Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for March 18, 2021

P1 Vic calls up the ghosts of teams past. P3 Dancing naked under the black Moon

I thought for a minute Marty had an extreme case of EES in P3 and popped one out. Is that a scarf or a beach towel in P2?

Is Aaron (or Raymond) Burr now self-identifying as female? Whoever she is, she’s about to take Tessi to school. Box and 1 with CK chasing Burr?

Holey Mackeral der Andy, dah Moon Man has resurfaced!!!! First time in ages we have seen you. Talk about a fair weather fan. Mimi makes the playdowns and he finally shows up.

By the way are those Covid Cutouts in P1???

P1 Vic literally lifts the Milford Valley Conference draught monkey off the team’s back and puts it on his, wonder what he will name it, maybe Tessi?

P2 What maggot crusted rock did you crawl out from under Marty?

Burr & Burton? Ahhh, it all makes sense since Milford is still playing when girls basketball concluded in Ohio on Saturday, the Valley Conference champion qualifies for the Vermont state tournament. At least it should only run a week then we can get on to baseball, softball, prom and Milford CC before 2022

P3 Burr and Burton, flat tires, hang nails, wrinkles, saggy boobs, a gravel bag a$$ and that Pedro will find a new pool to clean, I worry about a lot of things but you and your pervy looks around my girls worries me the most

I was completely lost in the beautiful blue eyes. What’d she say?

“Could you prioritize those worries for me?”

“Well, I guess flat tires come in at #1 – I’ve been telling Gil the tread is almost gone, then weather, then Burr and Burton, and finally hangnails. I’ve found the greatest little manicurist, it’s that shop in the Oak Street mall… I think she’s Vietnamese.”

“Sounds good. Do they do pedicures?”

“Whoa, Marty! TMI!”

Mimi’s expressionless delivery in P3 makes me wonder if it wasn’t a facelift, but botox.

I do worry about the girls slipping on this buffed out floor, seems like an ice rink.

Worried about Burr & Burton? Naah, who dey? Why worry when you’re about to become the more recent state champion coach in the family

P3- Speaking of ages, what happened to Mimi’s beauty mark from 2 days ago? Austin Powers wants to mole. She looks more mature today and believes Pedro will make this pool season the best one ever.

Playdowns! March Happiness!

P 3: "…flat tires, idiotic questions from the “news media”…"

How is Vic holding that mic? I guess a clenched hand drawing is too hard to draw

I’ve never heard of the Raymond and Pierre School of Performance Art and Literature, but I assume they would not have a great basketball team.

P 1: “….and take a look at number 13…..I’m gonna’ be grabbin’ at that booty on prom night…”

P1, The Fist Pump Gang goes wild!

P2, Mimi knows where to plant her knee to maximize Snarky Marty’s pain.

P3, Gil was smart when he got all of that State Champion Coach Thorp merchandise. He’s busy in the garage as we speak getting it ready for sale at Mimi’s coronation.

I also like that when Gil won his state championship they beat a team from Milwaukee and Mimi starts out with one from Vermont. Is this some kind of national championship? Stay tooned.

No more calls, we have a winner! Whoever had an even 100 in the Moon Held Hostage lottery, please see Vito from Goshen to collect your winnings.

In all reality , I also worry about my missing children and if I’m too old to have some more . TMI ,Mimi ,thanks and good luck w everything . Bye Marty ,stay sober.

Coaches Held Hostage: Kaz, Day 47. This has been a week for streak busting. First Mimi reappears, then Moon. Does this portend a Kaz sighting soon? Tune in tomorrow for the next exciting episode of Gil Thorp.

Burr and Burton Academy is scheduled to play North Country in the Division 2 Quarterfinals on March 20. They’ll be tired out by the time they play Milford. BTW they have a varsity bass fishing team, as well as a varsity rock climbing team. Interesting offerings for the students.

Marty looks pretty well put together considering the time he and Andy Capp put in at the O’Bucket yesterday.

As noted in a blog elsewhere, Marty is not paying attention to the Mudlark lady teams. They were in the Playdowns only 5 years ago, when big bad Menzie led them to the title with her underhanded free throws. Four seasons of not going to the Playdowns is not as big a gap as you’d think, when you consider that in this place, the only team that goes to the Playdowns is the conference champion. Which I don’t believe is true anywhere in the U.S.

P3 – Marty stares at Mimi, trying to comprehend her bizarre answer. “I’ve been on some benders where I’ve said some incomprehensible things, but nothing as weird as that. She doesn’t appear drunk or high though, very odd.”

And speaking of odd, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is ready for your perusal.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/