Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for January 25, 2024

1a: “Hickory Dickory Dock…”

Try this one: “There once was a man from Nantucket…”

If she can get Gil to do it, she won’t look like the only dumb fyck.

…and what trouble did Luke cause, other than being his normal annoying self?

“From the river to the toilet”

Vote.

Arm muscles bulging. That’s one loaded cup of coffee.

“My brother Billy had a ten foot Willy…”

Tim and I a camping we went…along came we fair maidens in a tent… they were many and we were few, so I bucked four and Tim bucked two

It worked once Cami. It won’t work again once word of your lame idea gets out

GT has the GIL mug. Kaz had the BOB mug. Luke and Cami haven’t earned that distinction.

Comic strips can be apolitical. Unless they’re on the Op Ed page. They’re meant to be entertainment, Henry, not a place to express your political opinions.

Unless your political views are different than mine of course….

Can someone please explain to me why the nursery rhyme thing is so effective?

I wonder if there would have been a protest had the strip been set in Milford, Utah and not Connecticut.

Luke’s apology tour continues. Break some heads, coach!

If there ever was a doubt this writer was trolling the Snarkers, it has effectively been removed.

P-1: Cami gives Gil some Grooming tips.

P-2: I’ve joined Pogo’s Birthday Party.

P-3: Two shadowy characters discuss Mark Twain’s comment that “A lie can go around the world six times before the truth gets its shoes tied”.

You work for a school. You HAVE to be apolitical.

oh dont worry about the rally luke i could care less but you try to invite me to another birthday party your in trouble

cami is looking up haikus just in case the nursey rhymes stop working

they must have opened a 24 hour gentlemans club in milford coach tays hasnt been seen in weeks

P2- Did Gil get a haircut or a new tube of Brylcreem?

P 1.5 (Gil): “…sure Luke…be there in a sec…..Cami….you’re fired…”

P3- (Gil): “This is one arms length. Don’t ever get closer to me than this.”

Here’s my camping trip story. Hope you like it. Oh look. Oh look see Dick and Jane arrive to the campsite. Oh look see Dick and Jane start a campfire. Oh look see Dick and Jane roasting and eating marsh mellows. Oh look see Dick and Jane make out by the campfire. Oh look see Dick and Jane packed and ready to head home. Oh look Dick is being a Dick by not putting out the campfire. OH!!!!! LOOK LOOK!!!!! See Smokey The Bear using Dick’s face to put out the campfire.

I guess Cami got tired of trying to figure out Tic-Tac-Toe and switched to nursery rhymes. And speaking of switching, if you’re bored here, try switching to Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.Com/2024/01/25/programmed-too-competent/

P3-A take-off from “Fun with Dick and Jane”

“Luke, can I level with you?”

“Sure, Coach.”

“No, I mean really really level with you?”

“You can tell me anything, Coach Thorp.”

“The protestors want you firedand shipped back to Valley Tech to be the Doughnut Dude for Coach Kim.”

The only thing I can think of for Luke not to be able to be apolitical is he is Not a U.S. citizen and Gil has decided since he is not a citizen he does not have Freedom of Speech .

Not true,but Henry might be going down this path

Does Cami have her own office?? Those are HER faceless streaky plaques on the wall?? Aside from the plaque I’d love to remove from these plots with more than Colgate, she’s in the Director’s chair? Talk about inmates running the asylum.

BTW, is that the Baa Baa Black Sheep play on the diagram board in the background? The arrow points to the place where the schmuck needs to stand when leading the singing????

Luke appears to be apologizing for supporting his wrestler’s right to compete in a culturally appropriate, athletically neutral costume. Or for Gil having to face some grief that it’s his job to face. Dunno which is worse.

P1, Gil’s had enough. “OK Mother Goose, one more nursery rhyme and I’m trading you to the detention center for Kaz.”

“… you should try the nursery rhyme thing…” said no coach, for any sport, for any level, ever