Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for March 01, 2016

Kaz waited four months to break out that turtleneck?

and the winner is @Pappaw57 calling Wake yesterday. Good to see Kaz Swayze back in action, nobody puts baby in the corner. Gil emulating trucker hat guy with the time out call. Ken Brown’s out, time for Kenzie to sub in.

Kaz looks like he’s divining the Ken Brown injury report with the help of a special transmitter in his index finger.

At least True won’t be dealing with high expectations at Wake Forest. Kind of like Milford.

Gil calls a technical…

At least Kaz didn’t say Ken Brown was “limping noticeably.” I always want to ask announcers what an invisible limp is.

“Shut up and talk” is akin to the Three Stooges’ “Wake up and go to sleep.”

Gil is so tired from waiting for this announcement that he closes his eyes for a little nap in P1. And continues in P2 even putting Mimi to sleep.

So, finally, Tru(e) picks W(T)F? I can’t recall them ever having much of a football team. Basketball, sure. Is he planning on bringing some of his eating camp pals along, kind of like LeBron did with the Heat?

We certainly have a variety of hands today. I’m not sure what Gil is trying to signal in P3, but I’m pretty sure it’s an insult in more than a few countries. It looks like he no longer wears his wedding ring either. Hmmm. Sign Man trying to squeeze into the picture as the Fist Pump crowd looks on in horror at a limping ken Brown.

Annnnnd, finally, in a very busy P3, KAZ RETURNS! HooDad can finally rest!

You wonder whether the strip solicits kickbacks to make these occasional product announcements.

Kaz has been gone so long he doesn’t realize that he is watching KB’s “makin’ it happen” pimp strut, not a limp. I assume Neal or Rod just sent a kid off to WF recently, and were impressed. I was pulling for Tru to go to Slippery Rock.

In all reality , MimI says Sorry Honey but the great academics part is not a good fit for True . P 3 Gil’s elbow calls Time Out .

In the comming weeks Kaz’s prolonged absence will be explained by ESPN as a bad reaction to having his nipples pierced!Dr. Nick

Good get for the Deacs. My Heels will still whup up on ’em every year or so. Kaz is alive!

Great. True can now hand off to Tucker Fredrickson and Brian Piccolo. Look out t-car! We have waited all season to witness Kenny Brown making things happen. What a farce. My vote goes to The Baconator for tutoring a Rugger on the basics of basketball and romance.

Heck…. Cutcliffe at Duke is the QB coach! Ask Peyton and Eli. If you guys saw Chazz Surratt that won the Parade player of the year he committed to Duke first to play for Coach Cut. Then later un-committed and went to Carolina where he really wanted to go. He’d been afraid of the investigation at UNC. Roy also told him he could play basketball. The East Lincoln team he’s own is 25-0 heading into the regionals. His younger brother is better at basketball than he is. The only game they’ve lost in the last two years was the 2A title game last year to Kinston who’s won something like four in a row.

And here’s the fabulous Demon Deacon in real life:

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Wake Forest – of course, it was so obvious! After all, he never visited the place or mentioned it, why wouldn’t he choose it? And speaking of unbelievable things, I find it hard to believe that S-mart would carry Wake Forest caps when the school is nowhere near the state where Milford resides. Probably.I’m amazed Pappaw57 nailed it. I wonder if that means t-car1 will now accuse him of being Rubin or Wigham lurking here, instead of me?

Big Ken Brown, making things happen!1. His limp forced Gil to attend a game and actually do something.2. His limp made Kaz finally return to Milford.3. His limp making Kaz return finally relieved HooDad of his long Kaz-missing count.Yay for Big Ken Brown!

Wow. You really can get everything at S mart.

Woo! My alma mater! But I’m neither a lawyer nor a doctor….

WFU Class of ’82.

Great!!! back in the 70’s Wake was always a good bet against the spread. If Tru’s there, we can all use that as one of our picks.

INRE: K. Brown’s limp. That’s an abbreviation not a contraction. Probably can’t get image of Kenzie and Max out of his head.

How convenient, Pappaw57, if in fact that’s your real name.Today’s strip is even better in color, check it out here (especially Kaz in P3): http://comics.azcentral.com/slideshow?comic=Gil_Thorp&feature_id=Gil_ThorpKaz makes his triumphant return in style. Unfortunately it looks like it’s a 1970’s style and he’s boogieing along to some Bee Gees. And speaking of boogieing, you should boogie over to Mopped Up Thorp for a chuckle or two.

Opps! I meant a contraction not a possessive.

For the enumerators in the crowd, I’m about to replace Kaz on the missing list, but the Bitsy-held-hostage count should top out around 23 before I return in time to see Kenzie break Max’s heart. Though coincidentally, I actually will be traveling alone in a fairly kidnappy country.

The Demon Deacon as depicted here looks more like a Droog.

I’ve been admiring his French Cuffs. This must be a high class game. Being lost in time explains Kaz’s Spider Sabich apres’ ski outfit.