Okay, here we go – the results of the Keri Thorp Region first round games.
Del Bader vs. Pelwicki/Burns: This game was a blowout right from the start. Pelwicki and Burns were just not annoying enough, and top seed Del Bader ran them over like they were Mr Reality.
Del Bader 82, Pelwicki/Burns 42
Carl Peake vs. Lucky Haskins: This was an anticipated matchup that ended up never being competitive. Carl used all his dirty tricks, while Lucky just assumed every time he had a turnover the universe would reward him with good luck. No ah ah.
Carl Peake 78, Lucky Haskins 49
Uncle Gary vs. Molly Kinsella: Molly had some early success by flirting with Uncle Gary, keeping within 6 points at halftime. But Gary quickly shot Molly down in the second half, pulling away.
Uncle Gary 67, Molly Kinsella 44
Bobby Howry vs. Bryce Larkin: The devious Bobby Howry was no match for the lack of talent Bryce Larkin. Bryce kept trying to throw the ball at Bobby to knock him out of the game, but that doesn’t work so well with a basketball.
Bobby Howry 70, Bryce Larkin 55
Teddy DeMarco vs. Doyle Dane: The only upset in this region, Teddy benefitted from playing more recently than the other teams. The game was tied at halftime, but eventually Doyle’s team sponsored drink of Shamrock Shakes resulted in a very sluggish second half. With Teddy slipping a whoopee cushion under Doyle’s chair after halftime, it was just too much.
Holly Dobbs vs. Herk The Mauler: This game was halted five separate times as the officials tried to decide if Herk knew what was going on, or if he was playing some kind of con game. Eventually, Holly’s youth won out, pulling away in the second half for the win.
Holly Dobbs 59, Herk The Mauler 49
Coach Drool vs. Mrs. Lark: Mrs. Lark held a six-point lead at halftime, looking for the upset while Coach Drool ranted to the court announcers that she was stealing his best plays. The second half was another story, as Mrs. Lark had trouble with her coordination. Every beverage break seemed to make it worse. When she lay on the court for a nap with 2 minutes to go, the game was ended.
Coach Drool 61, Mrs. Lark 50
Central City Thugs vs. Ed Baxendale: This was the game most anticipated to be close, and it did not disappoint. The Central City squad used Detroit Bad Boys style defense on Ed, but he not being one to back down, did plenty of trash talking. With less than a minute to go and the score tied, Ed was caught looking into the stands to make sure Jaquan had his hands off his daughter. The Thugs stole the ball for a layup. Ed was forced to foul after a miss, and the Thugs hold on to move forward.
Voting for the Jami Thorp Region is open. I’ll leave it open until late Sunday. The one matchup of note – Boo Radley (pre-dead) against the peacock. It’s a shame they have to meet in the first round.
The way they are standing around so ‘spontaneously and unrehearsed’ looking in panel two reminds me of those ‘real people’ not ‘actors’ in those stupid Chevrolet commercials.
Yes, Alexa and Siri will bond. If not over their names, then over their love for boots. Chris Schuring will make them bond. After all, he’s the glue guy!
P1, Why is Chris giving his girlfriend the finger?
P2, Is Alexa holding a drink or her phone?
P3, So Rubin and Whigham spent months setting up what Stephan Pastis raps up in a few panels on a daily basis. Bring Rat in to club these two to death and bring on baseball.
I have a second grader named Alexa on my bus. She’s already sick to death of all the gags. So of course every day I say “Alexa! What’s the question of the day?” or “Alexa. Play classic rock!”
Topical teen OCD led to a popcorn fart ending. Think of taking an exam and everyone in class is stressed. The sudden blitzkrieg of flatulence relieves the tension as we all move on. Coach Valvano coined survive and advance. Pull someone’s finger and move on. Quickly.
