Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for February 09, 2023

… never mind “the team needs you.” How about “The school district pays you to coach, moron!”

P4: Kisses his biceps

A bottle of Bushmills Red often leaves me lost in the sauce.

well, after he showers, he’ll be two phases of the weightlifting competition…clean and a jerk!

P1 “Look Kim! I took a squat – no hands!”

P2 “Okay, but just don’t clog the drain again with your hair. Your plumbing bills are killing the sports budget.”

P3 “Give me a minute, I need to make sure I get through this jungle and actually get some deodorant into my pits. Lukey, you look marvelous!”

Hearing that Lukey is lost in the sauce, the local distillery immediately ramps up a second shift. Business hasn’t been this good since before Marty Moon went on the wagon.

Roid Rage rules this new story line in all reality !

Hairy, sweaty and self-absorbed in no way to go through life, son.

With REO Speedwagon blaring on his transistor radio, BHHL adheres to the motivating message on the wall in P2. Melting face, body hair swirling, hate and I predict stroke. And no, he’s not Valley Tech’s rowing coach.

Clearly conflicted due to his smaller than normal unit. What’s next coach, a truck pull with you in your Hummer and Thorp in his Prius??

Henry, why are you deliberately forcing us to go to urbandictionary.com to try and figure out what the eff you’re talking about? Check your demographics, man. Is it a personal mission of yours to help us to better understand our kids and grandkids?

Haha…he was really on “4” until he saw that guy come into the room.

I was lost in the sauce too until I started going to AA

The sign in P2 is missing a period. It should read “P.U!”

“sauce”? steroids

One hundred what?

Dont tell him about emmet tay yet he will lose his mind

This guy describes himself as the “greatest coach ever to walk God’s green earth”, yet he’s in the gym ogling himself in the mirror minutes before a game that he’s supposed to be coaching? What a horse’s a$$……

What the hell is going on? The writer has the attention span of a grape. Continuity doesn’t last longer than 2 days before we’re forced to board another runaway train.

Doesn’t he mean “the juice?”

I guess Gil added Emmet Tays to the staff to outlift Coach Hairy.

Martinez is using the slang of teenagers. My daughter is 38 and teaches at college, and she’s heard “lost in the sauce” from freshmen. Luke is way too old.

Well looks like I don’t have to add any hair to P2 for MUT!

Art and writing have gone to hell in this strip. No longer a pleasure to read.

Does this strip have a theme any more?

Look at those long, slender, feminine fingers. If Gil wants to really irritate Luke, he should ask him if he soaks them in Palmolive. And speaking of soaking, I don’t care what you’re soaking in, you should be heading over to Mopped Up Thorp right now!

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

RIP legendary Philadelphia DJ Jerry Blavat who recently passed away — known as “The Big Boss with the Hot Sauce”.