Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for July 19, 2012

Did you get that water? “Armageddon It”OK maybe a Def Leppard reference is out of line.

I’m waiting for Tessa to whack Gil across the knees with that driver and tell him, “My old man paid for this lesson, not for you to stand around gabbing with people who don’t even belong to this club.”

opening the chest easy – uncapping the bottle harder

Gil says, “Do they still call you lefty?”

Next…as the Eddie Money “Give Me Some Water” plays in the background, a golden halo surrounds a caddy finishing her loop. She takes off her MCC cap , tussles her mane and says, “Steve, you always knew how cute I thought you were.” "Today is Caddy Day at the pool from 1:00 to 1:15, want to join me? POOF! Steve-O awakes from the daydream with spilled water covering his frontside.

What’s with the gang of miniature people on Steve’s right shoulder? I’m assuming it’s the little Devil Steve trying to persuade him to go after Lacey Underall, and the Angel Steve telling him to be a gentleman. And also the Disinterested Steve who doesn’t care either way.

If they gave out Academy Awards for comic strips this story line would be a contender, P1 -P3 have the most sensible sentences in a long long time actually seems real rather than a comic.

Ever hear of one-handed golfers? This would be a good chance to raise awareness…

Has anybody ever actually used the phrase “rugged break”?

i’d say you hold the bottle with your legs and twist the top. People adapt. Cutting a steak would be pretty hard.

“It’s just a flesh wound.”

Yep, I’m thinking this strip is going to transition right into football season when Steve gets a job as an assistant coach and explains to the kids how the tattoo he got made his arm fall off.

Rugged break?

Day two: I was hoping Steve would suggest some delicious rotisserie chicken.

Morgan Freeman plays golf one-handed . . . seriously!

The gang of miniature people on Steve’s right shoulder turned their collective backs on Gil. No one turns their backs on Gil Thorp! That’s why they’re gone in P3.

@UncleKazI thought that cooler was a trailer until you mentioned it.

@pvettel: Ah’ve ‘ad worse! (Coach T) "Your bloody arm’s off!" (Steve) “No it isn’t”(Coach T) “You’re a looney!”(Tessa) “Come here and take what’s coming to ya! I’ll bite yer kneecaps off!”

Proof once again that Gil Thorp is a lot more than a comic strip about which team won the big game. Good stuff.

Proper ice chests have bottle openers built into them.