So one week of Alexa complaining about people pretending she’s a digital assistant, then we have 3+ months of filler where it’s never mentioned again, and the payoff is on the last day she meets someone else who has the name of a DIFFERENT digital assistant. This is pure writing gold. Gold, Jerry, gold!
And speaking of writing gold, Mopped Up Thorp would win plenty of gold medals if I entered it in the Comics Olympics. In my opinion. If they existed.
Hmm, I didn’t think about this. If in the Villains Tournament, what do I do if we have a tie? I guess I’ll have to flip a coin. This is a possibility when we have an even number of voters. We almost had one in the first round, the Thugs-Baxendale voting ended up 17-15. One person voting the other way would have tied it.
Alexa places her hand to her face, in preparation for the Vulcan mind-meld with Siri. It will be like the mutual download of data between the two computers in Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind.
I don’t know if fewer people waste their time here on the weekend than during the week, but so far only 17 people have voted on this round of the tournament. Barely over half of the final total we had for the other region. We still have a whole day I know, but tomorrow is Sunday and there’s less reason to be here.
jimmjonzz Premium Member about 4 years ago
Love this. without reservation.
Mopman about 4 years ago
And then the whole audience gasped and burst into laughter. Cue closing credits.
Mopman about 4 years ago
Okay, here we go – the results of the Keri Thorp Region first round games.
Del Bader vs. Pelwicki/Burns: This game was a blowout right from the start. Pelwicki and Burns were just not annoying enough, and top seed Del Bader ran them over like they were Mr Reality.
Del Bader 82, Pelwicki/Burns 42
Carl Peake vs. Lucky Haskins: This was an anticipated matchup that ended up never being competitive. Carl used all his dirty tricks, while Lucky just assumed every time he had a turnover the universe would reward him with good luck. No ah ah.
Carl Peake 78, Lucky Haskins 49
Uncle Gary vs. Molly Kinsella: Molly had some early success by flirting with Uncle Gary, keeping within 6 points at halftime. But Gary quickly shot Molly down in the second half, pulling away.
Uncle Gary 67, Molly Kinsella 44
Bobby Howry vs. Bryce Larkin: The devious Bobby Howry was no match for the lack of talent Bryce Larkin. Bryce kept trying to throw the ball at Bobby to knock him out of the game, but that doesn’t work so well with a basketball.
Bobby Howry 70, Bryce Larkin 55
Teddy DeMarco vs. Doyle Dane: The only upset in this region, Teddy benefitted from playing more recently than the other teams. The game was tied at halftime, but eventually Doyle’s team sponsored drink of Shamrock Shakes resulted in a very sluggish second half. With Teddy slipping a whoopee cushion under Doyle’s chair after halftime, it was just too much.
Teddy DeMarco 68, Doyle Dane 50
Mopman about 4 years ago
Holly Dobbs vs. Herk The Mauler: This game was halted five separate times as the officials tried to decide if Herk knew what was going on, or if he was playing some kind of con game. Eventually, Holly’s youth won out, pulling away in the second half for the win.
Holly Dobbs 59, Herk The Mauler 49
Coach Drool vs. Mrs. Lark: Mrs. Lark held a six-point lead at halftime, looking for the upset while Coach Drool ranted to the court announcers that she was stealing his best plays. The second half was another story, as Mrs. Lark had trouble with her coordination. Every beverage break seemed to make it worse. When she lay on the court for a nap with 2 minutes to go, the game was ended.
Coach Drool 61, Mrs. Lark 50
Central City Thugs vs. Ed Baxendale: This was the game most anticipated to be close, and it did not disappoint. The Central City squad used Detroit Bad Boys style defense on Ed, but he not being one to back down, did plenty of trash talking. With less than a minute to go and the score tied, Ed was caught looking into the stands to make sure Jaquan had his hands off his daughter. The Thugs stole the ball for a layup. Ed was forced to foul after a miss, and the Thugs hold on to move forward.
