Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for March 26, 2016

Why indeed.

In the next episode, Marty Moon rushes over to Milford General to laugh at Gil, who’s in triple traction after learning just how hard a Kenzie elbow really feels

Could this possibly get any creepier? (Of course it could. Come back on Monday for the shower room scene.)

Because that’s not who you are – you be you Kenzie, now drop and give me twenty!

Let it go, Coach. Molly graduated and moved on.

I can only hope that Holly Dobbs has Kenzie “miked”. I like Kenzies hair…. Weird as it gets!Kaz

Wow, Gil, WTF? Are you trying to get fired? I know you’re in your 80’s and may be getting a little goofy, but there’s certain things you probably shouldn’t be saying to a high school girl you’re not related to. And you sir have just about said them all today. Still you’re past the point of no return so here’s how to finish.

Menzie, after you’ve grown out and dyed your hair how about coming over to Club Thorp for dinner. Then, maybe you and Mimi could model some new Victoria’s Secret items I just ordered. You see me and coach Mimi have been married for a long time and sometimes you have to spice up the old routine. Plus, I’ve got my suspicions about her and that damned pool boy Pedro. So, whatta you say?

I think Gil will be hearing from the “Dear Superintendent” next week.

In all reality ," If you let your hair grow out ,dye it blonde and wear it like Mrs Thorp, you’ll look like the daughhter she never had . You know what they say blondes have more fun!

Genius move with the drama. Playa Gil going creepy to (hopefully) move this show on with some deep Ann Landers philosophy. They’ve been playing high school baseball since Feb. in Fla., so let’s get to the playdowns (does any state use that term?), and have Ken Brown make it happen, and come out as transgender. Ken Z makes the underhand free-throw to win, and now two SC Thorps in Milford. Has Mimi ever won a title?

Gil can’t be bothered to coach for an entire football season, but he shows up to spot for a player’s weightlifting session.

@BluedarterApparently the (Vermont) Burlington Free Press does. Oct 21 2015 headline reads, “HS playdowns: South Burlington rallies past MAU” referring to girls high school soccer.

“Because my rugby coach has short brown hair and I like her even better.”

When I first read this, I thought I was reading Mopped Up Thorp!

at least he didn’t say “dye your hair blonde like she does”

Yikes—way too creepy coach. I hope he’s not planning on making a Mimi coat.

@Ellisburkes: Tonto is the spanish word for stupid. Kemo means little and sabe means to understand. The Ranger and his companion were insulting each other for the netire run of the show.

So today we learn that a) Gil enjoys watching young girls do bench presses. (Hmmm, I wonder what the attraction could be; and b) his fantasy is to watch Mimi have a vicarious relation with herself. R&W may save this strip, yet.

My greatest fear is that Kenzie is growing her hair to look like Boo’s. If she dyes it blond Mop could hold an Easter Egg hunt in the nests.

I’m stunned by today’s strip. At first I assumed the guy in P1 was not Gil based on his statement. Then in P2 I’m like, “why would Gil phrase it that way? You like Coach Thorp?” instead of “you like your coach?” Then P3, holy crap, could that be any creepier? Especially with his leering expression jammed into the camera? What the hell am I going to do for today’s MUT? It’s already ludicrous, any change I make will make it more realistic. Congratulations Rubin and Whigham, you’ve out-MUTted MUT.

Okay, I cranked this out rather quick. But again, I think the original strip is way more out there than mine. I think they are trying to drive me out of business. And speaking of business, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is implying some shady business is afoot.So to take a guess as to the real strip’s direction, is Gil saying that crap because he wants Menzie to say something like, “I don’t want to be like her, I want to be me” and then Gil will say, “then don’t worry about what other people say and be yourself” or some garbage like that? His statement in P3 makes no sense really, because Menzie doesn’t going around talking about how great Mimi is and how she wants to be like her. Well, we’ll see on Monday, my predictions have been wrong before. Like about 98% of the time.

Oh, and yay, welcome back Bitsy! I was hoping maybe Kaz would “coincidentally” return at the same time, but alas, he still isn’t around.

You know, you make a good point. If for some bizarre reason they asked me to be guest writer for a day it would look something like that.

@MOP: Mark Twain observed the difference between fact and fiction is that fiction is required to stick to what is possible.R&W’s theme song for today: The Impossible Dream.

Thanks EB, Mop, and Tcar. It’s nice to have an outlet for my smartassitude again. Unfortunately, I’m not proficient enough in Spanish to reliably convey sarcasm.