Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for October 17, 2023

Luke shaves his beard between P2 and 3.

How do you take a day off from doing nothing?

So she’s telling the person on the phone that Gil needs the night off? Is she calling Marty with a big scoop? Or telling the team while holding a phone to her ear? Maybe she’s doing a Bob Newhart phone routine.

Interesting that the Mudlarks have instituted the haka as a warm up exercise.

No Cami, the bigger news would be Gil actually showing up and coaching. Business as usual, no need to alert the team. Bicker among yourselves.

Ya think Gil might have given the coaching staff and team a head’s up sooner than the pre-game warmup?

Wait one, folks…Gil-doh, a ’t Thorp promoted to Athletics Coordinator or Director? If so, with overall responsibility for ALL Milford teams, he could not possibly be at every game or event. His job has become making sure the coaches do their job. Oversite without active participation.

P 2: ‘Nothing changes’….that’s for sure…good one Cami!

P 4: “… let’s welcome some failure!…”

Once again I ask where is Steve Boone? It almost seems that he has been written out of this strip. The offensive line play is crucial to the result of a Mudlark victory. Uhh, who am I kidding? Milford will win on an unconventional play, making the local TV sports highlights. Wonder if mosh pit Mel made it to the game?

“No, he’s not drunk, Luke.”

Is she telling that to someone on the phone?

Let’s make Gil recognize his irrelevance!

Why , I don’t know why but in all reality, I think he’s getting lucky !

P 1.5: That’s the situation Mimi. Get back to your girlfriend.

A needy bunch of coaches if they need Gil’s approval that much.

Wouldn’t Mel be at the game? Or is this just practice?

Thanks to Lou Costello for stepping in to play Luke in P3 today.

who do we see first kwan pop or mimi ?

yeah cami i wont be there me and kaz are going on a hay ride !

they play tarzana nights over the loud speaker to motivate the team

Or P 4: “… let’s practice plays that we won’t be using in the next game…”

P1- Gil thought he called Mimi.

P2- Okay, stop the warmups and gather the entire team together for an important anouncement. (Cami): “There will be no changes tonight. Now get back to your warmups.”

P3- (Rod): “What are you talking about? Cami said nothing changes.”

Nothing changes, but Gil and Kaz are both out, so who’s on loofah duty?

Gil Thorp, missing a game? That hardly ever happens. Oh wait, it always happens. And speaking of always, you can always count on a daily edition of Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.Com/2023/10/17/not-that-intimidating/

P 2: Luke is really being a smart a$$

And what is this, Jane Fonda’s Aerobics-Milford Edition? Even as Cami is rambling on the phone????

“Okay, linebackers, let’s burn that flab in record time!!!!! Crunch it all the way in while you’re running in place!!!! C’mon, don’t let Cami and Luke down!!!!!! Work them glutes…”

Hey, this strip explains why I always read MUT first now. ;-)

warriors come out and play

hey keri did the rabbit done die ?walk this way

emmet tays looks like luke is your flavor over cami now

E(Me! Me)ly ETA +5. Nothing changes.

I wish I still had a back channel and trusted readers enough to share the Halloween strips. By far my favorite strips outside of the Sparky tribute.

P1-“…it’s fun to play at the YYYYYYY!!!!!! M!!!!!! C!!!!!!! A!!!!!! YYYYYYY…”

P1-“…do the Bartman…”