Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for February 23, 2022

This story line could be a featured arc on Wiseguy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gwc-eZ7wzU

P4 In the shadowy halls of Milford High, Prank hires Gordon “the Neck” Achebe to be his collection agent/enforcer and a gambling syndicate is born, meanwhile a friendly but serious man in Goshen is preparing to respond to this incursion on his territory…

P4: 50-50 for now.

P1.5 “But before we do, you’d better eat your burger or the ants are going to. Are you going to finish your tots?”

I’m hanging on the edge of my seat at the breakfast table. What was the score at Madison? Bruce Lee woulda been pissed. No emotional content.

What a weird way to eat an apple.

If Gillian Aubrey doesn’t pay up, she’s going to find out what a tennis racket can do to a human head.

Point shaving in the next game here we come.

Hopefully, this means Tommy is gonna’ get some type of Goodfellas’ treatment, but realistically, it will probably be something lame and far-fetched.

Either that guy in P1 (Tevin?) has the biggest meat hooks on the planet or he’s eating a “Minneapolis.” Meanwhile, I’m on the edge of my seat awaiting Pranit’s eventual comeuppance from Gil? Vito? Mimi? Gordo? CK?

Betting the under on the NBA all Star game wasn’t a great idea.

Actually, the game did go under by two points.

Still, Smythe’s comment produced an enjoyable lol.

Run, Big Guy – you’re about to be hit up for a loan!

I like the motivational poster for BREAD! So he’s hiring Gordon as his enforcer? What’s he going to do, pay him part of what’s owed him? Meaning he’s still losing money on top of his personal losing bets. Plus, wait until Vito finds out about this.

And how about all that drama in the Madison game? Pranit struggling, Gordon replaces him despite playing a totally different position. And it all resulted in…who knows. We’re halfway through the season and Milford is either 1-9 or 9-1 or something in-between. We’ll never know until it’s the end of the season and the narrator will pop in with something like, “Milford at Valley Tech with second place on the line!”

And speaking of on the line, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is online – https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

I hope he helps Pranit to at least collect the VIG.

He could also hire Hollis to give Tommy a talkin’ to….he would pay up lickety-split rather than listen to her self-indulgent nonsense

Vito from Goshen is hearing things about a young hustler bringing in some muscle. After this last set of one-handed pushups, he may have to make a few calls. Find out a little more about “Bob.”

What’s with his mouth in P1? Looks like he is a Mr. Potato Head.