Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for February 01, 2024

What’s that thing flying round Moon’s nose?

P3: Fistpump Man plays against Milford.

You don’t want to miss the riveting interview with a high school basketball player…

I’m sure there are scouts in the stands tonight since they know he’s going pro…

Marty will also be draining a few double-doubles after the game.

For those of us just tuning in now — what’s the score? And how much time is left? Am “touching the dial” now and leaving — “see” you tomorrow.

Touch this, Marty.

Looks like RW got tired of us picking on HB and wants to get in the game. Maybe do some ’splaining on whatever color scheme is going on in P3?

P 4: “…. Where I’ll be asking him some intrusive questions that have nothing to do with the game…”

Don’t touch that dial – Underdog.

“I can’t wait to get Rod’s take on whether the EU will stand up for the Armenian’s rights in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave”

P2: Moon’s partner watches Martin threaten the ref.

There’s a typo in P1 – it should read “Rodney Barnes makes two-of-two nine feet in front and a little left of the foul line.”

You’re welcome.

Wow! Marty Moon really IS a “pointy-nosed” fill in the blank.

P4- Marty: Rodney, you really lit it up tonight. You were smoking.

Rod: You have no idea you crazy old fart.

Another double-double? Gil gets them Tim Horton’s during timeouts?

Tomorrow, Moon approaches Rodney, starts asking questions, and Rod just glances in his direction, doesn’t talk, and keeps walking to the locker room.

P-1: and with that, Rodney gets an order of Free Curly Fries!

P-2: Two for two from the foul line isn’t half of a double-double.

P-3: Enough of this HS Sports drivel! Wait till you find out Rodney can comprehend questions!

Marty: “Does Gil know his daughter is having your baby, now?”

Rodney: “She told me she’d take care of that! Something about Kids will be kids. Now, all I have to worry about are the other three dads and their daughters.”

Marty: “So, it was only tonight that you weren’t playing around?”

Rodney: “Not before a game!”

marty invites rod over for root beer and a game of leap frog after the game

hey number 7 did i say you could take my temperture says player number 8

the announcer next to marty is working air traffic control he knows no one listens to high school sports

Sports!!!

Wow, that’s one boring azz crowd. Why didn’t they let me in this shot to add some excitement?

An entry in the franchise that’s actually about sports? What the hell happened?

2 predictions…Rodney Barnes is going to say something that is not basketball-related that causes a reaction, both positive and negative, in Milford and also here in the online community. And, the Milford Mudlarks will not make the playdowns.

Both senior citizens listening to the game will be turning it off promptly at 8, regardless.

My radio doesn’t have a dial.

I was listening to St. John’s-Xavier last night…and the color commentator called someone “a big man inside who makes things happen.” I was inexplicably pleased to hear him echo Gil…

Nobody has said “don’t touch that dial” in 30 years. Although, on the other hand, in Milford there still might be tons of old non-remote control TVs in use, and old-timey radios in the middle of the living room. And speaking of living, you’re not living right if you’re not reading Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.Com/2024/02/01/rodney-is-blowing-it/

Meanwhile Mimi is gettin’ freaky…

“Charlie Brown!!!!! Charlie Brown!!!!!! I just saw The Great Pumpkin!!!!!! Rodney was swishing him to ice the game!!!!!”

“… he isn’t playing around tonight…”. Does that mean he does “play around “ on other nights?