Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for August 05, 2014

Pretty dismal life for True, living in a hotel, father gone all day, mother dead or otherwise out of the picture, trying to choose a new school.

Gil needs to get Brody Abro and John Pascoe to give True a sales pitch.

Yo Jarrod, check out my t-shirt with the cut-off sleeves. Mom’s probably going to kill me but it’ll be so worth it to be able to look this cool.

His haircut style makes him feel close to his long lost mom, who is off, searching for the Thorp kids for several years, now.

That is a wheel chair in panel three, isn’t it?

Is the Valley Tech coach Gil’s twin or what?

That floor shine looks impressive in P3 — Mop Man might have strong competition for this year’s mopdowns.

I can see it now, True goes to Milford and doesn’t win the QB job. Good set up for some more drama from a parent.

How can you take a coach seriously who doesn’t even have his own name on his mug?

In all reality , in the end True Value and Jarrod will become friiends . Meanwhile , Mimi continues her affair with Pedro but adds Tony the UPS driver and Lance the mailman .

Valley Tech coach: “And we’ll make sure at least three cheerleaders put out each semester! Err … True bats for the other team? Ooookay … we’ll make that work.”

Why is Tru(e) “quietly” touring the valley? If he were my kid and he was dropping in on summer scrimmages, I’d encourage him to try to meet players from the schools afterward so he might get a feel which one might be a good fit. Sitting in the stands as if he’s evaluating their play won’t help him build relationships, no matter where he ends up.

“Easiest Setup of the Day!”

If Tru is not wearing his sunglasses over his eyes when he’s outside (P1), when is he going to? Are they just to make him look cool?

These coaches never take time off in the summer, their work ethic is commendable, even in MUT. Well, not counting Gil of course.

Clearly, Gil is going to have to give up his beloved single-wing if he wants to land True.

When does mr hotshot do any working out or throwing? All he’s done all summer is what he’s doing in panel one. .Saw our local hs team on the field in helmets and shorts on the way to work today.

Whatever happened to the notion of putting your child in an academic setting where he could grow intellectually? I think Wildcat Maris needs a sitdown with Art Standish to extort the benefits of an education from Milford. Then, a team bonding pool party at stately Thorp Manor.

Tru, go to Valley Tech! Ironsides is the coach and he always won. and those polo shirts and cups…the VT isn’t for the school name. VT means Varsity Team. The JV has sippy- cups and T-shirts. It’s all very class conscience.

Yes! Whigham and Rubin are fans of mine! Although you can’t see the M due to the angle of the cup, it’s an obvious shoutout to my strips by them putting a MUT mug in P3!

Also in P3, the VT coach lets his pants do the talking. And if anyone should know about new wrinkles it’s his pants.

… and in the comments too.

In all reality , at the Thorp pool this aftrnoon Tony the UPS driver tells Mimi he has a big package for her and later Lance the mail man says he has a Special Delivery for Mimi.

sign man, tcar….it was lobbed up there simultaneously as I did my first posting, so didn’t see it until now. Glad wmac took a half-swing at it, because I agree, i may be getting goaded. I like my rancor clean!

We all knew those kids in grade school, the ones who just loved to get the crap kicked out of them for attention.

Serenity now! Well, at least until this dose of Axiron kicks in!