Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for October 12, 2016

Lots of only children in this strip.

those sure were the days

This is what, the third or fourth main character in a row with no siblings?

There’s something about Kevin – yesterday he said too bad she wasn’t a boy and today he is wishing somebody was there to receive….

I haven’t seen a road map in years! Do they sell or print them anymore?

“I say, I say, that Moose is as sharp as a bowling ball!” -Foghorn Leghorn Sharing some Wrigley’s Doublemint gum would be a nice tension breaker for them now.

Kevin in p2: Sure! Should I put my arm around you?

I always thought GPS should offer celebrity voices as an option, and today’s strip shows that Yogi Berra would be a great plug-in (no pun intended, Gary).

My personal favorite would be Mr. T: “I said turn left, FOOL!”

Moose should have gotten some smooth talk advice from Tru(e) before he left for Wake.

That football is gonna be the size of the Hindenburg by the end of the week.

The madder Heather becomes, the more attractive she is. P2- Fist Pump Kids make a cameo. P3- The wide watchband continues to be the benchmark in The Valley.

I wonder how old man Bader is doing in lockup? It sure would be nice to hear some follow up on who got the open job for selling those industrial solvents. In between quarterback lessons, of course.

After Moose’s untimely demise, Heather will become QB. In fair exchange, Bader will become GK for the girls soccer team where his big hands will be a major asset.

P3 – Heather strikes her best glamour pose and Moose gives her the eye. And speaking of eyes, how about eyeing today’s Mopped Up Thorp?

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P-1: seems unclear, did she have a kid with her father?p-2: Sure! Hey Sailor, New in town, What’s your sign?P-3: R&W shouldn’t throw softballs like that during football season. This strip had more double entandres (how ever you spell that) than a Groucho Marx monologue.

What GPS in a Pluggers car ???? My " GPS " is my " Good Practical Sense " and the ability to read maps and know where I am and where I am going !!!! No smart phones, GPS’s, or any other technical devices required. I have hiked/backpacked on desert/mountain trails, hitchhiked, driven a car/truck, and ridden a motorcycle all over this country for over 45 years and never needed some device to do my thinking and decisions for me. A person who only follows someone elses idea’s of how to get somewhere " Quickly " will miss out on most of this countries Beautiful scenery and landscapes, not to forget all the wonderful Places and People off the Grid. Speed isn’t everything ! You-all Have a Great Day and Be Safe !

Siri is not one of my contacts. My GPS voice is named Samantha, and the one in my Prius was Heather.

thick as a ruddy plank is our Kevin

We still use road maps in spite of having Navigation built into both of our cars. The map gives you a bigger picture difficult to get on a 10 inch (or smaller) screen in the center of the instrument panel…

I hate GPS. Even with updated maps, half the time, my husband’s GPS doesn’t find the best routes. Plus, people who rely on GPS tend to lose their sense of the land around them…….A premise for a disaster movie: Worldwide GPS systems go down and millions of people become lost in their own neighborhoods.

Too bad Kevin ain’t rich…he could grope, kiss, and say amything he wants to da hoe!

I see a tight end and a wide receiver in p-2.

I do not recall any Hwy 17A near Dallas. 17A sounds more like an exit. 17B might be a business route, but not A, any with two digits will be US or Interstate. Now we have cartoon cartography, to go with the cartoon physics.

This is going about as well as Pelwecki handling a snap from center. All for not anyway. I mean, Pelwecki’s not going to get a chance to play any time under center what with Hakeem Archer not likely to be suspended/ ineligible/ deported/ injured/ run over by Mr. Reality/ moving to Valley Tech/ imprisoned/ transitioning etc etc etc.

STILL WAITING FOR THE BONFIRE!

I have maps of all the neighboring states in the door pocket of my car and I’ve used them to see a lot of fun places.

ya gotta be kidding! A plugger’s wife that can read a road map?ha! good imagination….

My Mom was great at navigation and the maps! Me, not so much. Plus, I just relax and let hubby get lost and enjoy the ride. We always get to where we are going! Why fuss about a little extra time. Now I have to navigate, hubby is disabled.

My mom could get lost in a closet (and did once). Dad always sent the map to me in the backseat. when we were travelling. Now that He’s gone,I have to pull over and check the map, whenever I take Mom on long trips.BTW He taught me what he called “Round Navigating”, Learn major roads around where you are going and if you hit one of them pull over and check the map.

@Sign Man: like the old song, you were born too late. You would have been a busy man in Salem.

@James St. John Smythe: 3 etc’s earns you the Yul Brynner King of Siam for a day award. Well done