Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for November 27, 2021

I’m not curious either.

I Am Curious (Yellow) 1967 film title that popped into mind as I read today’s strip.

“Truth is, Coach, I’ve got no interest in playing a sport that leaves so many players crippled for life. I plan to become a personal injury attorney and sue the NFL, college, and high school football teams out of existence.”

I thought of “I am Curious (Blue).” The 1968 companion film.

go back to yesterdays strip and take another look, then read todays. Maybe it just me but the script that has seemed to be meandering all over the map, suddenly makes even less sense than it did. Yesterday Chance says he has figured out where he wants to play next year, then today its like both of them forgot what he told Gilpa only yesterday.

I am curious. When do Coach Drool and Valley Tech come to Milford?

First of all, Gil interrupts Chance as he’s about to announce what he wants to do next year and starts rambling. That leads Chance to forget what he was about to say and start spouting nonsense. You’re not curious about what? Not curious about what you are going to do after graduation? Did Picard check him for a concussion after the last game?

And speaking of checking, you should be checking out today’s Mopped Up Thorp – https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

Yeah, most coaches say wasted potential doesn’t matter.

P4: “The curious one is this guy from Goshen who drives a big Cadillac and talks to me before games, gives me free coupons for The Bucket and tells me college coaches respect an athlete who doesn’t run up the score.”

P4 “Now get out of my face, whoever you are annoying person who injects himself unwanted into team and personal matters of players, before I go blowtop mad medieval on your @ss!”

P 1.5:”…. relatives you’ve never met, acquaintances who think they’re your friend, grown adults you don’t know, girls who see you as a meal ticket and will try and have your baby, and many so-called sports agents….”

Today’s theme song shared with Perry Como: “Letters, we get letters, we get lots and lots of letters.”

Nice filing system Gil!

I just wish I could read the label on the garbage can Gil is rifling thru in P1

“So let’s go with the one that has offered the most cash up front!”

“I’m going to UC Berkeley to play…the glockenspiel!”

It’s amazing that all those letters got delivered with just straight lines where the names and addresses should be.

After losing the last two games, Gil has been demoted to the mailroom.

I’m guessing that he wants to attend a military academy.