Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 09, 2015

I predict that, within five strips, I will be praying for the return of the days of the innovative and exciting storyline involving Max, Bobby and green M&Ms.

Tru is so proud of himself for knowing junior-high level facts about American literature that he snorts an entire hamburger up his nose.

It would be a lot stranger if True weren’t familiar with To Kill a Mockingbird.

“Yes, Boo. Austrian mom. My dad’s Japanese American. Oops, wrong plot.”

Knock-knock.Who’s there?Boo.Boo who?You don’t have to cry about it.

Wow, a wealth of great material in the strip today. Let’s begin.

A couple of days ago Boo was starting to look kind of hot, then yesterday, the eggbeater hair style returned. Today, the tombstone Mr. Eds make a comeback along with a gap she can drive that Jeep through. And let’s not forget the mustache that’s replaced her upper lip. Yet for some reason, Tru still hasn’t run for the exit.

Speaking of Tru, already his hair is starting to look like he might have started using the same lawn service/stylist Boo goes to. No wonder he’s trying to jamb that burger up his nose with those monstrous frankenhands.

Also is that an orange on the tray of the girl with the 6 fingers in P1 or some kind of smiling alien egg.

Ohh, right – that’s the name of a character in that book – I’m surprised nobody mentioned it in the comments previously. They call her Boo because she scares off all potential suitors with that nasty attitude.

Tequila Mockingbird? Strong drink.

BOOYEAH!

I think Neal and Rod are really trying to start some trouble, because I don’t believe those are allowable lunches under our new school lunch guidelines.

To Kill A Mockingbird was published in 1960. Harper Lee’s follow-up will finally be published in July. Can’t wait.

“You mean To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper E. Lee, published in 1960 by Warner Books?” Yes, that was a normal, casual conversation.Wow, that’s two seasons in a row that the writers threw us a curve. First nobody could predict the placebos, now where Boo’s name came from.Speaking of shocking, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is shockingly random.

In all reality , it was True’s hamburger that answered Boo’s question .

In all reality , I went to school with someone whose last name was Neuman guess what his nickname was, thats right Alfred E. He did nothing to earn it .

“Boo” is short for Boo-Boo, because she’s accident-prone. Since we already saw Tru miss the start of football season because he too is clumsy and injures himself, they make a perfect couple to team up for a huge accident that will end both their sports careers simultaneously. Good times!

Wait, I read alot. What book is Addison Radley in? Oh, I get it it’s a pun You read a BOO k. See Bitsy, you don’t have to cut your writs.

If there were only a movie based on TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD…

Wait—there’s a character in a book named Boo Radley? I would have expected at least one of you to have tipped me off.

In all reality, I think there is CLIFF Notes but not a Classic Comic version of To Kill A Mockingbird

Our H.S. freshman English novel was “Silas Marner”, then for sophomores it was “A Tale of Two Cities”, and for juniors it was “Huckleberry Finn”. I don’t even remember whether there was a novel for senior English, so if there was, it obviously didn’t make an impact. (Then on to college, and the novel-of-the-week assignments.)

Milford tru(ly) is Pleasantville. Notice the smiling cookie the brunette’s tray in P1?

In the 9th grade classes I currently teach, classic lit includes Of Mice and Men, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and The Odyssey. Students don’t read Catcher until 12th grade.

In all reality , via a secret code the Thorp Kids asked me to wish Happy Mothers Day to everyones Mom and asked me to tell their Mom they hope she burns in h*ll .

This is supposed to be high-school banter? Yeesh.

Wait……What?? You mean Boo isn’t named in honor of The Boo Radleys , an English alternative rock band of the 1990s who were associated with the shoegazing and Britpop movements???? Damn…..