Central City Thugs 68, Ed Baxendale 66
Mopman about 4 years ago
Voting for the Jami Thorp Region is open. I’ll leave it open until late Sunday. The one matchup of note – Boo Radley (pre-dead) against the peacock. It’s a shame they have to meet in the first round.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C5X5LW3
tcar-1 about 4 years ago
The way they are standing around so ‘spontaneously and unrehearsed’ looking in panel two reminds me of those ‘real people’ not ‘actors’ in those stupid Chevrolet commercials.
seismic-2 Premium Member about 4 years ago
The whole basketball season has been leading up to… this?
seismic-2 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Yes, Alexa and Siri will bond. If not over their names, then over their love for boots. Chris Schuring will make them bond. After all, he’s the glue guy!
TheBrownStarfish about 4 years ago
P1, Why is Chris giving his girlfriend the finger?
P2, Is Alexa holding a drink or her phone?
P3, So Rubin and Whigham spent months setting up what Stephan Pastis raps up in a few panels on a daily basis. Bring Rat in to club these two to death and bring on baseball.
Mr Reality about 4 years ago
In all reality , no one saw the Alexa meet Siri ending coming , on to baseball .
The Pro from Dover about 4 years ago
Land O’Goshen!
Irish53 about 4 years ago
More Brady Bunch laugh tracks and let’s move on
st_barnett about 4 years ago
There’s a joke somewhere in the last panel. Going on line to ask Jeeves…
Cary Rodda Premium Member about 4 years ago
When did Stephan Pastis start writing this storyline?
Durak Premium Member about 4 years ago
Love at first sight.
Rondetta about 4 years ago
Alexa…Stop!
tcayer about 4 years ago
“And I want you to meet my friends Bixby and his girlfriend Cortana!”
tcayer about 4 years ago
I have a second grader named Alexa on my bus. She’s already sick to death of all the gags. So of course every day I say “Alexa! What’s the question of the day?” or “Alexa. Play classic rock!”
bearwku82 about 4 years ago
Topical teen OCD led to a popcorn fart ending. Think of taking an exam and everyone in class is stressed. The sudden blitzkrieg of flatulence relieves the tension as we all move on. Coach Valvano coined survive and advance. Pull someone’s finger and move on. Quickly.
Mopman about 4 years ago
So one week of Alexa complaining about people pretending she’s a digital assistant, then we have 3+ months of filler where it’s never mentioned again, and the payoff is on the last day she meets someone else who has the name of a DIFFERENT digital assistant. This is pure writing gold. Gold, Jerry, gold!
And speaking of writing gold, Mopped Up Thorp would win plenty of gold medals if I entered it in the Comics Olympics. In my opinion. If they existed.
https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/
Mopman about 4 years ago
Hmm, I didn’t think about this. If in the Villains Tournament, what do I do if we have a tie? I guess I’ll have to flip a coin. This is a possibility when we have an even number of voters. We almost had one in the first round, the Thugs-Baxendale voting ended up 17-15. One person voting the other way would have tied it.
Irish53 about 4 years ago
What’s next? Another girl named Cortana? Rubin has lost it
seismic-2 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Alexa places her hand to her face, in preparation for the Vulcan mind-meld with Siri. It will be like the mutual download of data between the two computers in Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind.
jslabotnik about 4 years ago
And meet Serena’s sister, Samantha
Mopman about 4 years ago
Maybe instead of using their hands to do the mind meld, they’ll need to use their mouths. Because you meld with your mouth, not with your hands.
Mopman about 4 years ago
I don’t know if fewer people waste their time here on the weekend than during the week, but so far only 17 people have voted on this round of the tournament. Barely over half of the final total we had for the other region. We still have a whole day I know, but tomorrow is Sunday and there’s less reason to be here.
bearwku82 about 4 years ago
Cannot believe no one has commented on Chris giving everyone the one finger salute on P1. Noticed it reviewing MUT. The laughs on us Neal and Rod.