Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for March 10, 2021

Hot, tall, blonde athlete flirting with him for days, keep up.

P2 Where are they? Is that the new Starbucks in town? if so…..so long Bucket!!!! “Dude yourself, how bout you letting me use your ride?”

P1 Tessi can’t belittle and humiliate Vic now, I will spread our conversation around so the rest of the school can with us!

P2 weak yes, but not as weak as you are Doug

P3 You’re way out of your element Donnie!

Doug provides counterpoint to Tessi, showing you can grow beyond “vapid and shallow”. R+W take note! How about Vic now bringing the hottie cougar as his prom date? Or the barrista overhears — “Say, aren’t you the voice of the Mudlarks? You want a prom date with that Americano?” Vic to drive his van to take Doug and their respective dates to prom? Some sort of Act V scene looming, but what will it be? Posters?

P1, What the hell am I, chopped liver?

P2, No, she dusted me because I move so slow I needed a good dusting.

P3, Good question, Doug.

In all reality , you know Doug that if you and the other gear heads built me a car like Greased Lighting , I bet Tessi would go to prom with me.Great idea Vic, I’ll run it up the flag pole in Auto Shop today and see if anyone salutes it.

“Uh, because she was flirting with me? I mean, pretty girl starts flirting with you, what are you going to think – that she just wants you for your voice or she’s interested in your studly charms? I guess I made the wrong choice about what she wanted.”

VALUABLE LESSON ALERT!

CK’s left arm doesn’t look to be healing properly after all the arm twisting her team mates did to force her to talk to Vic

P1- All four of these options appear to be late prom decisions.

P2- How long has it been since a panel graced The Copwrite Cafe? So many memories and can’t recall one of them.

P3- Gil was so right to yell at Dougie to wake up in a recent game. What Mudlark wouldn’t want a dream date with superficial Tessie Teaser. In an episode of “Leave it to Beaver,” a lovely Mayfield High classmate was pursing Wally and Ward told June the lass was an operator. Don’t think she worked at Mayfield Telephone.

P 4: “….because she touched my arm and looked at me…”

Time for a new nickname to give her for use at the next game then Vic…“….and another assist by TESSSSSEEEE THHHHHUUUHHH TEEEEEASERRRRRR…..”

Vic’s a professional. For sure he’s not going to let the Contessa’s rejection affect his announcing.

Prom?? We’re in the middle of basketball season

“On the other hand, why were you interested in Tessi in the first place? Wouldn’t you maybe rather go to the prom with… me?”

The backlash on Tessi begins. And rightly so.

The author rated this story 3/10? Sounds about right.

Come on, Corina. Vic was making a joke about the prom. You’re making this worse. Why don’t you keep your “no respect for authority” personality and go back to being a crab instead of trying to be the school counselor.

I guess Doug really does have no interest in anything but cars, if he can’t understand why a guy would want to ask out a gorgeous blonde that has been flirting with him for weeks.

And speaking of flirting, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is flirting with winning a major cartooning award. Or maybe not.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

Another fearless prediction that won’t come true!

The team is now furious at Tessi, and they freeze her out of the next game, refusing to pass her the ball even when she’s wide open. Mimi calls a timeout and yells, “What the **** are you guys doing!” Milford drops the game, costing them a golden chance at second place. Mimi talks about it with Gil, now Gil is forced to talk to Vic and share his pearls of wisdom over a pitcher of root beer. Problem resolved before they turn the color of Mountain Dew. And……cut to spring training!

Coaches Held Hostage: Mimi, Day 49; Kaz, Day 39.

C’mon you guys! The answer to P-3 is obvious when snarked in context. He liked her chassis!

Tess has a big freeze coming…

Plus she gives good headers

P 2: “…SLUUUUURP…”

Good Question. Women with over inflated Ego’s are usually Trouble in the long run.

Tessie Milton is the classic “I’m good looking and I know it” girl from high school

Well, look at her