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

Here comes the fourth-string QB? Already? What about 2nd and 3rd? I vote for the fifth string, Heather.

Marty was always a jerk, trying to get in little digs at Gil. But the past few years, Gil’s much worse. Marty will say something on the conventional side, and Gil has to answer with a put-down. Anyone new to the strip reading today’s edition would figure Gil for the villain.

I’d bed Heather will be the one coming in to play quarterback.

I’m largely ignorant of football rules, but isn’t grabbing a jersey a penalty or something? Seems to be a routine technique in Gil-Land.

Is Hakeem fumbling, trying to throw a pass or trying to catch the ball?

Marty’s clearly drunk. Yes Marty their offence will play our defence, and in all likelihood our offence will play against their defence. Now get out of here and try to sleep it off.

In all reality , Wait for it , Yes as inprovabĺe as it is Kevin Pelwickie passing to Heather Burns for the winning touchdown or some variation of this .

Marty’s disturbing Gil’s online poker game in P1. And you’re right Marty, that’s how football is played, offense against defense. I guess that’s why you get the big bucks.

Whatever Hakeem is up to in in P3, it’s time to get the next QB warmed up. Heather, Moose, whoever 2, 3 and 4 are, warm up.

kdizzle was on to something 11/11/16. P1- Marty: What happened to your coffee mug Thorp? What’s with the “L”? Ka Bong!

What is Tilden’s team name anyway? I always understood it as “Rent-a-cars”. Who also gave promotional consideration to the game show “Definition”.

We need a trick play. Statute of Liberty to Moose, who passes to Heather for the TD. Moose should have his footwork down by now.

But Gil, if we eliminated the offense, we could put the savings toward your bronze statue.

Bold prediction. Milford can’t pass the ball in this game, so they decide to run a trick play. Despite the fact that nobody has seen Heather throw except Moose, they run a flea flicker with the tight end (uh, yeah, that never happens) and she fires a bomb for a touchdown. Ignore the fact that they never practiced this play or had her throw a pass in practice. I’m saying this will happen, probably in this game, or maybe in a subsequent one. And speaking of predictions, I predict you will read today’s Mopped Up Thorp just about………now.

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@Ellisburkes: I will always prefer the Sons of the Desert. Oliver Hardy inspired Tru’s road trip. “Honolulu Baby, where’d you get that smile and the dark complexion, that I idolize?”

I may not be getting any face time in this strip, but I’m getting big in the real world!

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Have sign-carriers been banned from the games? That might explain why the stands have appeared half-empty lately.