Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for July 25, 2014

Neal & rod must be free thinking today!

A solid 10 minutes gang…then I gotta go plank my salmon….

Looks like Old Gil has a car door handle stuck in his left ear!Summertime in MILFord

Looks like the invisible man is riding in the passenger seat in P3. Either that, or the seat itself is talking.

What act of perversion is Gil describing to Mimi in P2? And why is she still using a flip phone?

In all reality, Gil gets pulled over for a DUI and blows .27 .The School Board suspends Gil for the season and names Art Stadish as Coach.

I’m surprised that his ear isn’t bending over with that 80’s bluetooth hanging on it.

P3 is totally confusing. Who’s “gotta go” and who will “call you back?” The voice blurbs are floating in space, and Gil’s mouth isn’t even open. Not that today’s strip is remotely interesting anyway, but Neal and Rod are just phoning it in.

WTF? An all time low, even for the lameness we’ve been subjected to for the past couple of years.

Gill looks like he’s got the WHOLE phone hanging on his ear!

Shame on you Thorpmeisters for trashing on Gil. Mimi looks like she has had a wonderful day poolside and don’t you think Gil looks spiffy in his MCC polo compliments of John Jawor?

Mr. Reality – and Milford makes the playdowns

Is Gil too cheap to run the air conditioner in his car? Too environmentally conscious?

The “Hey, I gotta go” refers to Gil’s sudden need to urinate. He’s been too embarrassed by this problem to see his doctor, but he really shouldn’t wait any longer.

Gil quickly gets off the phone before Mimi can insist that they finish off the leftover potato and cabbage stew instead.

Gil spends the entire year with the hoi polloi at a public school and then his summers"are spent babysitting Milford’s elite at the club. Does he consider himself part of the masses or of the 1%? I submit to you that Gil thinks he is part of the gentry. Each summer he cops an attitude, for example collecting racing peacocks, having a one-armed guy do his work, buying the “latest” electronics, dabbling in haute cuisine…

Mimi says no I have to go. I met this cool dude and we’re driving to Hawaii. We’ll be back by the start of football season in November.

You don’t suppose…Gil will find True checking out Milford, do you? No way, never will happen! While we wait in suspense, here’s today’s MUT.

Gil belongs to the Marleybone Cricket Club? Now I’m impressed.

The only thing missing today, besides any sense, is Pedro the pool boy. Maybe tomorrow we’ll find out if True Blood made it to Hawaii.