Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for December 09, 2021

… as Les Neemy topples over with a heart attack.

We’re told by who? Did Charks text him?

“WE ARE (not) THE CHAMPIONS!”

“WHAP” goes the hands, and soon “WHAP” will go the loofahs during the raucous “second in the Valley” post-game locker room celebration sure to go long into the night

In all ŕeality , thanks for the update Marty but we all knew Milford would finish second again. Anyone excited for basketball , anyone ?

You try harder when you’re number two.

I thought the expression “a cloud of dust” referred to the aftermath of a fullback’s plunging into the line, not to the aftermath of a quarterback’s giving a high-five.

So next season, we all go to sports psychologists!

We’re number 2! We’re number 2! Reminds me of the Austin Powers movie where Paddy attempts to ambush Austin in the bathroom stall, but Austin is able to put Paddy in the toilet head first and interrogate Mr. Lucky Charms by asking who does number 2 work for? As Paddy struggles and makes some grunts and noise, next stall neighbor Tom Arnold encourages Austin to bite his lip and give it hell, show that turd who’s boss.

P4- “Heather Burns, Milford Star. So Gil, who does number 2 work for?”

They have called Luhm in on overtime to set up for the big trophy ceremony in the gym.

Second place to the Hapless Goshen Clowns? Coach thorp must be fired immediately

Guess the internet told Marty. Reminds me of a local tv station. During the news, the anchor would say “channel 5 has learned that” blah blah. Yes, channel 5 learned by reading the newspaper I worked for, but they refused to credit us.

Second place is the first loser.

Quite the look of schadenfreude on Marty’s face there.

The dysfunctional chumps on this team should be proud of their achievement

Meanwhile, Heather tweets: #2nd in the Valley! #LarksRule! #LarksFootball #GoMcgill

Rube Whigham and twainreader called it yesterday. Congrats! (even if most of us saw it coming from a mile away). Unless Gil recruited, er stole, a big guy for the middle or a lights out three-point shooter the Larks are going to have to fight hard for second in the Valley this hoop season.

P3 “Just what is this strange, futuristic thingymajig telling me things that are happening right now in Goshen and other places?”

How predictable. Is Kianna off her crutches yet?? What lesson has she yet to learn?? What sport is she going to give up??

“So if this fourth-quarter score from Goshen holds up, we… Hey, look at this pop-up ad! A 200-liter drum of ethanol is selling for 15% off at Milford Industrial Solvents! And I’m Marty Moon, signing off. now!”

So Todd is getting his butt kicked at Oakwood. Does Todd know where Karie and Jamie are these days?

It wouldn’t be GT without the stupid high five

Milford should adopt the old Porta-Potty slogan: “We’re number one at number two!”

My prediction for today’s panels was pretty close. Not that you had to be Nostradamus to call it thought. I thought there would be fist pumping, but I was right on an easy victory and a Goshen victory.

And speaking of predictions, if you were predicting that there would be a new edition of Mopped Up Thorp today, congratulations, you are correct!

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

So that makes 9 in a row over Valley Tech for the Mudlarks. Is that why Milford plays them last every year, so they can finish with a win and not worry about choking away whatever feel good accomplishment they ended up with?

Did anyone here predict second in the Valley?