Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for November 21, 2024

At first, I thought he was saying “Yuk, yuk, hut!”

The inconsistency is amazing. Line markers and jersey numbers continually show up and then disappear from day-to-day.

Y2K?!? Geez…

Hey, Coach…why the long face?

P1: At least the scores couldn’t be in the wrong order today…

Ah, the super secret 3-4 defense that they would be playing all game…Henry is learning fast.

Would a real side-line conversation be that wordy? “Pass to Banner? Really” (The coach knows Banner’s nickname.) “Pass to Butter-fingers?” (The coach knows that’s what they call Paul Banner.) Of course the point of the dialog is to inform the readers – not the fictional characters in the comic strip. But it could be done in a slightly more naturalistic fashion.

Shouldn’t a high school have play numbers? Something more than “pass it to the tight end”? What kind of route? Protection scheme? And why does Butterfingers even play tight end? He must be a good blocker — why not move him to tackle or guard?

This game has been going on for so long that Coach Kim switched from an orange jacket to a yellow one.

P1 – Ball carrier spans over two yard lines (ostensibly) five yards apart. He must be over 15 feet tall!

That Austin Fields, some motivator, telling ToBe not to fumble yesterday.

Ever notice obesity doesn’t exist in The Valley? Where are the Brent Raptors and Wally Lambs? Even the linemen look underweight. We need a Larry Mondello like character to liven up this former Quinn Martin Production.

I know each team gets to use their own ball on offense. Clever of Milford to choose a ball so small that VT can’t see it. But why has VT chosen to use a clothes iron instead of a ball? Gonna make the passing game awful tough.

#Day863ofGilFansHeldHostagebyBadWriting

No wonder Gil won’t return, everybody now looks like they’re made of straw.

You have to use a football to make a touchdown, not a small dinner roll!

P1.5: “But they are going down … I mean, c’mon.”

did pedro go to the tanning booth between panals 2 and 3

everyone has to float into the end zone in milford no one scores standing up

No one would expect the 3-4 defense to defend the tight end. Not even on Y2K.

P1: ToBe now identifies as a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade float