Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for February 22, 2022

Wake him up on the way back? Like follow him partway back to the bench? How about “wake him up while you’re at it”? Or better yet, how about don’t criticize one of your players to his teammate?

Sending the goon after his own player? Isn’t it your job to get the player to be his best in the game? We’ll know Gil has truly lost when he sends in the Wing-T offense after the next time out.

P2: Where is Paraguav? Next to Uruguav? And as Groucho said, “You go Uruguay and I’ll go mine.”

I suggest Pranit call Vito and give him a nice percentage to send out Rocco wit’ a message for dose guys whose a bit in arrears wit’ dere payment.

Juwan Howard is also thinking about Madison. And will Smith may get body slammed onto his back?

P3- Do you believe R & W pulled one out of the archives so Cortez Beecher could make a cameo?

P2: "Oh sorry, does Paraguay has extradition to the United States. True Storey said I can I drive there, like to Hawaii. I gotta pack!

“Pranit? Can you tell us all about Paraguay?”

“Sorry, no I can’t.”

“Really? I thought ‘Pranit’ was a Paraguay kind of name.”

“My family is from India, Coach.”

“But that’s close to Paraguay, right?”

Is the suddenly youthful looking Gil asking Charles Barkley to borrow Dr. Peabody’s Way Back machine? Maybe he can go back to the beginning of this story and recruit BKB to make things happen.

So this big hulking guy is being sent in for a scrawny 3-point shooter? Gil has really lost it.

P 2.5: “…sorry coach…I was thinking about some of the latest Gil Thorp comic strip stories and it made me drowsy…”

Come on, man, focus! You need to be thinking about Paraguay!

P1 – What kind of weird sexual innuendo is he making with his finger? I’m out of the loop nowadays.

P2 – It’s so cute that out of all the coaches they expect us to believe that Kaz is the one to teach a subject that requires specific knowledge. I feel sorry that they couldn’t afford a full-sized board for him.

P3 – Apparently Gil’s team only has 6 players too. But why would Big Ken Brown wannabe guy come back after checking in? Shouldn’t he stay in the game? Well, Gil has his reasons.

And speaking of reasons, there are a multitude of reasons for you to be reading Mopped Up Thorp.

P3: One large from the Copyright Cafe coming up!

P1: Yes MOP. That means a sexual threat “outside” the loop!

P-2: Kaz briefs the kids about their next Away Game.

P-3: Better late than never, Gil tries his hand at hypnosis.

P 2.5: “…Bob? what Bob?…”

Nice Tie Gil