Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for January 18, 2023

The quick brown Fox duped over the lazy Gil.

P3: A face like that is meant for radio.

A high school coach doing endorsements? Okayyyyyyy…

And what does that mean that Gil “wouldn’t have done a commercial in a million years”, yet there he is doing a commercial? English is my first language, so I’m not sure what I am missing.

Joe Exotic?

You’ve got to be kidding. This has become the pro wrestling of comic strips.

Gilpa – YES!

Tomorrow: Big HH Luke Martinez hits the airwaves pimping new high end rides for a local dealership using the tag line, “Thorp’s my b*tch, buy one here and make him yours too!”

Foxy? That’s like calling Butterbean “ slim”

Hank now wears a black leather jacket as he skis, vaulting to new perceived heights. You can’t diss the main character. Only WE can diss the main character.

“Gilpa”? Oh, dear lord. It’s as if the author has read every Gil Thorp comment section for the last ten years, and learned every conceivable wrong lesson. He’s trolling his own creation for his own amusement. Swell.

But what about the lesbian threesome? When do we get the lesbian threesome?

Another disjointed sub-plot? Oh Hank, please go off somewhere and finish your comic book novel.

Are we going to have a story line that continues on for more than one day before jumping to the next? No? Too much to ask?

Instead of Fox Used Cars, should it be Tiger King Used Cars?

Foxy sure looks sleazy, but the way things are in this strip lately, we won’t see him anymore after today.

At least Foxy admits they’re used cars, not “pre-owned.”

I thought Joe Exotic was still in prison.

Wow. Another one day story arc. How/why is this relevant to anything?

This emcee looks like the ringmaster in a dark side circus.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more stupid, Hank says “hold my White Claw!”

Mullet, Foo, Big Collar shirt, Leisure Suit…we specialize in ’70’s Muscle cars!

Jack Berrill isn’t just rolling over in his grave. He’s spinning at mach 3.

Okay, I got beat to the Joe Exotic reference. It looks like Michael P.S. Hayes is now selling cars.

Literally every day this comic enters deeper into Bizarro world. His wife is off in Arizona – not sure who is caring for her Mom now. There is zero payoff on most story lines. And the entire strip uses high school sports – the volleyball team just disappeared not mention where is the girls basketball team

Not sure if many of you saw earlier strips but the sports program is in need of $. Those “transfer students” aren’t going to pay for themselves!

Milford must be in the twilight zone who hires the high school coach to do a commercial.Maybe this is the authors plan to explain how the wife can go to scottsdale for private golf lessons .

Are we to believe Gil is doing this commercial for the basketball program or is he anticipating alimony and child support payments??

P 3 (Gil trying to read teleprompter): “…Tell…Fff-fff-foxy…Th-th-that…Gil…Puh-pa…s-s-sent…yuh-yuh-you…”

Tobi/Tobias?Tabitha will show up tomorrow looking to buy a TRANS-Am.

So, did Mimi serve Gil the papers before she left for Scottsdale? Is Gil now living in one of Foxy’s used cars?

No, Gil, Sam Cook says: “You send me.”

I think Henry having Gil refer to himself as Gilpa is actually an homage to the Go Comics commenters, just like Luke’s son being named Pedro. Thanks, Henry. Oh, and be sure to label the next can of Hoo as HooDad!

Unfortunately, Gil neglects to closely read his contract and instead of earning some money for Milford Athletics, he is compensated with a 1974 Ford Pinto. And speaking of things that are explosive, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is ready for your perusal.

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