Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for June 23, 2021

“Who do you think you are, Mary Worth?”

Why stop there? “Who should I marry? How many kids should we have? What color should we paint the rumpus room?”

Mimi seriously overstepping her boundaries here. Who does she think she is coming up with a ridiculous story like that, Neal Rubin?

Yeah I mean… thanks? I wouldn’t want a coach to plan my future.

Although Rubin occasionally throws in the unexpected plot swerve … wouldn’t it be spiffy if CK really did stick to her guns?

P1 You gotta be sh*****g me, right?

P2 CK’s face begins to melt with rage and anger as Mimi reveals her delusional plan for CK’s future

P3 CK’s temperature is at the point of triggering spontaneous combustion, a bout of EES and…

P4 CK explodes, goes medieval on Mimi’s skull and youthful face as she screams at the top of her lungs, “It’s My Life!”

Yeah that can happen right? Only in this story arc which only gets weirder with each passing panel

Great plan Mimi – until CK doesn’t show up

Predicting college kids will need a roommate three years from now, is Mimi playing the role of Nostradamus or Captain Obvious?

P4: Mimi better add that a big company in Syracuse has just offered CK’s mother an outstanding job, and CK’s mother has accepted it. I just Googled LeMoyne — anyone else heard or not heard of the LeMoyne “Dolphins”?

She’s even picking her roommates? This sounds like a job for HvB

P 4: “….and I wanna pledge tri delts….”

I think Mimi’s trying to “outpsychologize” Corrina. Can’t believe Mimi would be such a control freak . Angle is to get Corrina to pick a college. Now, back to the riveting library debate.

CK goes from profuse sweating to EES in a flash. Next stop, Blowtop Mad. Hide the butter knives and scissors!

Yeah sure Coach are you going to play for all of this ? In all reality , as snarkers have previously pointed out college baseball scholarships cover about 20% of the cost. Another thing when can my Mom move in with you and Gil . I’ll be dammed if you think I’m going to listen to you. Now stop bullying me, I’m reporting this incident and your others to Dr Pearl . Bye !

This odyssey started last Fall when Mimi’s Meddling Minors Susan Olsen and Becca Ramirez met with CK and recruited her to the volleyball team. Mimi used a GilPa soft sell tactic recruiting her and our little pepperpot has been doing plot line heavy lifting ever since.

P4- Calgon! Calgon! Take me away!

OCC is an OK school but most softball players go to SU, not Lemoyne if they are as good as she is trying to say she is. I know the writer has a CNY connection but it would have been better to say OCC to SU or go a little west and say Genesseo to Buffalo

Mimi looks like a different person in P3 and I’m not just talking about her hair color changes. That’s a face we haven’t seen before.

Mimi and CK’s mom worked that all out over cupcakes in 40 minutes. If CK goes along with this, I will lose whatever respect I had for her. Though a comic about CK and her roommates might be funny.

“Municipal bonds, Corina! I’m talking triple-A rating. The best investment in the books!”

“Are you crazy, lady? I’m taking my talents to South Beach. My lawyer, HvB, just trademarked KoKo’s Krazy Krackheads as my new team’s name. I’m 18 now, so we’ll be playing in the Florida Topless League. Gonna be rich, rich, rich! Wanna try out? We need a first base coach who can twerk.”

P1, You skipped one step, Coach, you forgot to ask me!

Oh, and it looks like they’re indoors in this panel.

P2, And now they’re back on the field. Um, what part of me not going to college don’t you understand, Coach? I’ve already got a job lined up as Mo’s apprentice at the diner. Take that scholarship and shove it!

P3, Apparently, CK you didn’t read your contract when you signed up for this strip. The Thorp’s run everyone’s lives here and even HVB can’t help you get out of the contract. And if you don’t bother to show, ask around about what happened to my kids and dog, you little ingrate!

“Why are you trying to take control of my life? You don’t get to be my mother, just because you never had any kids of your own!”

It’s going to be a challenge to wrap this up by Saturday and get to golf, but I’m sure we can do it.

Oh, no, behind that tough exterior, deep down CK is afraid!?!

Gotta side with Korrina here. They picked the college and everything? What’s she supposed to major in? Softball?

Mimi is just making shit up now. This is some stupid ploy to make CK….I don’t know what. It isn’t going to drive her to make her own college plans. Most likely it would drive her to quit softball and tell Mimi to go **** herself.

It’s impossible for Mimi to arrange all that, especially for someone else, who isn’t even her own kid. Kind of weird for her to lay all this out to Corina the minute one of their games or practices ended. I assume that’s the case, since Corina is in full gear and is sweating her ass off (as all Milford players are required to do once the game ends). Unless she recently developed a horrible case of facial warts.

And speaking of horrible cases, a horrible case of regrets is in your future if you don’t read today’s Mopped Up Thorp.

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