Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for January 09, 2021

As adoration shines from his eyes …

“And that’s all right with me.”

First major diversion from my reality. I don’t use a conversation van, I can drive an unmodified vehicle without any difficulty.

What is going on? Is the guy talking in P2 supposed to be the same guy in P3? Because it ain’t! Unless this is the guy version of those two annoying girls during the fall who completed each other’s sentences, this is screwed up. In fact, going back, check out Guthrie. He’s #1, talking to Vic yesterday. With brown hair. On the 5th, he’s shooting his weird two-handed layup and he has yellow hair. Today, he changes shirts and hair while talking. This is too weird.

And speaking of weird, here is today’s Mopped Up Thorp – https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

And who’s throwing a basketball around in the diner? Someone’s going to get hurt!

As the burgers sit there untouched

Okay, as someone ignorant about cars other than how to drive safely I need to ask for a translation. I’m sure it’s supposed to be significant, but for me it’s written in Ugaritic.

In all reality , I was hoping you guys wouldn’t notice but I need ìn to get around on my bad days. Hey Vic that’s cool with us, hell, the only wheels I have is my older sister’s English Racer Bike .One more question Vic ,do you have any special announcing plans using Coach Thorp’s name ?In all reality , you know I do !

Road trip!! Maybe Otis Day & the Knights are playing in Central City.

P1, Hmm, look like there’s no escape from that booth today.

P2, Doug (Or whoever that is.) wants to take Vic’s van to the track to see how fast it can do the quarter-mile.

P3, There’s no way it’s either of those vans. Both were made this century, not the middle of the last one.

Maybe he needs a vehicle with modified controls, but he doesn’t need a van! They stopped making the Astro/Safari in 2005. I had one that I got in late 2004. It was smaller than a full-sized van, yet my son’s wheelchair fit behind the third row. It had AWD too! I loved that van! My son totaled it a few years ago, with only 78,000 miles on it!

Poor guy just sits down, starts to answer the first question put to him and is immediately rudely interrupted. Come on dude, your question about the van can wait till he gets his answer out.

p4: “…. close…. it’s my replica Mystery Machine…. I really dig Scooby Do…”

Driving Doug is obsessed with cars. We get it.

Doug is excited because it’s just what he’s looking for when he goes on his date with the Franklin twins.

I can’t believe that no one has asked what Faith the Van converted from?

P1 Dude, you’re sitting kind of funny, bottom feeling sore?

P2 VD – I don’t know Charlie, I just feel – DG never mind that, I have to ask:

P3 DG – was that the 10” Earth Therapeutics Body Scrubber loofah that Muench used on you? VD – Basically yeah, except Muench added a vibrating insert

Dinny Perez is in The Bucket kitchen still slaving over a hot grill mastering the perfect Bucket Burger while his more talented teammate Bobby Ottewill (Big Bob Stuff), is selling dining room sets at Milford Home & Decor, fresh off a divorce from Darby Kiser and a husky stepson Jaxon. I digress.

Vic needs a tweed jacket and some 1970 sideburns to make his wardrobe complete. Anyone who had a van in HS was almost as cool as Fonzie.

“Drag race night at The Strip! You drive Vic!”

For years and years vehicles branded GMC were several thousand dollars less than the same trucks branded Chevrolet the difference between them was basically badging and the grill work up front. Same drive trains and engines and it’s the guts that get the glory with a commercial vehicle.