Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for May 11, 2024

P4: “I gotta be me….I gotta be me…daring to try, to strike out or die…”

P2A: “Because you smell better than her.”

P2B: You have some bird droppings on the back of your coat…"

“You need to learn to pick your battles… And stop picking your nose. Here, have a tissue.”

Be afraid, Mr Reality. Be very afraid.

P1 The batter made the last out. State champion Inma glove caught the fly ball to end the game.

P2 “I don’t know Dotty, will you stop trying to pick my nose?”

P3 “Coach Toe is just trying to make sure everyone gets to play so they can get a participation ribbon, Dotty.“

Here’s a suggestion Dubbs. Start singing The Wheels On The Bus nursery rhyme on the way home.

P 4 (Dubs): “…. Because she’s so stooooopid…”

habbity gonna smack marty moon around her name is inma not right fielder

i guess we will never know who eliza is and why the big deal about her pinchhitting

meanwhile out in milford forest there was a BIGFOOT sighting but it turned out to be just coach luke walking around with no shirt

It was likely at least 20 seconds between P2 and P3- that must have made for some tense few moments while there was a pause in the conversation.

What HS kid uses refute in their vocabulary? My dear departed Mother accused me of being obstinate.

Inma my opinion, burka girl is quite versatile. Big time wrassler, plays 3B and outfield. Also drives the boys crazy at the swimmin’ hole showing a little leg.

To paraphrase Mae West. Is that a cobra in your pants or are you just glad to see me?

P1- And who might that be Marty?

P2- Milford takes the bus while New Thayer takes the L. Advantage Mudlarks.

P3- “Because she doesn’t smell pretty like me.”

They came dressed in street clothes and they drive back in uniforms?? Or are they heading to Juvie?

Panel one: Said no announcer ever. Ever.

Hey Henry, a quick vocab lesson for the professional “writer”.

refute (in American English)1. to prove (a person) to be wrong; confute2. to prove (an argument or statement) to be false or wrong, by argument or evidence3. to deny the truth or validity of usage objected to by some

You might have been looking for ‘dispute’. Or did ‘they’ change your script again? LOL!

To Henry:

No team anywhere in the world would let an outfielder play without a cap, as it’s part of the uniform. And don’t try to tell me that it fell off “off-panel,” or that it’s “under her hijab”.

And I’m not going to believe that that’s her hair I’m looking at, either.

Sit down Dotty. I’m going to explain how coach O is a lot like many of the boys who’ve had “it” out for you.

Is Henry actually having the visiting team make the final out of the game?

Red skies at night, red skies at night, oh oh oh oh oh oh ohhhhh. And speaking of oh, oh look, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is online!

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