Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for July 29, 2022

“Good night, Gil… hey, wait a minute! Get back here and pay for that drink, you thief!”

“It was only a joke!” is the last refuge of the scoundrel. (Well, probably the FIRST refuge, but eh.)

Early prediction of lots of penalties in 2022 Valley Game of the Century. But how will attractive bartender fit in?

Where is the Thorpe clan?

Oh great ,in all reality ,now I have to watch out for Gil driving around drunk when I’m out walking !

P4 Next morning at the Thorp residence: (Doorbell rings, Gil answers) “Sheriff Martinez, what are you doing here?” “Is your wife here? Pedro is on vacation and I’m the new pool boy!”

Did you bring your own color person with you, Henry? The panel color consistency has been outstanding

Beth is so emotional, all the color has drained from her mole.

Somebody call Dave Matthews, the ants are marching down Beth’s nose towards her mole.

Last call? Did the awards ceremony end at midnight?

Gotta be impressed with The Gilfather. Whigham always draws Gil with tiny feet and he NEVER stumbles. More impressive after having a stiff old fashion.

Uh, oh. Is the Coach of the Year heading for an affair?

148 comments yesterday….what happened to the dog days of summer…

Okay, so Big Hand Luke was “joking” about the bet. At least that makes sense. With the old writer he would have been serious. So Bethany has a thing for Gil? A guy she apparently sees only once a year when he gets his award? Or did they have a fling, and that’s why Mimi and the kids are missing? Probably not or their earlier dialog wouldn’t make sense. And speaking of not making sense, what makes less sense than the typical dialog in Mopped Up Thorp?

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P-1: The madder she gets, the closer her mole moves toward her nose.

P-2: Must explain Cone head humor to human.

P-3: As she whispers “good night”, her mole “gently weeps” (from almost under her nose). It must hurt to be mobile.

So according to a source on This Week In Milford, Gil has beaten VT 9 straight times and is 20-3 against them since 2001. No wonder Coach Drool was canned. Should have been sooner!

I don’t think I have ever seen a dotted dialogue balloon like the one in P3.

P 1.5 But Chica it is only 6:30!!

P1: We lost an opportunity to play the music of Semisonic.

Looks like Sponge Gil Square Pants has been skipping leg day at the gym.

Pounding Old Fashioned’s at 2 am is not the Gil I know.

Whoa, Bethany and Gil have a history! No wonder he has been AWOL as a coach for the last several years!

Coaches Held Hostage: Day 34, Mimi.

How about an Andy Capp crossover with Beth booting both Big Hand Luke and Andy out of the pub?

Just asking for a friend, is the name of this place “I Like It Like That”?