Who would tell the coach their weekend plans? I can just see myself in high school saying, "Well, Coach, Tom and Bob and I are going to get a six-pack apiece and sit behind some bushes in the park drinking and smoking.
OK, I remember reading this in 9th grade, I remember (spoiler alert) the piggy walks on two legs at the end and that’s about it. Can one of you more literary types please explain what this has to do with the elitist button girls? I can’t do symbolism.
Bitsy, it’s a very direct connection. The different animals begin thinking they they are better than other groups, like, “We’re ‘Too Cool For This Farm’” and each other. A successful team would never be like this as you’re only as strong as your weakest link. The last three years, I’ve been teaching literature. I prefer math but do like to read.
In all reality , who saw this reading assignment coming? OK , let the whining and excuses begin, will Mimi’s assignment have parents calling her, and finally who doesn’t read the book earning a Too Cool To Read Animal Farm button , inquiring minds want to know .
O.K.. Orwell’s Animal Farm reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. As a very small child, my grandmother took me to see Doctor Zhivago. The movie depicts the same time period and is a time honored classic.
I think Mimi’s Amazons would get more out of a film session with a sixer of Hoo.
P1 – Good to see the girls continue the Milford time honored tradition of continuing to pump their arms 10 minutes after a victory.
P2 – How rude! Mimi asks them a question and they turn their backs to her while answering her, but while looking at each other.
P3 – They should protest to the principal. The softball coach cannot assign English homework! Especially something they probably already read in class by now.
Maybe Nancy and Molly will take the book’s message as being that they need to overthrow the coaches and make it a player team. Then Molly will accuse Nancy as being a traitor to the too-cool cause and send her into exile, blaming her for all team problems, while ruling of over her sheeplike teammates and sporting Mimi’s coach wardrobe and hanging out at the bar with Marty Moon. Linda could be sold to New Thayer for some practice balls.
In regards to kdizzle’s comment above (“I would have thought Nineteen Eighty-Four was more reflective of Milford. If you’re in the boys team showers you know Big Brother is watching you”), he is 100% correct. And MUT can prove it. Remember this one?
In the colorized edition of Gil Thorp, Mimi’s hair changes from blond to orange between P1 and P2. Not sure how she managed that. And apparently she bought two different editions of the book, since one has a tan cover and the other turquoise. Well, at least you can count on one thing – the always perfect, error-free Mopped Up Thorp.
Probably Mimi should have tried another classic from that period—Dr. Seuss, The Sneetches and Other Stories. At least the team would likely be able to read it (or at least look at the drawings).
chiphilton over 5 years ago
Aw, no fair! Do we HAVE to?
chiphilton over 5 years ago
Who would tell the coach their weekend plans? I can just see myself in high school saying, "Well, Coach, Tom and Bob and I are going to get a six-pack apiece and sit behind some bushes in the park drinking and smoking.
Johnny Q Premium Member over 5 years ago
My favorite ANIMAL FARM character is Benjamin the Donkey.
bitsy twill over 5 years ago
OK, I remember reading this in 9th grade, I remember (spoiler alert) the piggy walks on two legs at the end and that’s about it. Can one of you more literary types please explain what this has to do with the elitist button girls? I can’t do symbolism.
dutchpuppy over 5 years ago
Bitsy, it’s a very direct connection. The different animals begin thinking they they are better than other groups, like, “We’re ‘Too Cool For This Farm’” and each other. A successful team would never be like this as you’re only as strong as your weakest link. The last three years, I’ve been teaching literature. I prefer math but do like to read.
kdizzle over 5 years ago
I would have thought Nineteen Eighty-Four was more reflective of Milford. If you’re in the boys team showers you know Big Brother is watching you
jimmjonzz Premium Member over 5 years ago
Everywhere there’s lots of piggies living piggy lives
Clutching forks and knives
To eat their bacon
TheBrownStarfish over 5 years ago
P1, Hip-hip-hipporay!
P2, Why, do we have another scrimmage?
P3, Homework from the gym teacher! If that doesn’t earn Mimi a TC button, nothing will.
Mr Reality over 5 years ago
In all reality , who saw this reading assignment coming? OK , let the whining and excuses begin, will Mimi’s assignment have parents calling her, and finally who doesn’t read the book earning a Too Cool To Read Animal Farm button , inquiring minds want to know .
seismic-2 Premium Member over 5 years ago
All Gil Thorp story arcs are equally dumb, but some Gil Thorp story arcs are more equally dumb than others.
Durak Premium Member over 5 years ago
Ah Orwell. An author writes a book about the greed and ignorance of humanity and everyone misses the point and thinks he’s attacking socialism.
James St. John Smythe over 5 years ago
Book ’em Mimi.
bearwku82 over 5 years ago
O.K.. Orwell’s Animal Farm reflects events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917. As a very small child, my grandmother took me to see Doctor Zhivago. The movie depicts the same time period and is a time honored classic.
I think Mimi’s Amazons would get more out of a film session with a sixer of Hoo.
Irish53 over 5 years ago
P2: “family stuff” and this dumb story goes full circle
Mopman over 5 years ago
P1 – Good to see the girls continue the Milford time honored tradition of continuing to pump their arms 10 minutes after a victory.
P2 – How rude! Mimi asks them a question and they turn their backs to her while answering her, but while looking at each other.
P3 – They should protest to the principal. The softball coach cannot assign English homework! Especially something they probably already read in class by now.
Snarker formerly known as Rube Whigham over 5 years ago
Maybe Nancy and Molly will take the book’s message as being that they need to overthrow the coaches and make it a player team. Then Molly will accuse Nancy as being a traitor to the too-cool cause and send her into exile, blaming her for all team problems, while ruling of over her sheeplike teammates and sporting Mimi’s coach wardrobe and hanging out at the bar with Marty Moon. Linda could be sold to New Thayer for some practice balls.
Klubble over 5 years ago
P1: The premiere of Fist Pump Girl!
Mopman over 5 years ago
In regards to kdizzle’s comment above (“I would have thought Nineteen Eighty-Four was more reflective of Milford. If you’re in the boys team showers you know Big Brother is watching you”), he is 100% correct. And MUT can prove it. Remember this one?
https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/714/
Mopman over 5 years ago
In the colorized edition of Gil Thorp, Mimi’s hair changes from blond to orange between P1 and P2. Not sure how she managed that. And apparently she bought two different editions of the book, since one has a tan cover and the other turquoise. Well, at least you can count on one thing – the always perfect, error-free Mopped Up Thorp.
https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/
Snarker formerly known as Rube Whigham over 5 years ago
Probably Mimi should have tried another classic from that period—Dr. Seuss, The Sneetches and Other Stories. At least the team would likely be able to read it (or at least look at the drawings).