Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for October 16, 2023

Keep a knockin’ but you can’t come in…

“What’s wrong?” “It’s my hair, Melissa…”

Abortion time!

P1 “Daddy, do you and everyone else in town have to keep reminding my that I’m Nok Nok’d up?”

Apparently, Melissa earned her M.D. degree over the summer and is now the “Dr.” Keri was referring to in Saturday’s strip. She dropped the metal band tee shirts, dolled herself up and appears to be hitting on the suddenly available Gil.

the good parent/bad parent argument is about to begin along with the “you should have…”s.

P 4 (Gil): “…. We need your expertise for a change…”

Gil skips football practice. Check. After school, Jami is on a corner in downtown Milford with his shine box. Check check. Mel has a nice house despite not having an occupation. But Gil thinks Mel is the go to for unwed mothers Tobe.

Mel looks like she’s been hittin Tobe’s product pretty good too

P4: “I’m nok nok noked up.”

Six days in a row on the same arc. That’s gotta be a modern-day record. Too bad it’s not football, or any sport at this point.

My O-line can’t stop a blitz, I’ve got no bench, and everybody’s gassed from too much vaping … oh, and Keri, tell her about your thing.

P1: Gil, a long-time Dylan fan is singing “Nok nok noking on heaven’s door” as he drops Keri off.

Maybe all Gil needed was an overdue closeup of a huge hand we get in P3.

So Gil is going to confront the father before telling his wife?

all you need is the white face if you wanna be the joker keri

i thought for sure he would take her to dr pearl first

will mimi get there in time to put up halloween decorations and bob for apples ?

Gil not going to make the same mistake twice.

Why does my brain hurt reading this stuff lately?

In all reality, the Young Rascals sang Doctor, Doctor, Mister MD Can You Tell Me What’s Ailing Me ? Why sure Keri you’re Knocked Up , who da baby Daddy ?

P1- Mel’s Maternity Motel

P2- “Well, you can come inside anytime you want, big boy!”

P3- (Gil): “Your son got my daughter pregnant.”…….(Mel): “HaHaHaHaHaHa, that’s a good one!”.

Fill me in, who is Melissa? Gil’s estranged wife now living with her female lover? Too many blonds who look alike.

P 4 (Mel): “…. Well?…. Spit it out, ya’ stutterin’ mother******s!…”

Okay, I’ve got a question. Toby, born “Tabitha” , is Melissa’s son. I presumed he was trans, to be in line with current trends. Now, it appears that Gil’s “nonbinary” daughter is pregnant by Toby. Wtf? Can somebody explain? Or have I misread the entire strip?

P4 (Melissa): “Well, well, well, how the turntables…”

The famous big outstretched hand, Rod’s trademark! But what’s with the Gil and Keri pose? It looks like the poster for a buddy cop movie. And speaking of poster, one poster, yours truly, has just posted today’s edition of Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.Com/2023/10/16/peddling-off-his-problem/

I could be wrong but judging by P3, I’m not anticipating Paul Harvey to step in and ask “Mel, is your house sprayed with Roach Prufe?”

“Gil! If you’re here for the usual, why did you bring your daughter?!?”

E(Me! Me!)ly’s ETA home +4. Glad she’s concerned Keri is troubled by something and being there for her might help.

what no one has a doorbell in milford ?

gil marty moon is in my back room go have a hoodad root beer and come back in a hour

listen daddy o why are you bringing me to your lady in waitings house

“May we come inside?”Wasn’t that what Pedro said?