Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 06, 2014

Wow, just think how impressed the guys would be if he got herpes.

re: P1: Apparently the hip-hop-happening hairstyle in Milford is “The Tonsure”.

Either that or his barber is a monk.

Sure he can leave early. He’s bigger than the teacher. Tomorrow could be a problem.Was this essential to the plot?

He got mono and missed an entire season – yeah that’s so very lucky!Gil obviously has no idea what’s been going on in the classroom with Lucky or he wouldn’t be pulling him for a media request.

Playa is the Spanish word for beach, which is the way Spanish people pronounce what Lucky’s teammates really think he is.

It’s crazy to think Lucky would need to get out of class early. Is Marjie’s time so valuable she can’t talk to him after school or after practice? I’ve worked on small-town papers, it would never occur to anyone to ask that a student be let out early for an interview.

He gets out early and they go to the field to talk.Marjie shows up at practices all the time.She’s lucky. She doesn’t have to sit through games.

Ah yes, good to know that HS sport is more important than HS classes. ‘The media and fans should stop making “stars” out of children – just let them be kids. (Yeah, I’m probably dreaming, but they ARE still children while they’re in school.)

Luckys head in p.1 actually doubles as a coaster for his nightly Root Beer from Amy. While Marjie been dragging her butt around for several years, first I’ve ever heard of the MILFord Star!WDIG

Good to know that Gil still makes an occasional appearance in this strip. Can’t figure out, though, if it’s his hand or the stack of papers on his desk that are asking if Lucky can leave class early.

I thought for sure Gil was going to say, “After those three doubles, Marty Moon wants to talk to you. Talk slow, though, because he slurs a little after his second double.”

Yeah, after bombing on his presentation I’m sure the teacher has no problem letting him out of class as a reward.He gets a feature article because he had 3 doubles? What would happen if he hit a homerun? They must be starved for sports news in Milford.

In all reality , while rubbing his head Amy discovers the bulging brian tumor Lucky has grown , P1. Tomorow P 1 will show Lucky grazing up at Amy while being wheeled into Milford General operating room. P2 will have Lucky saying Im still the luckiest man alive having met you Amy. P3 will show Amy and Lucky kissing as tears trickle down Amys cheeks.

I agree with what “CJ” said last week about how lame this is getting. The only good thing to read on this strip (site) lately has been “MUT” and the other comments.

P1- Ahhh….The Milford Monk hairstyle remains en vogue. Looks like Lucky has been rubbed alot. P3- Don’t hate the playa, hate the game.

In panel one Gil has that ‘Godfather’ thing going with his left hand.

Gil: "It would be most beneficial to you to meet with this woman. Now….. leave my presence! "

Why is Marjie interested in his having had mono? Look out Gil, breaking news, breaking new ground. It’s OK, it’s good luck.

So will we now have a problem with Lucky getting a big ego? And then getting put into place because Amy stole his good luck? That’s one possibility. Another is absolutely nothing of interest will happen for the next 2 weeks.At least today’s MUT is interesting. Car chases, explosions, espionage! Or maybe just talking.

It’s thoughtful of Gil to wear a wristband to keep his sweat from staining those papers.

….time to exit this BS and get over to Milford CC for a 6 week story arc where one-armed Steve is probably ready to challenge for the club championship after the thoughtful tutelage of Jon Jawor. Pedro the pool boy is making his first visit to Casa Thorp soon, I hope.

Only 10 weeks until practice in pads, maybe Gil will hand the keys over to Kaz and just retire already!