Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 14, 2020

P3: Man, when Gil tore off the Mayor’s uniform on the mound, I didn’t figure Gilpa would whack him so hard with a bat as to split the side of his face open …

Anyone remember compasses? I mean the sort which were used in geometry. Talk about a potential lethal weapon (which a butter knife pales by comparison). It’s been quite some time since I’ve attended high school so I’m presuming such items are no longer standard gear.

For that matter, are blunt ended scissors even allowed anymore?

In my junior high mechanical drawing class, one kid used a T-square as a tomahawk.

P1, I don’t know, random kids, but we’ll never see you again so you’re just as gone as the Mayor. Congrats!

P2, Okay I know why Phoebe is upset, she never even got a chance to spread for the Mayor. But why do the other kids care? Do these idiots actually like the stupid nicknames he gives them?

P3, The Mayor is so humiliated, not for his barf inducing breakfasts, not for the ridiculous nicknames he can no longer hand out, that he’s put on a Halloween mask.

And tomorrow, Hadley V. Baxen dale returns!

Life is over. Get a tat. Preferably of a butter knife and a jar of Skippy.

P1- Frizz boy and Specks seem to get the point that Leonard Fleming is brandishing.

P2- The Mayor’s constituents walk out en masse with Hello Kitty backpacks…..intimidating.

P3- Reminds me of John Winger after girlfriend Anita walked out. And then depression set in.

“Dad” has been talking it over with Del Bader in the Big House, and they’re both going to talk to HVB about a full pardon when she goes to the state pen for the interview. “Dad” is thrilled the Mayor knows how to handle a shank. Gotta go – Del is putting another tatoo on my back!

Maybe Jackie Chiles as the lawyer??

P 4: meanwhile, down at MHS, cars are overturned, bricks are thrown, Perl is hung in effigy, Molotov cocktails are tossed at the police, and the crowd is controlled with tear gas and rubber bullets….

P1 – Kid, you don’t have to make that point (no pun) while looking at us. That comment has been made her about 30 times.

P2 – Looks like a teacher trying to organize a walkout. That isn’t going to go over well.

P3 – “She”? SHE? COULD IT BE? If they hired Hadley V Baxendale I’m going to scream and pass out from excitement!

In all reality , will Gil be able to reason with the students and stop the walk out , will Mr Rooney get shanked in the hall between classes with a shank made in shop class and will the Mayor reassure his Mom by telling her What Me Worry , inquiring minds want to know !

I think the whole point here is that HVB will be wasting her time. The Mayor has Resigned (see panel 3).

I made a comment about the number 2 pencil last week!

P 2.5: “… ok ‘ Pheebs… you first…”

P 4: “… look on the bright side Mike…. now you have time to sit and enjoy breakfast….”

P1: Boy, those kids look REALLY steamed! Look out for that angry mob!! And bring a compass to a pencil fight.

Some kind of Mayor! Would a real mayor just sit around moping or would he fight? Fight, dammit, fight! And speaking of fight, don’t everyone fight over being the first to read today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

Looks like he sharpened that pencil with a butter knife. Is the guy on P1 wearing a vest

I heard of a case when a six year old was suspended for pretending to shoot other kids with a Chinese chicken finger.

When I was in jr high in 1968, I got stabbed with a newly-sharpened pencil (just an accident, we were goofing around). I had to go and get a tetanus shot.