Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for September 06, 2023

So, has Heather moved on to bigger and better things in the newspaper business? Or is she rubbing sunscreen on Marjie’s back on some tropical beach?

So now we get Jimmy Olson?

Also, the daily plotline roulette is more ridiculous than ever.

Who wears an orange shirt with olive green pants? A person who wants to connect with someone wearing a red shirt with blue pants?

New sub-plot.

P 2.5 (Gil): “… no way, Jose…. I never read the crap you arm chair quarterbacks write about…”

Pat Finley is on a collision course with Johnnie Walker and Marty Moon. The only variable is time.

P1 Marjie Ducey is back, leading the swarm of local reporters and columns of ants on Milford HS football media day, despite severing several fingers on her left hand in an attempt to get out of GT once and for all.

P2 Patrick Finley winces as Gil shakes his hand, jarring the stitches in his wrist where he attempted to slit it in an effort to escape ever being written into GT.

P3 Milford Star? Milford State? Bad signage, not to mention the vague, inconsistency of the setting stated to be Milford Football Field.

P4 Gil: “In fluent Korean, of course.”

Best of the day: No Jami or Keri.

He “rang” Coach Kim? Did we move to England when I wasn’t looking?

In all reality, are you Charlie Finley’s grandson?

Is LORD STA supposed to be Milford Stadium? Or are we at Church? QC on this strip is pretty bad.

So, now it makes much more sense. Gil didn’t know Kim was the new VT coach until he read it in some byline by a new reporter. I guess the Valley League really can keep things secret.

who thinks pop will appear more this month then jami ?

they need three guys to photograph gilpa ? henry is crazy from the heat or stuck at burning man

P 4 (Gil): “….and to tell him that it will be great to have him on my staff next year at this time…”

I assume all these reporters are showing up to find out why I haven’t been featured for two straight days. My fans are probably flooding the media with protest calls!

See what happens when you don’t hire a professional? At least I can spell freakin’ Milford! My sign in my avatar proves it.

P3: Apparently, the stadium is now called “MILORD STADIUM”, having dropped the F.

Is it just me or does it look like Gil’s flat áss is smiling at us? And speaking of smiling, you should be smiling after you read today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.Com/2023/09/06/stop-the-presses/

In the words of Sir Charles -.“This strip is turrible.” Is it too much to ask for just a modicum of continuity ? Weeks ago Gil asks Mimi if she is in love with Erika; let’s segway out of that one without a response. WTF is up with D&D arc? I mean, who gives a s***. And yesterday it is Keri and Pedro—- who are supposed to be at museum - in the sack . And, BTW, when will there be any attention to HS sports ?? Correction to Sir Charles - this strip sucks. It has for awhile and,somehow, manages to get worse,