Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for January 26, 2017

No mommy, no Aaron? Aaw, whaat a saad story.

She DOES look hung over…

Sign Man getting in on the “ants” craze.

No Mrs. Aagard — and not much plot, either.

Way to go, Gil — make the kid feel neglected and unimportant.

I dunno … when I was in high school, my big gig was chorus. One or the other of my parents went to every concert I ever sang … even into my sophomore year of college. They went to every one of my brothers’ games as well.

The Milford Ladies Auxiliary Wine Club presided by Mrs. Lark routinely puts its members under the weather.

I wonder what Mrs. Aagard’s first name might be? Aangie? Aagaathaa? Aalexaa? Aagnes? Aalexaadraa? Aanitaa? Inquiring minds need to know.

P1, Aaron, don’t shake those aants off onto my keyboard.

P2, A Quad, be aa good son and go maake Mommy a drink. Aa little doghaair might be just what she needs.

P3, A Quad towers over the Maadison plaayers yet can’t find aa waay to rebound or score becaause Mommy paassed out drunk aagaain? C’mon, Maan.

Mrs. Aagard tapping some keys in P1. Tinder?

P2…“tell your effin’ coach to mind his own got-dam beeswax…”

There’s something excessively Oedipal about a kid who can’t perform if his mom’s not around.

Still no Mimi. Coaches Held Hostage: Day 33.

Oh, yeah. We haven’t seen a girls basketball player since April 10, 2016, the last appearance of Kenzie, who was threatening to stuff her boyfriend into a trash can.

She goes running for the shelter of a mother’s little helper. Or you could say she’s “Stoned”.

I think this story is about Depression. I’m just not sure if it’s hers or ours.

You guys also have also dismissed the fact that Mrs. (Ms.?) A Quad might have made an appearance, which is what everyone is watching in P3.

Dammit Aaron, you’re blocking my face! And thanks to the shitty camera work you can’t even read my sign I spent an hour on. It reads “We want MILF Aagard!”

And by “weather” I mean “influence”…

Finally, we are getting closer to the big reveal. His mom’s illness (I predict). I’m going to go with…..MS! And speaking of predictions, I predict you are going to read today’s Mopped Up Thorp very shortly: https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

Old Soupy Sales listening to the radio: “Well, it looks like we’re in for a bad spell of weather: W-h-a-t-p-h-u-r. My, that’s a bad spell.”

P-2: Mrs. Aaaa is a meteorologist. Under pressure and under the weather translates to a high pressure area on our map. What storm front is developing? What did Kaz mean when he said the word “swish”? What’s the hidden meaning in “Backboard”? Stay tuned.