Before Ann can succeed in boring the girls to tears, Bull mercifully cuts her short to get us to the point of this little history lesson. But the former coach will not be dismissed, and we find out what she’s got in that shoulder bag she’s been fiercely clutching.
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Fairgood Ol' Days
Great opening, Ann. Nothing grabs the attention of a bunch of kids like beginning a sentence with “When I was in school“. “Coach Fairgood” recalls her days as a Popeye-legged teen, when Westview’s girls’ sports program consisted solely of archery, croquet and lawn bowling.
You da' Ann
Are we to assume from Miss Ponytail’s panel 1 wisecrack that the She-Goats are now 0-3? Time for Bull to unveil his secret weapon: the ever-youthening Ann Fairgood!
One for the Books
Lots to be said about today’s strip, gang!
- The red title text in panel one really stands out against the muddy, muted greens and pinkish browns of today’s panels.
- TB casually drops into this otherwise run-of-the-mill, throwaway Sunday setpiece the fact that Pete is moving back to the big city, nearly four years after he inexplicably moved back to Westview.
- The name of this secondhand bookstore is sorta clever (certainly more clever than The Village Booksmith). Reminds me of a bar in Bayonne where I used to live that was called He’s Not Here.
- TB sure has a thing for bookstores and their uncertain fate. In addition to the now-shuttered Booksmith, earlier this year Les recalled a now-demolished bookstore in Kent, Ohio (Les also shares Pete’s proclivity for “haunting” secondhand bookstores).
- With his balloon head and scrawny neck, Bookstore Guy in the last panel really resembles South Park‘s Mr. Mackey, mmkay?
Coach Bushka Comes a-Crawlin'
“I know who you are, dummy. You and I and our spouses were at Les’ New Year’s Eve party a year ago. I may be old but I can remember that far back. What the hell is going on with your hair color?”
Son of Stuck Funky 