Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for December 19, 2015

Here’s one effect of alcohol I’ve never seen — Marty’s eyebrows have suddenly thickened considerably and descended down onto his eyelids.

I had a feeling it would end with Marty drinking. I blew it by not mentioning it yesterday. Of course, 90 percent of us might have had the same feeling.

P3 that’s just the booze talking – literally.So do the kids that signed up for Holly’s class get a course credit, or does Monday’s strip introduce a replacement teacher with a curious backstory?

Of all of Dora’s many faces in this storyline, this in P1 is by far the most frightening. You know how people and their dogs sometimes resemble each other? Well, with Dora’s mustache and soul patch she’s actually starting to resemble her dog. . . Marty.

Marty, now that he’s lost his Old Crow, can finally spend the holidays alone with his one Tru(e) love. Old Mudlark on the rocks. Merry Christmas to all from Marty and his family, Jack Daniels, Jim Beam, Johnny Walker and Captain Morgan.

Oh, and Mop Man, you’ve got some revisin’ to do. Looking forward to a very special MUT Christmas from the Thorps. Maybe bring back one of the old ones with the kids before they were sold to the sweatshop.

In theory isn’t this supposed to be a strip for teenagers?

In all reality , P 3 Marty is transformed into Charles Manson, who’ll join his family , Dory , Boo and Bobby for sure maybe the Thorp kids .Perhaps Holly won’t be so smug and safe in Hollywood afterall.

In all reality , Monday, Coach Norman Dale ( Gene Hackman ) will be announced by the Milford school board as Holly’’s replacement and also as the new Basketball Coach . Merry Christmas , Ex Coach Thorp .

I said it before and I’ll say it again…I believe that we’ll see the Thorp kids this Xmas. I just know it’ll be tru(E)…Won’t it? Can it? Pleas(E)???

Pour Marti! On the bright side, Holly was a complete tool through out this debacle! Oh, what will the basketball season bring? I’m thinking of a lactose intolerant power forward along with a gluten addicted point guard who plays on a hooverboard!

And Neal & Rod eschew our comments. Rrrright. Next week, diminutive point guard Scott Howard transfers to Milford. Plenty of hairy happenings will ensue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpzqQst-Sg8

I can see it now. Marty goes on a week-long bender and we see his car careening toward the decorated Christmas tree in the front yard while Gil, Mimi and two unidentified children take a timeout to wish us all a Merry Christmas.

Plausible!

And BrandonMayhew called it yesterday with his prediction that Marty would hit the bottle. Of course, that’s like predicting it will snow in Michigan in January.

And thus ends the Dora story. I remember that first couple of weeks of this storyline, there was a freshness and newness to what was going on and MUT ideas were quick and easy. Then of course the story mired down into the usual ridiculousness. Here’s looking forward to Monday’s unveiling of the new story, and the excitement it will bring, at least for a couple of weeks. And speaking of excitement, please try to contain your excitement as you read Mopped Up Thorp’s take on the end of this story.

Hey gang, don’t foret Marty’s traditional Christmas dinner: Wild Turkey

@Pappaw57: You’d be seeing two of everything yourself. 180% is 360 proof. I asked Marty.

The other day I got invited to a partyBut I stayed home insteadJust me and my pal Johnny WalkerAnd his brothers Black and RedAnd we drank alone, yeahWith nobody elseYeah, you know when I drink aloneI prefer to be by myself

No wonder he’s a bitter man. :)

Marty drinks?

Alternative ending: Hooray for Hollywood.

Okay – I just edited today’s MUT to offer an alternate ending below the original post. Just something to lighten the mood a little.

Just noticed a Ricozzi’s ad on top of the taxi. Famous for being the restaurant outside of which John Pascoe was tazed. And even then didn’t talk.

Here’s the backing song for panel three:.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQywZYoGB1g

@BitsyTwill- Every story line for years has died an excruciating death in Milford. I think your response is instinctive for a glass half empty type. I think the glass is too big. All we see is how clumsy you get after too many of those (fill in your favorite).