Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 25, 2020

“If we didn’t enforce stupid, ridiculous rules the whole system would collapse!”

My autocorrect always changes it to ducking too.

those who willingly surrender their freedoms for the sake of security deserve neither

P2 Say what you want, but I think Don is a Douche Bag. How “noble” of him to turn Mike in and save the students from this obvious terrorist!

GilPa, you should be kicking this guy in his privates!!! Way to whimp out, P4 they lip lock!!!

In all reality , Nice play on words using ducking and Don. Gil says and another thing Don has anyone ever told you you look like Foster Brooks ? One last thing Donald, I can’t duck turning you in for this rule , Drinking on school grounds . You reek of booze everyday , all day !

Don could have said, “Mike, you don’t look well. Take your backpack and go home. And, oh, be sure to clean it out before tomorrow morning.”

No, actually, he didn’t have to turn him in.

Don the Ducker has been called Kenny Rogers and now Foster Brooks. P3- Gilfather is making him feel comfortable for that burlap sack over the head ride to Carbone Cave.

P1: The kid demonstrating to the Mayor how to blow his brains out has a strange looking arm. Wrist bigger than his forearm.

For a minute Don thought he was dead, but Gil started shakin his big heart was breakin…

P1, Hello and goodbye cute blond we’ll never see again. You got your “Get Out Of This Strip Free Card.” Thanks for playing.

P2, You’ve gotta be ducking me, Don!

P3, You had to turn him in or we wouldn’t have a story. Not really sure we actually do but golf can’t come soon enough.

P1 - The girl on the right. “Hi! I’m a new character: Scarlett Pimpernel. I’ll be bringing some necessary backbone to this school, surreptitiously taking audio/video recordings of teachers involved in such heinous crimes as swiping school supplies, making passes at students and popping Vivarin at each and every opportunity.”

Here’s what we do to snitches around here Don. And you thought butter knives were bad have a taste of my stiletto.

As an English teacher, Don should explain to Gil that “Have you been ducking me?” is a classic example of a rhetorical question, whenever Gil asks it of anyone.

He COULD have just taken the butter knife away, and privately told the kid about the policy.

P-1: Young lady! How many times must we tell you not to look directly into the camera?

A lot of close-ups today.

I can’t believe how big an a**hole the politically correct Gil is. What’s he afraid of, losing his job? Hell, he’s been the AD at Milford since 1958, that should put him in his late 80’s, nineties. He should be looking at retirement anyways. You would think someone that’s been around as long as he has, would see how absurd this butterknifegate situation is and stick up for his player. Jackie Berrill must be rolling in his grave.

P 2.5: (cold-cocks Rooney)….“…well, you should have ducked just now too…”

Dear Neal and Rod,

On this Memorial Day I would like to express my appreciation for your continuation of the Gil Thorpe strip started by Jack Berrill. I started reading Gil in the Chicago Tribute and thought that the high school was actually in Chicago not Connecticut, especially when my high school (Forest View, now closed) was in strips. I appreciate the story lines and artwork. For example, in the recent arc, I fully understand the circumstances that lead to the policies and therefore decisions made in terms of Mike Knappe. Choosing a butter knife was brilliant. In the first panel today, the characters, their arrangement and their body language say it is going to be ok for Mike. Nice job! Unfortunately, I cannot apologize for some comments and criticisms made about the strip, which I am continually amazed by for so many reasons and not in a good way mind you. Keep up the good work.

Donald Duck obeyed Mickey Mouse rule. Goofy story line.

Who is the Coward of the County now; Kenny Rogers?

ANYTHING can be a weapon. A butter knife was designed as a tool.“Zero Tolerance” usually means zero common sense. When I was a kid every boy and some girls carried picket knives and no one batted an eye.Big Brother is alive and well in America…

If I were a lawyer, I would argue that a “butter spreader” is not a knife.

As the Manson girl stares into the camera, Mike learns how to kill execution style. Two shots to the temple! Just let your hand drop to your side and the gun will slip out. Walk out quickly, but don’t run. Don’t look anybody directly in the eye, but don’t look away from them either. Gil greases the wheels of the plot by fake-talking Don into visiting the “Mayor.”

P4- Gil: The only other option was taking Mike down to the boiler room where the gas chamber is. I’ve sent many a Mudlarks lad there. Didn’t want to. Felt I owed it to them.

P1 – Another of Whigham’s standard shots. Random no name girl in foreground facing camera. Sometimes flicking her hair. Rare, but we see this probably every year.

P2 – Um, is there some reason the literature teacher would be regularly visiting the baseball coach? Unless maybe it’s because Gil is making the rounds collecting his “protection money”. Would hate to see something happen to your nice textbooks!

P3 – In other words, thank you!

And speaking of thank you, thank you for visiting Mopped Up Thorp!

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

P 1 would be more amusing if they showed Mayor mike getting jumped in the men’s bathroom