Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for February 01, 2025

Are there a few strips missing? Yesterday she went all MMA on Brittany Spears. How did we end up at the hospital?

Does Rachel not know how to draw someone who fainted?

I am sure Mimi will drop everything and rush to the hospital.

Between her abortion and bulimia treatment, Gil must be paying a lot in his deductible and co-pays.

Them? Who is “them?” I see one person being treated.

I’m here for the fans. AMA!

Missed a perfect opportunity to have a guest appearance by Rex Morgan, M.D. Also, Judge Parker could give advice to “beat” any assault charges. Lastly, why does the tree in P1 have leaves? Thought it was winter.

Some questions and some answers:

1) There are leaves on the trees in P1, even tho it’s January, because the author thinks of Milford as being in LA…because he’s in LA, something he cheerfully admitted in the now-infamous AMA.

2) Hey, what about the other girl? If she was hit hard enough to be knocked out with one punch, shouldn’t she be in the hospital, too? And wouldn’t Keri be facing assault charges?

3) At first I thought “they” referred to both Keri and the girl she went all Mike Tyson on, but, no, “they” refers only to Keri, the former “she/her”.

4) And why did the author bring back the Thorp kids just to do this to them? Keri’s got PTSD and bulimia, had an abortion, and is generally miserable. And Jami is useless because you can’t shoehorn a ten-year-old into the type of adult storylines that the strip favours these days.

5) I doubt Mimi will “drop everything and rush to the hospital”. Mimi only exists now to be a Totally Awesome Lesbian™ and to berate Gil once in a while.

6) As Paul McCartney said when he heard John Lennon had been shot, “It’s a drag, innit…?”

Fear not Snarkers. Jami will hit puberty, drop a pair and be an outstanding QB for Dad at Milford. Luke will be around to bring giddy Gil back to earth after Jami becomes a Sophomore starter and lights up the early season opponents. Pedro becomes the QB Coach after blowing out a knee at Wake Forest.

You’re welcome Hank. Now send me my Love and Rockets tee shirt.

Gil, clueless as usual, never noticed Keri’s hair falling out or her recent “heroin chic” style.

P 4: “… and oh yeah … the police are here and want to talk to them… apparently the other girls parents are pressing charges and have hired a lawyer to look in to a civil suit as well so you might want to stay here for now coach…”

Depressed teen. Personality problems. Gender identity issues. Not mutually exclusive.

groundhog has seen his shadow and predicts 3 more months of unfinished stories and confusing artwork

how could this be LA there was a snowman in the strip two weeks ago ?

meanwhile tays is just making it rain at the club !!!!

i wonder if mark trail showed keri how to do the two fists of justice ?

“How’d you like a nice Hawaiian Punch?”“Sure!”

“Them?” How many people are in that bed?

(I know, I know! To h*ll with your preferred pronouns!)

I like this massive hospital complex. Is that the same building that was on ER? I’m not sure where the Milford Bulimia Center is though. It might be near the Milford Opera House. And speaking of near, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is near:

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This is definitely beyond the episodes of “My So Called Life”

On this day in Gil Thorp History, 02/01/1980

Bobby Loft: What’s going on? You can’t force me to come to the gym after school.Gil Thorp: I cleared it with your father and he thought it would be a good ideaGil Thorp: Oh…By the way…I want you to bring your finished homework assignments to me every morningBobby Loft: WHAT???Bobby Loft: Listen coach…I know my rights…Gil Thorp: I’m sure you do, and we’ll discuss them in detail some other time! See you this afternoon, Bobby!

Tough love is normally the answer

“I’m surprised this didn’t happen sooner because you went into a sugar coma.”

Huh? Does a sugar coma inevitably cause you to punch someone?

Can we send Keri and Jami back overseas to the sweatshop? And take Henry and Rachel with them.

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Thanks to Barajas – Gil should resign as AD-coach at Milford and attend to his disintegrating personal-family life. Which would allow this once valuable comic strip to die a somewhat dignified death before it gets worse.

Where’s Henry?

Just to get back to sports for a moment. Okay, the announcer said Inma’s next match was going to be very competitive. What happened?

Was the meet stopped because of the punch?

Was the meet stopped because they needed to call Milford Air Lift to take Kari to the Hospital?

Both Pedro and Gil were taken by Air Lift to the hospital from the school, so I assume that is the transportation method in Milford and Keri was unconscious.

P4- (Gil): “The Milford Bulimia Center in downtown Milford? They charge a fortune, do you think I’m made of money? Even my AfHraaaack Insurance won’t cover that.”

Worth repeating again

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This is like hitler’s artwork. Nice backgrounds, but can’t draw people.