Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for March 11, 2021

Pfft, Doug, it happens all the time. My wife’s longstanding take on the subject is that a girl’s choice of future partner is materially affected by which boy pushes her off the swing in 2nd grade. How many people in high school ever do date based on that they’re lifelong friends?

P1 Why Tessi Milton? Hmmmmm…I guess that’s the $8 question Doug

P2 Did you ever take long walks on the beach, watch sunsets together and tonsil wash each other at the submarine races?

P3 She’s hot, she seemed interested and I got raging hormones

AHA! Isn’t that kind of…shallow?

No Doug you clueless dumba$$, that’s being a horny 17 year old boy, I may have CP but I’m not dead

“An attractive girl shows interest in you, and you wouldn’t be interested in her?”

“Of course not. I’m gay… Say, did you hear Milford is allowing same sex couples to the prom?”

Ok Doug I get it ! In all reality , now I’m thinking about asking Mrs Thorp to the Prom . What do you think Doug , inquiring minds want to know .

Day 96 of Moon Held Hostage. (Wifi difficulties kept me offline yesterday) Rumor has it he is boycotting the strip until they start featuring sports stories again.

We need a cameo appearance by Allan Ludden because the Password this week is shal-low. This constant conditioning by CK & Dougie has Vic salavating for a dog biscuit.

Coaches Held Hostage: Mimi, Day 50; Kaz, Day 40.

Is it really being shallow to be interested in someone because you think she’s interested in you? If Vic had said only that she’s cute, that might be different, but adding the interested in me part takes it out of the shallow end of the dating pool.

P1, Um, because she’s hot!

P2, Not nearly as long as the ones I have with you, Doug.

P3, Well, then that must make us a match, Doug.

TAB? Is that drink still around? Probably the newest craze in Milford

P 4 (Vic’s voice): “…..so what’s your point?…”

P 5 (Vic’s voice): “….have you seen the quality of the talent around this school?…they might as well leave a box of dog biscuits in front of it…Tessi is the only one worth a look…”

We get another big hand today. Well, medium sized, but for a change, big-ass money!

Oh Doug, you think you’re the male version of CK? So smart and another budding psychiatrist? This is high school. Liking someone because they’re cute and flirty is how 95% of high school crushes develop. Of course that’s a good reason to be interested in her.

So according to our two intrepid heroes who are doing the Thorps’ jobs, and Dr. Pearl’s, Tessi is shallow because she flirted with Vic to lure him into the important PA job. And Vic is shallow because he likes her because he thinks she likes him. So let them be shallow together, what’s the problem?

And speaking of shallow, what could be shallower than looking forward to the juvenile humor you’ll often find in Mopped Up Thorp/?

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

This is like 5 days asking the same question. Slow even for Gil Thorp

If one of them became seriously thoughtful, the story turn into a shallow grave

Well, R&W have done it again! We have a story about shallow teenagers. Excuse me while I restock my Angst cupboard

She’s female and I’m a teenaged boy!

P 1.5: “…my name is Vic…not Milton…”