Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for August 06, 2021

P4 GilPa over to the handicap terminal to see what score the sandbagger turned in. Oh but only after he checks out Heather’s wet tee shirt!!!

P2 Heather enjoys another Hoo while her foot playfully rubs GilPa’s shin as they negotiate “strokes”

P4 Meanwhile back at the Thorp pool, Mimi to Pedro: “Pedro, be a darling and oil me up again, please, that nasty little squall washed off what you rubbed in earlier”

The rain Gil magically summoned has revealed Carter’s alma mater, so Gil will call and ask about Carter’s time on the golf team.

Of course, if he’d been on the golf team you could Google™ it without magic rain squalls.

Or college coach may say, “I dropped that %#@! from the golf squad after he soaked me for five Benjamins!”

P 4 In all reality , you’re not going to stiff me and not pay for your half of the tab with the old I forgot my money trick are you Gil ?

P1- Wonder if Gil is lucid enough to see a younger version of himself? Bobby Ottewill should have gone to BSU. Big Stuff University. I see Cartman luring GilPa into a Member-Member tourney. Cartman hooks one into the deep rough and as the foursome hunts for the errant shot, Cartman pulls an Oddjob from 007’s “Goldfinger.” Another ball slips out of his pocket, down the pantleg. A-ha!, A-ha!

Whew! I’m glad we dodged that inclement weather bullet. My nerves were shot!

YAWN

Vito from Goshen is upset that Gil is messing with Vito’s slice of Cartman’s action. Vito gets a “donation” from all the big-time hustlers in the Valley, and this citizen Gil is nosing around a little too much.

Is this dialog at all making sense? “If you hadn’t warned me, I’d still want to check my wallet.” Huh? Because he spent one minute asking if they wanted to gamble during the round, it means he probably was going to rifle through her purse when she wasn’t looking? Or because he hit amazing shots with a few crappy ones, he probably would have….stolen her money?

P1, The strip, annoying at best.

P2, Apparently, Heather is also Gil’s interpreter.

P3, Lucky for you, you have no money then, Heather.

P 4: “…..I just don’t get why Mimi won’t answer my calls or texts every Thursday afternoon….”

P1: Gil congratulates his younger self after being thoroughly trounced on the back nine. P2: Heather practices her Sharon Stone move. P3: Gil has a “senior moment” and makes a hasty retreat to the men’s room. P4: The Pedro/Mimi game goes into extra innings.

Of course it is Gil who is going to uncover Cart’s BS past, not the would-be scoop hound!

Gil making sure the pool has been serviced

Milford CC seems more like a public course, unless employees can not only play but can invite anyone they want to play, too.

Hello Mimi? Can I bring a live one home for “dinner”? Snork! Guffaw!

P1 – Ahh, Milford, land of the white sun. I suppose it can be difficult to draw, but it looks like everyone is wearing fleece hooded jackets, not rain gear. They must be really heavy. And if the rain was brief, this must be at least an hour later, since they were on hole 12. Why didn’t anyone remove their wet jackets after the rain stopped?

P3 – So much for the improved coloring. Gil changed shirts while Heather was midsentence.

And speaking of improved, the new and improved Mopped Up Thorp is available for viewing. Well, it isn’t really new and improved, but at least today’s entry is new.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

Hey, I just noticed. I think that’s Marty Moon sitting there with his back to them. His eavesdropping will lead to him breaking the big scandal on WDIG about the industrial solvents salesman who sandbags at golf so as to win bets. Heather loses out on her potential front page scoop that would have won her offers from the New York Times and potentially a Pulitzer Prize.

Carter took her blue shorts and her wallet.

Cart’s past has as much suspense as the library board “election”. The “BSU” is obviously from college days; golf team ?Notice after a coupla good drives Cart sprayed the next one ???? Didn’t want to look too good.

P 4: “…stand up please….now turn around….”

P 4: “…haha!…good one Heather!….‘check your wallet’…snort…”