Absorbing Further Nuance
Let's check in on Gil Thorpe and the gang, shall we?
Pardon me that I don't know who these folks are (don't follow Gil closely enough to know), but I do know who Brick House is! He's #53! Here's a picture:
Brick House is the completely dweeby guy who is little, wears thick glasses, and says dorky things like, "Stellar, sir!" and "Absorb further nuance." And, do you get the humor? That a guy named Brick House would be a total nerd? See, you'd expect "Brick House" to be a huge tough dude, and you'd expect someone who was such a geek to be named something like, I don't know . . . Leonard. Leo-NERD! Get it? HA HA HA. I crack myself up.
LESSON: Small, smart, articulate, nearsighted guys should NOT play football (or any sport for that matter). Jocks and other cool guys should make fun of them and/or beat them up.
But, Let's return to today's strip, because there are more lessons to be learned! How much time has elapsed between Panel 2 and Panel 3? Is the boll weevil statue in Enterprise, Alabama related to Brick House's presence on the football team? Does it have anything to do with a team going 0-9? Does it have anything to do with anything? Is this part of the Brick House conversation of Panel 1 and 2, or is it something else entirely?
And let me praise Gil Thorpe just for once. The message on the chalkboard, "U.S. Geography" seems appropos to the topic at hand (unlike some other cryptic chalkboard messages). Of course, that's only true if the topic at hand is weird landmarks in the U.S., not Brick House. For those interested, as the man says, there is truly a statue of a boll weevil in Enterprise, AL. It's even weirder than you may imagine, as it's not just a boll weevil, but a classically dressed (i.e., Greek or Roman) woman holding the gigantic boll weevil over her head. And, it's prominently featured on the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce website. It's really kind of awesome, the boll weevil statue is.
But, message to Gil Thorpe: if I wanted to learn about insane American roadside attractions, I'd read Zippy the Pinhead, thank you very much.
Pardon me that I don't know who these folks are (don't follow Gil closely enough to know), but I do know who Brick House is! He's #53! Here's a picture:
Brick House is the completely dweeby guy who is little, wears thick glasses, and says dorky things like, "Stellar, sir!" and "Absorb further nuance." And, do you get the humor? That a guy named Brick House would be a total nerd? See, you'd expect "Brick House" to be a huge tough dude, and you'd expect someone who was such a geek to be named something like, I don't know . . . Leonard. Leo-NERD! Get it? HA HA HA. I crack myself up.
LESSON: Small, smart, articulate, nearsighted guys should NOT play football (or any sport for that matter). Jocks and other cool guys should make fun of them and/or beat them up.
But, Let's return to today's strip, because there are more lessons to be learned! How much time has elapsed between Panel 2 and Panel 3? Is the boll weevil statue in Enterprise, Alabama related to Brick House's presence on the football team? Does it have anything to do with a team going 0-9? Does it have anything to do with anything? Is this part of the Brick House conversation of Panel 1 and 2, or is it something else entirely?
And let me praise Gil Thorpe just for once. The message on the chalkboard, "U.S. Geography" seems appropos to the topic at hand (unlike some other cryptic chalkboard messages). Of course, that's only true if the topic at hand is weird landmarks in the U.S., not Brick House. For those interested, as the man says, there is truly a statue of a boll weevil in Enterprise, AL. It's even weirder than you may imagine, as it's not just a boll weevil, but a classically dressed (i.e., Greek or Roman) woman holding the gigantic boll weevil over her head. And, it's prominently featured on the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce website. It's really kind of awesome, the boll weevil statue is.
But, message to Gil Thorpe: if I wanted to learn about insane American roadside attractions, I'd read Zippy the Pinhead, thank you very much.
posted by big al at 2:29 PM
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I'm surprised you missed out on September 27th's edition of "BC".
Here it is in all its...well...here it is.
http://www.comics.com/creators/bc/archive/images/bc2040699050927.gif
Defenition of euthanasia for the dimmer of you bulbs out there:
"Nazi euphemism for the deliberate killings of institutionalized physically, mentally, and emotionally handicapped people. The euthanasia program began in 1939, with German non-Jews as the first victims. The program was later extended to Jews."
So...what we have here is...is...just...oh my god...
Comments?
Hey! No dim bulbs here! As far as a I know . . .
Yeah . . . B.C. . . . well, it's a pun, isn't it? A particularly bad one, and one that also fills us in (AGAIN) on Johnny Hart's political leanings.
No one ever writes letters to the editor to put B.C. on the opinion pages though!
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