Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for September 03, 2021

P1: Team running away from the smell of Gil’s several day old shirt.

P3: What IS this?!?

I like Gil’s tiny pink sneakers in P3

I am worried that this GilPa/Heather thing is headed for Motel 6 for a different kind of film session.

Here’s how I roll/role.

Oh goodie what’ s my role ? In all reality , Heather help me straighten up ! I need a hot soapy shower and a massage. Gotcha Çoach !

“Lie in your reporting. Say it’s not what we’re doing – in case any coaches for other schools read the Milford paper. Your editor won’t mind.”

Nice of Gil to demonstrate her role. Coach ’em up!

Sounds like Gil is filp-folpping on what offense to run.

spotting the ball?

what is the Delaware Wing T and how old is it?

A role for Heather? Assistant offensive coordinator? Wouldn’t that be a conflict of interest with her reporting about the team? Maybe she could report on herself

P1- The Mudlarks practice in tennis shoes?

P3- Hadn’t wiped the crustys from my eyeballs when it looked like GilPa was wearing Pedro’s sandals. Upon further review, they remind me of shoes you could order from the Sears catalog.

I still prefer the Soho Ming Tea over the Delaware Wing- T.

P 1.5: “… it’s amazing because no one has used it in years coach, and your gonna try it with a qb like that…. Unbelievable! Maybe moon is right…. You’re too old for this…”

Reporter?? No recorder, no notepad, no story. Those glazed, blank eyes in P2 reflects our future reading this strip for the next 3 months with the reporter/coaching conflict boring the poo out of us.

P-1: the heartless R&W remind us how underdeveloped the leg of a polio victim was compared to the other.

p-2: Gil’s hypnotic powers have Heather in a trance

P-3: Now, Heather, you stand in front of me, bend over like this and reach for the ball.

P1 – Who’s the “cool” kid who has one white sock and one flesh colored sock? He also has a bad gash, where’s trainer Jean-Luc? That needs stitches.

P3 – I’m impressed by how low Gil can bend, his head is blow his knee. He must be great at limbo.

And speaking of limbo, I won’t keep you in limbo waiting for today’s edition of Mopped Up Thorp: https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

“Just print everything I say verbatim.”