Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for October 12, 2019

I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure that rake with the little tiny tines sucks for raking leaves.

This sorry world of ours would be in a lot better shape if “MIND YOUR OWN BLOODY BUSINESS” was tatttooed on the forehead of every Chet in the world. (That being said, there’d be fewer plot lines.)

So Chet – you’re thinking if you can’t be better than him then dig up some dirt from his past to try to eliminate the competition? Unheard of!

P1, Chet, for reasons unknown, decides to try to reenact American Gothic.

P2, He won’t call you “Dad” either, Chet.

P3, How about Tiki?

I was BLOWTOP MAD once and I kilt Chance’s parents. Don’t tell anyone, though, it’s a secret.

I was BLOWTOP MAD once and I kilt Chance’s parents. Don’t tell anyone, though, it’s a secret.

In all reality , You know Chet the great American philosopher Alfred E Neuman said What Me Worry , that’s my mantra too.

Other than being really fast, Chance has a knack for holding onto the football and picking up first downs.

So, “You did great on your last game, Charlie” is not on the topic.

So he has a mood disorder I guess? Tonight on a very special Gil Thorp?

P1 – Okay, wth is Chet holding? Is that his leaf scrapbook? Cute, but usually only first graders make those. Other option is it could be the air filter from his car that was filtering leaves from entering the engine.

P2 – Chet turns the corner to see Charlie just standing there doing nothing. “Your laziness is another reason you can’t get that extra foot on the field when needed!”

P3 – There aren’t that many leaves on the ground, plus they are falling as they are working. They’ll never finish.

How does Chet brand himself as a respected businessman in the burg of Milford? We never see him in the insurance agency, much less helping clients. I wager GilPa has his insurance needs protected and serviced by old friend Randy Fulcher. Chet? Nyet!

P 4: “…do you think he’s ever seen a grown man naked?…”

Cargo shorts with oven mitts, very fashionable. Maybe Chet should tap a few keys rather than getting the kid suspicious when Chance disappears.

I hope the leaves and this story line end up in the compost bin

Quit making your kid do busy work. There are not that many leaves on the ground and the tree is still full! And speaking of busy, being busy put me behind on Mopped Up Thorp, but I’m caught up now with the last two days being available here:

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

P3 The kid needs help with his racking technique-total dweeb!

Panel four, either Charlie says, “Yes, Chet, he got blowtop mad and killed his parents, and by the way this useless raking is making me blowtop mad,” or Charlie fumbles the rake.