Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for April 07, 2023

Whoa, now that’s a whole new level of colorist incompetence: changing VT’s colors from PANEL TO PANEL.

P1 A kinder, gentler BHHL suggesting the game be canceled? Oh my. Cats and dogs living together!

P2 The ants want to see the end of the game too. They traveled well and don’t want to see their effort wasted as they swarm up in anticipation of the post-game snack bar raid.

dadjo also wants to see the game conclude, confident that his VT +4 conditional payment agreement with Mr. Vito has an excellent chance of being activated in his favor.

P3 No blood, no foul. GAME ON!

P4 Thought bubble from a speeding ambulance hurtling toward an unsuspecting Mr. Reality and local hospital:”Dammn! After they figured out I was breathing, I should have faked a coma. A week or two of that and I would have escaped this strip forever.”

Just before play resumes , the crowd hears Attention Attention Please , In all reality , Mr Reality was struck by the ambulance taking the injured player to the hospital and the crowd goes wild with cheers !

I don’t know Gil-doh!, my VT +4 doesn’t look too good right now based on P3 and the odd, backhand dribbling demonstrated by the Valley Tech player.

I’m pretty sure that’s Milford in P2, even if all the uniforms don’t match

C’mon Lukey. Don’t go soft on us. An inventory of champion memorabilia is primed to be printed with your name on it.

Gil saw Rod was conscious and spoke with him, but apparently withheld that information hoping to get the rest of the night off

Wasn’t he conscious when they loaded him the ambulance?

P2 ( Milford kid): “… our coach might like failure, but we don’t ….we’re gonna kick your a$$es… or are you too chicken coach?… bawk ba-ba-baaaawk….”

the team offers to sing the song muddy boots to help rod recover

Do they really know that’s what Rod would have wanted? I mean, it’s kind of a cliché, when someone dies or is seriously hurt someone will say, “He would have wanted us to go on….finish the game….order dessert.” Just once I’d like to hear someone say, “He would have wanted us to cancel the game and spend all day crying about me.” Just for a change of pace. And speaking of pace, you don’t need to pace yourself to read today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

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Unlike how the teams, coaches, officials and the NFL reacted to the Damar Hamlin injury.

Wouldn’t Coach Kim be involved in the decision?

The colors are always right in the newspaper. Black and white, baby.

Yeah, this is a load of crap. A violent collision/flagrant call with no ejection? Kid’s heart stops, then after a half an hour they decide to finish the game when everyone is shaken up? Coaches colluding as to the finish of the game? This ain’t legit. Nobody is collecting from their wagers once this fiasco ends!

It’s what he would have wanted? He’s not dead! In fact, he’s not even unconscious. Maybe he can say what he actually wants? Of course, what he wants doesn’t really matter, since this is the championship game. The powers-that-be are going to make sure that the last minute of the game gets played, no matter what.

I used to handle some software piracy cases but don’t know much about trademark law. I wonder if Nike’s okay with the use of the swoosh in P3.

Gil didn’t go with Rod to the hospital because Cami jumped in the back of the ambulance. Five seconds later the medic saw them going at it so he slammed the doors shut. Will Cami be back at the hospital in nine months? Will Rod be there too? Will they both be on Maury in a year? Stay tuned!

ToBe wins it on an 80-ft. Rainbow kick