Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 14, 2016

Ornery?

I challenge you to find a teenager in the last 40 years who uses the word “ornery”.

But then, maybe Boo is all hip and down with the youth of today…

So Boo walked 50 feet or whatever and stuck her face an inch from the catcher’s to announce she’s not as ornery?

From the way he’s hitting the booze Del’s full name must be Delirious Tremens. He’s drinking enough to kill a mockingbird. Sorry Bitsy.

Joe looks like he’s about to shoot himself with that soda gun. The real Walter White would never be that sloppy.

Are they practicing in a hockey rink in P2. WTF is the glass for?

Is that the catcher in P3 or Boo’s rabbi? And what are they going to use the tambourine for?

P3 has serious personal space issues.

In all reality , isn’t Boy George too old to be catching in high school and does Dell the Drunk’s solvents have anything to do with the success of Boo’s knuckler ?

Tarbiter with his “Set ’em up Joe” yesterday, won the prognosticator award Wednesday. I had a college professor who taught Family Relations and had a counseling practice. He told me he was divorced 7 times.

My friends used to call me “ornery” as a teenager. No, we’re not from the midwest, where – I dunno, any flyover staters out there? Every heard “ornery” used?

How soon until we figure out how this Del fits in with the Mudlarks? Early bet is mid-June just as the season ends and Kaz takes Tru(e) down to college to inspect the shower situation for Gil.

Joe, I know you’re gettin’ pretty anxious to close…

At least I would be if I were you and I had an annoying customer like Del.

What Jo is actually creating is a new concoction called the MartiWallbanger…Add:10 weeks of menuschia3 games4 weeks of teenage angstI narrowly missed Valley ChampionshipMix with “clever” observations and MiMi in a swimsuit and drink heavily!

@hizzoner: The original James Bondo was played by Shawn Ornery.Maybe, this will turn into a Western with Marty and Dell facing off to see who goes under the table first. Sounds like High drama.I still am having problems figuring out how an underhand softball knuckler moves.@MOP: She’s probably “not as orniry” is teen talk for Ornithology. She’s too young to know it isn’t nesting season, yet. R&W just missed the spell check.

For those of you hoping the solvent has to do with Boo’s pitching, I hope R&W aren’t stealing the old Ray Miland story line from It Happens Every Spring.

Since this bartender is obviously so vital to whatever this story is going to be, every day there will be some mention of his name. Yesterday he said it was a cliche, today the “set ’em up” reference. Tomorrow Walter White will reach under the counter for his protection and Del will say, “Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand?” And speaking of guns, I hope I don’t need a gun to force you to read today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

Perhaps Del is Boo’s mother’s new beau? Leading to some “topical, teen-oriented issues” for our dear Boo?

Does Boo really want to work on her knuckler or is she just pitching for a short game of tonsil hockey?

Vern Gosdin sang about “Set ’em up Joe!” too.

@TheBrownStarfish: That’s not a tambourine, it’s dog collar! Stay tuned for 50 shades of Milford.

or considering how long these stories drag out: 9 & 1/2 Weeks. Thank you, Thank you.

Jo the bartender is actually a Midget, reason he appears so tall is that he standing on a passed out Marti!

In all reality , Chicago had the original Midget Bar located on 6 3rd just west of Pulaski . It was owned by a husband and wife who both were Munchkins in the original Wizard of Oz..

@Mr. Reality: It was a good place to order a short one.

When home plate speaks………. does EF Hutton listen?