Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for June 10, 2023

Any episode with Marty Moon is a good episode!

There’s a Moon Out Tonight

If Marty were not sorry he would not have given Gil warning before the broadcast. Marty did not want Gil to be blindsided. I hope Gil calms down enough to apologize to Marty after showing his anger to the appropriate person — whoever wrote the Draconian budget cuts story-line.

But I do think today’s is a very fine strip, with realistic reactions even if Gil has no good reason to be mad at Marty.

On this one I’m with Marty and not Gil. If Marty didn’t find the problem it couldn’t be corrected. If Marty buried the story it wouldn’t be (I’m looking at you “real” news organizations) fixed but to continue being charitable, Gil isn’t mad at Marty, he’s mad at himself for not seeing and correcting it.

Man, Gil, it’s hard to out-@hole Marty Moon, but you did.

Thank goodness, the story broke after he beat Luke!

Tsk, tsk, tak. After all he’s done for Marty. Such ingratitude on Gil’s part. Sour grapes Thorp. So your kids and athletes aren’t choir boys and Girl Scouts. Deal with it. Like a paper route, it builds character. Ask Joe Friday.

Could the Valley Tech Team (oops, I mean you Coach Luke) be the recipient of a win over Milford by forfeit for ineligible players?

Actually, Marty is sorry, but not for the way Gil means.

Gil isn’t really mad at Marty…. He’s just mad at himself because once again, a couple of his players have done something inappropriate right under his nose

Holy smokes!…I haven’t seen Gil this mad since the football players sat on opposite ends of the bleachers at a girls volleyball game!

How is kids selling vape pens news?

P2.5 Gil thought bubble: “No you’re not. A$$hole.”

What will be interesting is whether Marty names names or maintains some semblance of journalistic integrity by telling the full, accurate story, but allow Gil and the school administration, and the legal system if appropriate, to apply discipline and due process for the offenders. Will we see the new, principled Moral Marty or dirtbag Marty, as usual on his podcast?

For some reason Marty took off his tie. So he goes back in Gil’s office and finds…….

Marty’s sorry. He’s sorry that the scandal wasn’t bigger, this could have been his big break. And speaking of breaks, you should take a break and read today’s issue of Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2023/06/10/still-no-guarantee-gil-will-do-anything/

Sorry not sorry.

Episode 20 of Milford After Dark is online.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/2023/06/11/milford-after-dark-episode-20/

That’s his job, Gil. The days are long gone of being a steno for everything after “Great game coach! Your thoughts?” Marty’s probably sorry he didn’t drop a dime instead and then ambush Gil with “Will those arrests affect next week’s game?”