Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 17, 2021

Hah, called it.

Opposition research begins. Next stop: Board of Elections. Make book on it.

Will the Bulldog beat out the Burrito Man for the open seat? Sparks are gonna fly either way!!!

P1 Is Mopman back? On one hand, Zane(y) and Katy have reflections on the floor which suggests that he is, on the other hand the gray dinginess of the floor suggests that R&W are still grinding on him for setting the great fire

How does our distinguished (extinguished?) panel of judges rule – big money on the line, no pressure

P2 Zane(y) may not truly have the temperament of a bulldog but he certainly has the yellow eyes of a bulldog

P3 what a great name for a librarian, Ms. Wamphmflphlfer! No doubt another in the long line of Milford keyboard ninja’s to boot

Zane(y) applies for the board position after learning (Insuffer)Abel Burrito is running for the board seat unopposed and plans his strategy for attacking and gnawing off one of Burrito’s legs during the board hearing to prove what a bulldog he is

In all reality , Corina argues with her Mom and pleads with her not to burn the library down , baseball and softball end and Summer begins .

P1, Looks like Katy and Insane Zane found the last two shiny spots left on the floor. Mopman will be working overtime once he’s finally allowed back in school.

P2, We already know you’re about as smart as a bulldog, Zane. Who’s a good boy?

P3, Wait until Insane Zane finds out (Un)Able has been having a hot and heavy affair with Marion The Librarian.

Medium shot, close-up, over-head shot. At least we’re getting some visual variety.

P 1.5: “…you really think I bought into that BS?…Corina said that, not me…”

I can see it now. GilPa has the annual Milford Spring Smoker Fundraiser. Slim Chance and The Longshots provide musical entertainment with Rick Soto as the opening act. Zane the Bulldog is introduced to all the movers and shakers in Mudlark athletics. Kaz introduces Bulldog to Wildcat, then to Raptor and Dr. and Mrs. Lamb. Speaking of movers and shakers, Marty is your bar tending host.

I’m calling that a shiny floor. The Mopman Held Hostage Countdown is over for now. Good thing too since I’m having surgery on Wednesday and will be out of pocket for a while. Now I can go in without worrying about letting my fellow commenters down.

That’s how Michael Moore got started. Elected to the school board of his high school when he was 18.

P3: Mr. Brillo must have already been there and broke that laptop apart

Wow! Who could have predicted that

Them are some clean, polished floors. Welcome back Mop. Or is that Mr. Luhm now?

“Just curious Mrs W, you wanna get high and party?”

P 4: “…just a guy named Abel Brito…” P 5: “…really?…just that schmuck?….this is gonna’ be easier than I thought…”

I’m humbled over everyone’s concern about my welfare, while this bogus suspension over an accidental fire was still going on. Just to let you know, I had some side jobs paying the bills. Check out my work on the counters over at Mary Worth:

https://www.comicskingdom.com/mary-worth/2021-05-16

and over at Wallace the Brave’s elementary school, some super buffing on the floors:

https://www.gocomics.com/wallace-the-brave/2021/05/16

How does he know her dad will be home? Isn’t there a good chance he’ll be at the library monitoring the pc usage and counting how many questions the Reference Desk worker receives?

And speaking of monitoring, if you monitor Mopped Up Thorp, then you already know a new edition is online.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

P-2: a smart Bulldog, he said while pointing at his eyebrow.