Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for September 06, 2016

Another quarterback story?

Note how the one guy at the beach not wearing a shirt is showing off his washboard abs.

I guess since this is a strip for teens, Kevin Pelwecki has to hold the ball up to strategically hide the naked kid on the beach.

Looks a bit like Joe Namath…

I used to come to the beach and bullies would kick sand in my face. Then I took a chance and wasted a stamp on an ad from a comic book. Now I bring a football to the beach and pretend to be a Milford quarterback. No one will make fun of me anymore (or will they?).

What are the lifeguard and the young lady in P2 looking at? An alien spacecraft? An out-of-control pickup truck? A rampaging wrestler with dementia? One of those new neighborhood libraries?

Can’t dismiss anyone with a mullett! FYI to the knuckleheads at the beach….school starts in 20 minutes in everywhere but Plesantville!

We were introduced to K.P. when Barry Bader disappeared into a corner. After filling in adequately for Young Master as a 2nd bagger, he now leads the ’Larks on the gridiron? Pelwecki is the conduit that connected Too Good to be True and Young Bader. Just give me the damn ball.- Max Ortiz.

Not looking to good to win state for the second time in three years.

Well, at least he has confidence. Question is, is it over-confidence?

Why are they asking if he’s 8 years old? Can they hear his thoughts?

So, the 3rd string 2nd baseman is trying to replace the one Tru(e) Milford quarterback. #GottaBeTru(e).

Those are some odd looking alien fingers on the dude doing the harassing in P2. Must be the new go to receiver.

Pelwecki seems to have a little Bader in him. Sure hope Young Master Bader isn’t his competition. He couldn’t “beat” him out at second.

I had a thought as I was falling asleep last night. Wouldn’t those Boomorials make fine peacock nesting boxes? Just sayin’.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a football with 2 sets of laces. Pelwecki must have got it at the outlet store.

Back on August 12th, KP was a blonde and his hair was a lot shorter.

@miffedmax: Beatle Baily is the strip to the right. They’re at least amusing themselves.@The Brown Starfish: You’re very observant. There are Rawlings Footballs, Wilson Footballs, and in Milford, Sub-Standard Footballs. The salesman told Pelwecki tow sets of laces made the ball ambidextrous. (oh, the politically incorrect humor!)

On a dedicated GT snark site, when KP made his initial appearance, his real-life namesake (a friend of a friend of Rubin) commented on the strip. https://gilthorp.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin/

I used to go to the beach and have a 240 pound bully kick sand in my face. So I signed up with the Charles Atles program and became 260 pounds strong. So I went to the beach and a 520 pound bully kicked sand in my face………..

I don’t think that football looks properly inflated.

Grandson of Sonny Sixkiller?.https://www.pinterest.com/pin/454793262342884543/

What’s with the up-the-nose shots in this strip?

I’m a little late to the party, but I’m surprised more wasn’t made yesterday with Gil with one of the kids. Using facial recognition, I was able to determine that this, indeed was Gil’s kid. I’m also a little taken aback that Mimi openly is drinking lemonade with Pedro. He is literally sitting there in the backyard, open to all the neighbors, drinking Gil’s lemonade. Wow! (I guess it’s not a secret anymore?)

@Ellisburkes: as Zippy the Clown used to say – Boogery on down the road. I believe Boogery is against Naval regulations in the UK.

This kid’s stray hairs on his face are already driving me crazy. I think it was Amy of root beer fame who last suffered from this condition.

@Ellisburkes: One of my favorite quotes about pro athletes came from 1968 Chicago White Sox Manager Eddie Stankey.His description is timeless and applies to all sports -“an all-star from the neck down”