Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for October 27, 2016

Speaking of words taken out of context sounding dirty – I sure hope they’re talking about football in Panel 2 or I’m calling the authorities on Pops Burns.

you beat me to that comment. ;)

When they did the “Girl Plays Football” thing in the 70’s, it was kind of a quasi-cool feminist statement. This is kind of …asinine.

But then, magic peacocks.

This storyline reminds us, again, how little the writer knows about football. Tight ends need to be big so they can block. If they needed a slot receiver, then I would think it’s fine. As a tight end, yep, the rugby chick. The trainer looks very average in size.

Yeah, I’m thinking much the same, Dutchpuppy. High school football isn’t about five receivers downfield out of the shotgun. It’s about 40 running plays a game, and a QB who throws 10 passes a game gets All-Conference votes.

So she gets a shot at which position? If she ends up being quarterback, she will crush the dream of the guy she was teaching how to be a quarterback. And another thing I can’t figure out is that since she is a senior, how is it that all this knowledge and talent has stayed hidden for so long?

Her Dad, plans on going to the game as soon as he closes a jumbo deal! On your way home could you stop by the Swifty Mart and the pop-up library in Boo’s front yard?Pretty much summed up the last 8 months.

1980’s Milford. The clothesline has yet to be outlawed. Sure, utilize Max Ortiz as a decoy, flushing away his scholly opportunities. Give Pappy Burns glasses and a cigar…say goodnight Gracie.

Around my area, we had a few girls play football, mainly as kickers (soccer players who would work with the football team once a week and then just do PATs). Just south of my locale, one team actually had a girl who played O-line and D-line. Well known story as she was Holley Mangold, sister of former Ohio State and current Jets lineman Nick Mangold. Holley was trying to make the US Olympic team as a weight lifter.

Anderson Cooper can break the scoop he heard in the kitchen now.

Oops, they’ve got a typo in P3. They misspelled “stupid” as “cool”.

…maybe Coach Kazhole just wants to broaden his shower supervisory resume to include the distaff side of things?

It’s too bad that absolutely nobody else on the whole football team can catch a pass other than the 2 or 3 wide receivers they have. What a shame the school apparently has no junior varsity team this year where they could call up one of the receivers from that team. So naturally you just grab some random student and see how well they can catch and start throwing them into games mid-season.

And speaking of grabbing, grab some Mopped Up Thorp at the following link: https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

P1, Heather, " What was that all about?" Kaz, “I’ll explain everything in the showers.”

P2, Dad, stop stirring your drink with your hand, Do I have to teach you everything? How do ya like them apples.

P3, Sorry to burst your bubble Heather but you don’t suit up to hit the showers.

Another key figure for the story who apparently comes from a one-parent household. I think the writers do this so that they don’t have to go through the extra work of drawing and writing for another character. But at least dad here can do it all. Listen, offer advice, serve Heather a healthy dinner of a big piping bowl of apples…

Well, this confirms our theory that Heather spent absolutely zero time developing her soccer skills.

@kdizzle:you seem to have silenced about a dozen "I was going theres. You’re todays winner.@supplier: what position? Why Missionary of course.@ several Thorpians – since no one’s opinion is wrong or better, I’d like to suggest Pop Burns looks like the retired Clutch Cargo who now lives off his Apple Orchard supplement to Social Security. Action Adventure Heroes never had a great pension plan.P-1: subtle homage to the 30’s Our Gang classic: “I know, but I’m not going to tell you.”P-2: see KdizzleP-3: “and now they want you to suit up?” “Yes, Dad, Kaz already took care of the Physical Exam. Though, I’m not sure about his ‘turn your head and cough’ technique.”

This would work as well as taking some guy who plays a little hockey and putting him in a women’s figure skating competition.

They are looking for a tight end, right? She may be fit and athletic, but do the writers not know what is expected from that position?

Back on Sept. 17, I suggested that she might be angling to become a receiver. I think maybe Randy Weiss slides over to tight end, opening the way for the double threat of Burns and Ortiz on the outside. Maybe later in the season KP will get a chance to throw to her—Hakeem better watch out for lightning!—as he has had the most practice with her.

@Holly Dobbs: Burns and Ortiz (BO), The Mudlarks’ receivers stink; or B&O are on the right track; or we an Irish receiver named O’Hara and we get sent back to BOO; unless it’s only for Halloween.

Yes, I left out the “add” above, but I don’t want to commercialize the site.

Well, no one wanted to play. Apparently, we have many suppressed personalities. Like Chico Marx would say like a my pants. It’s all right, we can play some other time when your ends aren’t tight. Sorry, no hits no runs, no answers.

I can’t ask Bitsy or any other Thorpian about the WS coverage. I noticed in the Detroit Free Press when the Indians won the opener in convincing fashion they “beat” the Cubs. Today with a four run differential the Cubs “crushed” the Indians. I wonder who those “professional” sports writers are for.

Once she gets the minimum practices in it will be Baseball season again