Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for July 04, 2022

That’s no monkey, it Ellie May Clampett’s chimp Bessie. What on earth would be newsworthy about a chimp on a tricycle?

Still time for Hamm to bean someone into a wheelchair …

P1: An angry crowd breaks out when they find out that Gil has been using a blind pitcher.

P2: The yet again transformed Charris sits silently next to these two buffoons and wonders how much she will have to pay Vito from Goshe to keep from appearing in this strip. And WTF happened to Gregggg’s head? It’s shrunk by about a factor of three! Could he be auditioning for a role in the MHS production of Beetlejuice?

P1 – Milford doesn’t make state tournament without winning the Valley? In our state everyone gets in.

Wonder if the new writer continues with Snark material Fist Pump images and Hello Kitty. Like Blasto, Rally Hippos, flash mobs, etc., ? New material is welcomed.

The final countdown begins. The current writer has 5 days left

But, in all reality , the fact that Milford’s Girls Softball Team is still missing goes unnoticed . Greg Hamburger organizes a search and rescue team to find the girls but his efforts go unnoticed as Milford’s Summer begins.Happy Fourth of July !

Gregg is so blind that he doesn’t realize that he pulled up a clip from Bedtime for Bonzo

P 3.5: “… he looks just like you Eli…”

No need for “back to school” advertising in Milford.

Pass the Bismo Prediction: With Milford having a one run lead, bases loaded, two out and a full count on the opponent’s most dangerous hitter, Gregggg goes completely blind, sucks it up & throws a strike from memory to win the Gil Thorp State Champion trophy.

oh, and Charriss runs off with the chimp

P2 Charisssss uses her left hand to tease Eli the Scooooter, who told her last night that he is breaking up with her to join a monastery after shaving the top of his head

Well, based on not even starting the playoffs yet, I am once again confident that we are about to see the traditional one-and-done from this squad. Hopefully Gregggg gets shelled. I see Charissss is enjoying her bagel and grey salad. And it’s good to see that most of the TV stations recognize that a chimp riding a bicycle is more inspiring than Milford trotting out a blind kid to pitch baseball. And speaking of inspiring, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is not really inspiring of anything, but read it anyway.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

I wonder if the new writer will have Gil discovering his kids hiding in the closet??

Maybe the new writer will age Gil appropriately

Instead of a Rally Hippo, the Mudlarks’ mascot for the tournament will be a Championship Chimp, on a tricycle. Milford will then be disqualified as being too embarrassing to be allowed to play, Mr. Hammm will announce his identity to an uncaring world, Greggg will kiss Heather Burns when he mistakes her for Charis, Scooter becomes an answer to his own baseball trivia quiz, and the new writer can start in with an expose’ of how the Thorps sent the softball team to labor in the same sweatshop where Jami and Keri have been help captive for years.

P1- Putin bombs Milford

P2- I think I’ll have some blue mashed potatoes for lunch today.

P3- Somebody call PETA

The chimp is a better coach than Gil is too

That is clearly a chimp, which is an ape, not a monkey. What kind of education system do they have in Milford?

In two weeks the new writer introduces the son of Vietnamese Boat People working as a ball retriever driver at the Milford Driving Range where Keifer Sutherland is seen buying a small bucket of balls.

I know(?) Gil can’t win another State Championship in a week, but Rubin is going to go out a winner. I called Vito and put down two dimes, taking the long, long odds.

P 3: “… hey Gregg!… check out this video of your mom…”

P3: The strip’s new writer arrives for work.