Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 16, 2020

Or run for Mayor.

That’ll show ’em.

Um.

This couldn’t actually be where this is going, could it ?

P1 What the deuce, a non-aggressive lawyer? Just who you want representing you. I am surprised she would not take this case and suck all those billable hours out of the Knappe’s!!

Let’s start with what is deemed a “weapon”. Second, did anyone witness the search of his locker? How do we know whether it is his knife, or if some student, or someone from Oakwood planted it there? Why was he singled out, did you search all the school lockers?

By the way, let’s hope this whole thing doesn’t overt take the whole season. We need to see baseball somewhere in our lives!!!

Land O’ Goshen!

P1, And believe me, still nameless lawyer, if it’s that big, it is indeed a weapon.

P2, Valley Modified? Is that the reform school or the “Special” school?

P3, A job?!? Cue Robert Deniro’s maniacal laugh from the movie “Cape Fear.”

Plenty of “lifetime” job openings at nursing homes and grocery stores. But Mayor Mike has something bigger in mind — join Goshen’s team, return to Milford and destroy the Mudlark nine on the diamond — like Robert Redford in The Natural hitting a HR thru Principal Pearl’s office window. What does handbook say about that?

Of course, a job as a cuisine chef.

P1- Even though your hands are tied, mine aren’t.

P2- Bitsy talked about Mrs. Knappe’s appearance, stating it looked like she was wearing earmuffs. Wouldn’t it be great if R & W did identify her as Muffy in a future panel balloon? She looks like she might be Mrs. Lark’s sister.

P3- The Mayor is strategizing. Time to call in all of his political markers and throw his weight around.

In all reality , with the zero tolerance issue being beat to death another issue arises in Milford , should gambling in the form of Bingo , Lottery tickets , Queen of Hearts ,Pull Tabs and Turtle Races be allowed in Milford with proceeds going to educational,charitable, religious , or athletic organizations ?

P1 – That’s what you get when you go to Milford Bargain Lawyers, Inc.

P2 – Who keeps a bowl of oranges in their living room? (See color version)

And speaking of oranges, orange you glad that there is a new installment of Mopped Up Thorp available?

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

tribute to the Jerk (er the Mayor) “My girl friend says she wants to give a new kind of job.”

P 4: “… I heard that Marty Moon is lookin for an intern down at the station…”

R&W can’t win. Who would have thought bringing a knife to school would be so controversial.

I think the walkout is a good idea. Also, the word “weapon” is good to pound on. I think you could prove it difficult to inflict harm with a butter knife.

The Mayor opts for Valley Modified: Smoke weed, make shanks, scheme some revenge.

P-1: This is why the Mayor was expelled, not the butter knife. P2: They could Valley Modify you. P-3: Porn?

Well, it was fun while it lasted but the recent story line has apparently touched a nerve in so many readers (many of whom are first-time commenters) that this has morphed into something other than the forum for breezy sarcasm, snark, and bad puns that I’m accustomed to. On that note, I’m announcing my retirement. Perhaps I’ll play minor league baseball for half a season then return, perhaps not.

That is exactly what I did in the late 1970s. Continued my studies at a community college, graduated high school early and got a job at an answering service.

Song cue!

https://youtu.be/ysKhbaLyIFw

Someone should buy enough plastic knifes for the whole school. They can stick them in their hair, their pocket, behind an ear. They can’t expel everyone, can they?

No reasonable person would refer to a kitchen knife as a weapon. Case closed

admwrlk: You ever put Quince Jelly on bread?

so if I were home schooled and my dad had guns in the house could I use them to butter my bread ?

This was the worst storyline in the history of this strip. (And that’s saying something.)