Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for September 07, 2022

Erm … “taking care of her mom up north?” Sorta got the impression that Mimi was a couple states away, not a couple blocks away.

Now hold on. I’ve been reading this strip since the Reagan administration and Mimi’s never so much as drunk an Arnold Palmer, let alone been an aspiring pro golfer! First the troubled marriage, then Gil’s a pilot, then the kids return, and now this? Please, for the love of peacocks, you’re ruining my one source of stability in this crazy world of gender fluidity and plant-based meat substitutes! Make it stop!

How many plot twists do we need? Marriage on the rocks . New Ad at Valley Tech. Transgender kid at school. Now Mimi going pro ?Isn’t it basketball season ?

Mimi has a teenage daughter, so she’s gotta be at least in her late 30s. How many people join the pro golf tour at that age?

In all reality Honey shouldn’t you ask your husband if he supports you playing pro golf. How is that bum anyhow ?

We’re being “St. Elsewhere’d” ain’t we. Check for a snowglobe in Mom’s room.

Was Barajas a real last minute hire, “Hey, we need you to start writing the strip, like, tomorrow!” You’d think he’d have his first arc a little more thought through before trying to juggle four balls at once, while wearing a blindfold.

Ah, so she really did visit mom. At least this time! Wow, going pro, should be interesting.

With all of these new plot twists I’m having trouble remembering how annoying Big Hand Luke was. Maybe he’ll resurface before basketball season starts. Likely in February at this rate.

Given no football to date, it’s quite unlikely Milford’s going to claim that second place finish in the conference this year.

P-1: Apparently, Mom & Mimi have read ahead in this story line.

P-2: Oooo, a mystery.

P-3: You should have been a professional Call-Girl years ago. Playing Professional Golf is a great cover. Let’s go in, I’ll call my contacts.

Too bad Mimi waited so long to ‘go pro’. Now, she will have to play the senior circuit.

Mimi’s having the most bizarre midlife crisis ever. First, she leaves Gil because she needs time to think. Then she calls him later that day. Then she goes home and tells him she needs him to be around more. Now she considers a new line of work that will put her on the road most of the year on the 0.0005% chance she’s successful.

No wonder Gil ordered an Old Fashion. The wife told him she was visiting Mom and instead went to the beach. Milford Adult Care, LLC is mostly filled with elderly women. What is a rare male resident called? Stud. Long Term Care statistics state that 9 of 10 residents are women.

We now have a schedule. Mimi’s Mom will die on March 7, 2023.

P2.5 “You mean you haven’t told Gil that I will be dead in six months yet?”

Most drastic plan to get out of the strip since Boo.

Is Mimi a half-sister to Steve Carrell?

I want to be with you Mom, but gotta go on tour—see ya!

Is mom not answering whether she supports Emily? Or is her statement that she should have gone pro years ago the answer to that?

I guess you can just walk on to the women’s PGA tour now and not have to qualify

Wait a minute….who is Emily? Is she talking to Mimi or herself ?

Can’t believe that Mimi hasn’t yet told Pedro!

Tomorrow, we hear the winsome lilt of Keri’s voice: “Oh, Peeedroo!”

Sherlock’s musical plays the Beatles’ “She’s leaving Home” while Pedro sings Hank Williams’ “I’m so lonely, I could…Boom Shaka Laka, Laka Boom!”

Cinderella story…this kid comes out of nowhere to win the Masters…IT’S IN THE HOLE! IT’S IN THE HOLE!

Looks like she’s wheeling her into Cracker Barrel. Must be time for the Early Bird 4pm dinner special! And speaking of special, what is more special than reading Mopped Up Thorp?

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Coaches Held Hostage: Coach Kaz, Day 75 of 95. The 75th anniversary is sometimes referred to as the Diamond Anniversary. Maybe Kelly (if she still exists in this version of the Thorp Multiverse and is still Kaz’s girlfriend) will buy him a diamond stud to wear in his ear to commemorate his being gone for 75 days.