Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for July 16, 2021

What is going on with the two girls in P.2? Do they believe Gil is leading the class in a game of “Simon Says”? Gil says – throw up your arms in a gesture of giving up! (A very familiar gesture on Gil’s part.)

What part of golf requires one to hold ones arms up in the manner of the two clubless extremely junior golfer girls?

So Heather’s been gone for 4 years and everyone recognizes her immediately? I guess nothing ever changes in Milford, not even the people.

And everyone tracks down Gil to figure out what to do with their lives?

P3: I think what she is trying to “figure out” is Gil’s intentions. How many drinks is that now?

P1 Is that a MCC Caddie vest or on of the worst gold outfits I have ever seen?P3 Is GilPa about to get “involved” with Heather? BTW Is he a Member or part of the Club staff???

It’s been forty-plus years since graduating from (a small midwestern) college and I still ask myself “what’s next?” over a cold Hoo, or maybe several, perhaps I went wrong by not going to see the Gilfather and being given a vocation

Might have been nice to have a blurb giving passage of time in the top left corner of panel 3. Is this two hours later, and she helped him with the kiddie-session, or five minutes later – they abandoned the kiddie-crew as a waste of time and went for drinks.

P1, Coach Thorp? We haven’t seen him since last summer.

P2, Rescue you? Nobody knows more than you do about making kids disappear.

P3, Gil has gin and tonics with Heather while Mimi has Pedro. A win-win!

Gil instructing how to hit the ball thru the windmill.

P2- Mr. Kaz said the loofah is this long. No! It’s this long.

Heather looks waaaay too interested in a suddenly rejuvenated GilPa. Could she become his “Pedro”?

P1 Coach Thorp , in all reality , we never see the Fool in these parts. Now Git college girl !

P1 – Amazing, how every year when someone comes to town looking for Gil, they head for the golf course and ask for him. As opposed to, oh, I don’t know, calling him on the phone. Or stopping by his house at the appropriate time.

P2 – Ooh, pea green shirt kid and creamsicle pattern shirt kid are about to throw down! And the other kids are egging them on while Gil does nothing. I wonder if the argument started over whether or not to hold the club on the end with the rubber tip?

P3 – Gil is happy to ditch the kids and have a few adult beverages with one of his ex-students who is morphing into a Mimi lookalike. Mimi’s always off with Pedro anyway.

And speaking of off, today’s Mopped Up Thorp is a bit off, as usual.

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P 1: “…who?…”

Every time you think it can’t get more weird…it does! Exactly where is Mimi jr’s hand in P3 and why are they not practicing social distancing? Enquiring minds want to know!

Heather’s idea of helping is for Gil to abandon his post. While they’re sharing a cold one, those kids are running amuck through the clubhouse.

Looks like Gil bought her a watch. For a quick second I thought they were clicking hot dogs

Meet Mimi’s new assistant coach…until she has her bumped off and takes her place.

Now Gil having it away with Heather would make for a good summer break until football season…

P-2.5: Wow, Keto diet?

If only the parents of those extremely junior brats knew that Gil and Mimi’s kids “ just disappeared “ years ago, they wouldn’t be so eager to let Gil babysit them

P 3: “… and Mimi got rid of this obnoxious girl a few weeks ago….( clink)…”