She Bangs! Gil Bangs!

The N&O continues its series on the comics. (Part I here and Parts II and III here)

Yes, it's true. There are people who want to save Gil. But wait! You have read why they want to save him. Read it here. Seems they get a real kick out of making fun of just how outlandish Gil can be. Cool. These are people who live around here. Cool! (again) Are they the same people who want to add Mary Worth? I hope so.

I'm starting to think of a new way to look at the comics. OK, yeah, it would be great if they were all funny, creative, well-drawn, interesting, etc. Well, that's not going to happen. And people tend to complain about the few that are. So, what if, instead, the comics all sucked, were stuck in the past, reused the same "jokes" over and over (what I like to call, "cribbing a Ziggy"), and generally were a waste of time? (we're getting there). Wouldn't that be sort of cool, too? Like a train wreck??? We would all just make fun of how bad they were. It's why American Idol shows all the terrible auditons.

Gil Thorpe is the William Hung of the funny pages!

So, don't forget to email the News & Observer to tell them what you think about the potential addees. I'm not suggesting you advocate for any of the bad ones. I'm just preparing myself for when that happens.

Meanwhile, Miss Buxley has fixed up Camp Swampy HQ and Gaylord has questions about Broom Hilda's diet.

Secrest out!