cunning* stunt to bring this festering boil of a plot in for a landing. It might be fun to speculate what Gil has up his sleeve, for comedic purposes, but it’s near impossible to predict the banality that will emerge. Sit back and enjoy.
I thought that Scott and Mia had already put all the pieces together and reached the rational conclusions available by banging a few operating brain cells together. I was wrong. Gil Thorp’s invaluable insights are not to be minimized. Without Mr. Thorp’s guidance, these kids would be eating paint chips and worshipping squirrels as dieties.
*shout out to Dale’s Blackadder referencing comment yesterday.
P1 Fooler: ‘you don’t want me to tell the guys the truth?” Gil [enraged] “The truth? They can’t handle the truth! * & I wonder what Mrs. Malaprop would call Marjie Ducey when she’s rockin’ that beret..
Comment by semperfi4evr — February 27, 2013 @ 8:10 am
P2: While Mia practices three-point bombs from the bleachers, Scott’s nose-picking attempt comes up an air ball.
Comment by teenchy — February 27, 2013 @ 8:18 am
Wasn’t there a serious health problem a few years ago when people in Kentucky treated fried squirrel brains as dieties, or delicacies, or maybe just breakfast?
Comment by Dale — February 27, 2013 @ 11:11 am
Story out of Hawaii today that almost – almost – seems like it could’ve inspired this story arc. Whigrub prescient? http://sports.yahoo.com/news/son-fulfills-mom-s-dying-wish-201759507.html
Comment by teenchy — February 27, 2013 @ 11:48 am
Ah.. if Gil Tells them they’re shooting better, they Will shoot better. Just like when Scott saw the peacock and believed it helped his game, and it did.
Positive reinforcement. How brilliant. I actually give kudos to the writers for pulling this one out of their ass. The story looked so dumb, now it looks perfectly sensible.
Only thing is, in real life, it doesnt always work so neatly. But this is a comic strip.
Comment by Rob — February 27, 2013 @ 7:16 pm
“I guess Mr. Thorp knows what he’s talking about!”
So, what strip is Scott Fowler reading? “Bizarro Gil Thorp”?
Comment by John Walters (@johnswalters) — February 27, 2013 @ 7:43 pm
No, Gil’s got it wrong. When you wear a Hello Kitty shirt, you naturally shoot better. New craze sweeping Milford, news at 11.
Is it too much to wish for a Clambake return? Will Micah Huang get a W as a starting pitcher? Who will Gil reveal the starting line-up to, Marjie or Marty? Questions, I’ve got questions!
Comment by Dood — February 28, 2013 @ 8:58 am