Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for February 17, 2022

Narc.

“I” before “team”. Although “team” does have an “M” and an “E” in it.

There’s a difference between being a leader and being an unlikable busybody.

Loser! Somebody’s gonna put a butter knife & jar of PB in her backpack.

Stand down, Cadet.

Lighten up Francis

Don’t team captains usually lead drills, call the coin toss and confer with officials on procedural matters? Get out of everone’s s**t and STFU Talley(Ho)

P4 “But I can have Ochoa here pull my finger”

if part of this arc is about teen drinking, its the sorriest excuse for such a story I have ever seen

Citizens arrest! Citizens arrest! At ease Pvt. Pyle.

“Ok, so don’t have it. More for us.”

Hollis is going to end up like Doug Niedermeyer, fragged by her own troops.

In p1 it looks like the players were heading to get their bets down for the third race.

I suspect that the entire team will decide today that they need a do-over on that vote for team captain. It’s too bad that Mimi won’t be back until April.

So what? Do they need to tell her that they are working an internship at WDIG?

It’s all about you

I can’t wait to see how Gilpa and The Mimster wrap up all of this season’s drama – Pranit hitting clutch shots; Gordon Achebe’s transformation from defensive tackle to (extremely) offensive point guard; Captain Talley Ho’s Air Force aspirations; reckless (and ill informed) gambling; teenage drinking and whatever the heck Cami Ochoa is up to – with a tidy bow in time for the opening day of Milford’s baseball season some time in June.

I must say, I am impressed. She’s finally acting like a team captain. Who woulda thunk it?

Tomorrow, when captain Hollis opens her gym locker, the garbage that was stuffed into it falls out all over the place

P 1.5: “…..uh…hey…where are you guys going?….guys! …come back here……ugh…..sigh……”

“And we can’t have it! Unless of course you’re one of the better players, then it’s OK with me, the coach, the school board………but everyone else, watch out!”

Maybe she needs to stand on a table to get her message across

“Wait until we clinch second in the Valley and then all the hard seltzers will be on me!”

P 4: “… do you guys want to end up like that boozed-up janitor?…THINK ABOUT IT!!!!…”

My dream result: 1) Pranit bets everything in his Debit account on the Lady Larks. 2) The next day, two Seltzerettes take the Captain at her word and quit the team. The Captain gains support because 2 second teamers get promoted and 2 more JVers move up to the Varsity (with the R&W schedule they’ll be around long enough to earn their letters). The Seltzerettes improve their grades and start dating College boys leading them both to successful careers in the Corporate world (nudge, nudge).

For Pete’s sake, I would bet most of the students at her precious academy are experienced drinkers.

What is going on in P1? Blondie is bumping fists with…Cressa? I’m assuming the intent is she’s giving the new person a welcoming fistbump, but the colorist thought it was Cressa’s hand instead of Cami’s. And speaking of welcoming, I am always welcoming people to read the daily issues of Mopped Up Thorp.

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P 2: “… that’s for sure… unlike you, my mom is cool…”

P 2.5…We just ran out of black licorice….