Comments on: How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless lackey

By: andrew t.

andrew t. — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:58:40 +0000

The strategic lack of color within the panel suggests that Sophie’s fanclub hails from pre-Witherspoon/Maguire Pleasantville.

Or that the coloring staff couldn’t keep themselves awake long enough to finish the strip.

By: Mr. Nice Guy

Mr. Nice Guy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:04:26 +0000

GT: Maybe “throwing you under the bus” means literally throwing you under the bus! Though it may be a mistake to telegraph such an intention in a text message.

By: Melissa G

Melissa G — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:33:44 +0000

You know, I’d sincerely like to thank the Comics Curmudgeon and commenters for giving me a new appreciation for Gil Thorp. When this comic first hit syndication, I found it incomprehensible. Now I find it… still incomprehensible. But I have stopped having the nightmares about disembodied claw-hands! Mostly.

By: stephieku

stephieku — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:31:20 +0000

@Amateur

I’m a teenager, and specifically looked at these comments to figure out what “throwing under the bus meant”

Never heard of it ever. But then again Gil Thorp doesn’t really resemble anything i’ve experienced in high school.

By: idgeek

idgeek — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:30:42 +0000

#41 little red-haired girl: I was wondering the same things. Lost Forest, home of the Blue Wood Thrush, Reverse Mallard, and others to confuse you while it educates.