Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for January 25, 2023

DOUBLE EES!!! A trip to the ER may be necessary.

As good as your Dad? Had she had her Dad?

So they’ll fight off school grounds?

P2.5 “You like it when my dad chokes you?”

AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHH! Where’s me scabbard, mate? I’m gonna run that scurvy dog through and keel haul her bones.

I can’t stand bullies! Excuse me while I go physically intimidate her and resort to violence if necessary, while telling her exactly what she’s allowed to say in my presence OR ELSE SHE GETS IT!!!!

I guess the “mandatory counselor visits” Dr. Pearl ordered back in November didn’t do much good. Who was the counselor? Big Hand Luke?

“Let’s see if you’re as good as your dad?” Are we finally going to see that lesbian action That Kid With Marfan’s has been looking for?

Nice to see Thing making a return visit in P1.

Is there anything worse than catfight teases?

What does it say when Mopped Up Thorp makes WAAAAY more sense than the real thing?

When we were snarking about all the TCFS shirts early this week, we omitted The Punisher. Trendsetter Keri has a heart punisher, something new in Valley fashion. Nothing developing out of this spat. Tobe will intervene and all parties will celebrate with Hoo and a vape.

Although Mimi’s implied Scottsdale golf threesome has been going on outside our view for more than a week now, I sure hope this fight off school grounds happens on Pirate Day.

Don’t judge me…

P-1 Very strange response to “I promised….” Then, “Let’s see if you’re as good as your dad?” What the hell does that even mean? Has she fought her dad before? Maybe the earthquake rattled my brain a little, (actually, it was only 4.2 and 10 miles away. Didn’t even trigger our cell phone alert) but I can’t figure out this scenario.

At this rate, third place in the Valley is looking like it’s not happening either.

Keri needs to think like Whitey Bulger when he tells his kid (in the movie Black Mass), who got in trouble for beating up another kid at school, “…the only thing that you did wrong was letting other people see you beat him up…next time, do it when no one is looking…”

P-1: Old Soupy Sales – “Don’t point that at me! It has a nail on it!”

P-2: Girl’s Wrestling Team move – the Muslim Chicken Wing.

P-3: Non-binary Keri, who had been slipping toward the dark side with Pedro, snaps back and regains female abuser mode. Whew!

I guess a cat fight is the closest thing we get to sports.

Is Dorothy saying that choking wouldn’t be considered fighting?

That was some of the weakest bullying I have ever seen yesterday.

Keri’s a bit like Billy Jack. He hated violence but spent the whole movie beating people up.

The author brought Keri (and her brother, whatshisname) back for this? A warmed-over, fifth-rate imitation of “Heathers”? Egad.

wow the blond is quick she pulled out keri nose ring and she hasnt noticed yet

P2- ….at rock, paper, scissors." Keri chooses rock, Dorothy wins with paper. “Ha Ha,nice try b!tch.”

Where’s Dadjo? I want to know if Vito is taking any action on this circle-jerk of an insult fest, possible cat fight.

Ooh, good burn by Debbie. “As good as your dad” meaning I wonder if you can choke as good as your dad (chokes away titles). And speaking of choking, today’s Mopped Up Thorp might choke you up. If you’re weird.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

Dorothy should just buy a cap gun. Bang, bang, bang, watch Keri run.

I’m not gonna’ take credit for it, but I’ll repeat what someone posted on another blog, so, P 2 (Dorothy): “…NOW GO GET YOUR SHINE BOX!…”

Trying to follow the 25 different plot lines the writer has going on simultaneously is madding. Needing to have multiply translators to explain what’s actually happening is maddening. I like the old days when one plot followed what was going on in a specific sport. Not interested in following the daily drama of high school life. Get enough of that crap watching the local news. To me reading comics is away to take your mind of the real-world chaos.

This was an interesting strip when it was sports related. Now it’s a confusing pile of mumbo jumbo that is trying to be relevant to as many current societal issues as it can wedge into three panels. I’m sure the creators of this morass have nothing but good intentions, but they’ve lost me. Goodbye, Gil. Maybe you ought to leave high school sports and go into broadcasting.

Monday we had “sea god”; Tuesday we had “sea dogs”. Today it’s “see . . . good”. The mystery continues.