Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for December 31, 2015

I care a lot about the Rams, but that doesn’t qualify me to play for them.

Is it common for coaches to tap some keys and consult Facebook when making roster decisions?

They may have to change the name of the strip to Mimi Thorpe if she continues to show up like this. Or maybe nobody told her the reality show is over and her 15 minutes are up. And where is her State Champion Coach Gil coffee mug? $2.95 marked down from $9.95 in the school store.

Didn’t Stevie Wonder have an album called Talking Book? It’s back in P1. There’s an awful lot of balding students in that hallway too. Call the Hazmat team!

Unfortunately Mimi doesn’t know that Kenzie is posting about Valley Tech.

In all reality ,P2 and P 3 were taken from the scripts of the Christmas movies shown on the Hallmark Channel .

In all reality , Be safe tonight and don’t drink and drive ,have Happy New Year .

In reality, Mimi’s trolling Match.com. “MILF in MILFord looking for hot young zipless cabana boys …”

#ChipHilton, perhaps Kenzie is posting on her rugby team?Out of curiosity, has the, er’ Mens BBall team had tryouts yet? Playdowns commence in 6 weeks!Peace To All!

Actually Ravenswing, Enos Cabell was a third baseman much more than first, had a near .280 career batting average, and hit .310 and .311 back to back seasons for the Tigers and Astros. Not a bad ball player at all.

What kind of coffee cup is Mimi drinking out of? Looks like it has a rose on it.

For us old-timers, that Mimi pose in P3 is reminiscent of the graduation photo pose we all had to make as one of our options. Just strategically place that class ring so it showed up in the photo, and P3 could be straight out of my yearbook.

According to my kids, no one younger than the average Gil Thorp poster uses Facebook.

Mimi is a sap. Can’t she tell what is self-serving BS when she sees it? Guess not as she puts up with Gil.

So instead of working on her lesson plan, or plotting strategy for the basketball season, she’s stalking student Facebook pages in order to determine who to cut from the team. And speaking of cutting, don’t you dare cut Mopped Up Thorp from your 2016 plans! Enjoy the last strip of 2015.

Dr. Freud diagnoses the post:Words of Wisdom was a Soupy Sales classic (Be true to your teeth and they’ll never be false to you!) R&W added “and encouragement” to avoid copyright issues.

a fun, inspiring ride..describing her personal meeting with Mimi.

an incredible squad on its way to big things…Kenzie’s fantasy about shower room encounters. (She’s already thudded all her teammates chests and let them feel her strength and power while laying on them after the “accidental” collisions.)

P-3 – noting the compliment about “the ride”, Mimi realizes she’s found Pedro’s off season replacement. She’s not thinking about the B ball team…and why is Gill’s fist smacking her in the chin?

Okay, despite not posting this recently, I kept up my hand count for 2015 and am pleased embarrassed to post the final tallies. Obviously judgement was involved, so don’t take these as absolutes. If for some reason you would.Out of 313 (if I counted correctly) strips we had:Random Hand Gestures – 64One Hand Out – 42Two Hands Up (or Grab) – 25Dramatic Finger Point – 20One Hand Stop (Talk to the Hand) – 4That makes a grand total of 155 hand features – basically averages one every other day. Seems low!And thus ends that boring task, I’m not continuing it into next year. :)

@The Brown Starfish – those kid’s aren’t balding. MOP’s been selling hair product on the side. Their hair shines like the patent leather shoes the boys are so fond of.

Bullshitting her way onto the team. Mimi easily fooled?

The “Saw it, Loved it, Shared it” girl would probably like Brian Griffin’s self-help book “Wish it, Want it, Do it”.

Kenzie should be on “American Sportsman.” Hook, line and sinker acquiring that trophy, Mimi the Marlin.