Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham for February 03, 2017

Wine with hamburgers? Or are those Champaign flutes? Looks like a conspiracy afoot.

Don’t you guys keep stats that would tell the story? Obviously not, since you hadn’t noticed what a garbage game he had going on …and you still kept him in there for the last, critical play.

Mimi sighting – now what’s HooDad going to do?

Hey, Mike, it doesn’t look like you’re living in the lap of luxury either. You’re covered in ants.

WTF does career day in 6th grade have to do with where A Quad lives or that game you guys are playing?

Gil and Kaz, taking a play from the Cosby playbook getting the girls drunk while they drink milkshakes.

Gil in P3, “But, the SOB probably cost me the chance to be a State Champion Coach. Again!”

In all reality , Gil and Kaz try to pickup a couple of road warrior business women who are in dining at the local Holiday Inn . Both women are bored out of their minds by Gil and Kaz note the dazed WTF expressions on the ladies faces.

P2- Yeah, but remember the day Boo Radley got hit by a vehicle, not once, but twice? Not really. The moral of this story Mike is keep your friends close and your ants closer. Is Kaz EVER going to pop the question to Kelly? She seems content with burgers, fries and wine night.

Kelly? That’s Kazs’ mystery woman? I don’t recall ever seeing her before, not only is she content with a burger and a glass of Franzia box wine, she is apparently content with acting as a beard to obfuscate Kazs’ shower predilections. I understand that early in their relationship, she thought that Kaz worked at Bed, Bath and Beyond because he came home with a briefcase full of loofahs each day.

Doesn’t Gil have Milford CC dining room priveleges? Cheap SOB….

privileges

Kaz has the right idea- take one long sip while Gil goes off for the next 50 minutes.

P.3… better be careful what you say. No one notices the guy under the table with a Play Skool tape recorder and a box of Kirkland wine!

Gil’s beer glass is empty already, and he hasn’t even taken a bite out of his hamburger. The others better get on the ball if they’re going to drink him under the table.

I’m going to guess that at Career Day in sixth grade, Aaaron’s mom appeared as a successful businesswoman (or a successful something). Thus the surprise about the dumpy apartment on Poplar.

Goblets of Mead.

Every time that I think that R/W can’t possibly drag a story out any longer, they prove me wrong. Snooorrrrrre…..

He’s a Rag Doll, little Rag Doll or My folks were always putting him down, they said he came from the wrong side of town or maybe Uptown Rave, even if his D is certain to cave. Sorry, it’s just the gypsy in my soul

Sounds like Aaron’s getting benched. Bet the ladies are just thrilled to go out to dinner and listen to a bunch of shop talk.

“I don’t want Aaron to think about this one mistake. But… one simple mistake can in fact haunt you for the rest of your life. Like, when I took our two kids on the hiking trip along the rim of the Grand Canyon and… OK, maybe not actually ‘haunt’ you, but at least ‘bother’… Well, maybe not really ‘bother’ you, but sort of something you kind of sometimes think about once in a while, and… Hey, they still haven’t brought us any ketchup!”

Way to go Gil, at the end of December you wanted to get to the bottom of Aaaaron’s up and down play and you didn’t do squat until now, after he cost you a game. Over a month later. Now, after your bonehead call to leave him in and getting him the ball to try to win the game you’re going to bench him. Bench yourself, Mister!

Sorry, I’m still bitter about not being retained on the girl’s basketball team staff. And speaking of bitter, if you don’t read today’s Mopped Up Thorp you’ll be bitter all day.

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Well at least the writers are consistent. And by consistent I mean not consistent. First the kids talk about how they’ve known Aaaaron since 5th grade. Then they say, “what do we know about Aaaaron?” as if they just met him this year. Then BKB can remember what the hell Aaaaron’s parent did for career day in 6th grade. Make up your minds!

There’s still a chance my prediction of Mrs. Aaaa having MS comes true, but the odds are getting worse. Unless her illness made her leave whatever lucrative job she had for something more flexible but low paying. And if they reveal that Aaaaron’s dad died years ago and BKB and Granger have no idea, I’m calling bull****. Everyone at his school would have heard if that happened.

I’m ranting about something that hasn’t even happened. But at least I can claim I was first if this is what we find out tomorrow, or Monday, or in March.

P4 – That awkward moment when you realize the girl you’re trying to pick up in a hotel lounge is the daughter you abandoned years earlier.

I wonder if Mr. Aa has walked out on Mrs. Aa and Young AaAa has taken a job in CC to help make ends meet. Apple trick is how he gets lunch…

AAAAron is Pop Bader’s illegitimate son. Old man kept poor Mom on the side in the ‘poor side of town’. (guitar riff goes here)

Or maybe a more soulful song “Love Child” by Miss ‘Di’ and ‘her’ Supremes.