Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham for August 04, 2021

P2: Carter spots a UFO? A wild animal wandered on the course?

Did he use that iron for another big drive? He must be good.

P3.5 I’d keep playing. I don’t think the heavy stuff’s gonna come down for quite awhile.

P2 For those about to snark, we salute you

We need a “GET IN THE HOLE!” somewhere is this arc, cuz it is so unoriginal and annoying!!!

P2.5 who knows from where the wind comes from or where it goes?

The answer is Blowin in the Wind.

Not sure what the point is. We already know Carter is a hustler. (The Club Pro said he was a hustler and is in the best position to know.) So what would a round with the MHS head coach establish? What are the options? His picture on a bulletin board with a warning?

In all reality , tomorrow’ s headline on the Milford American Tribune Sun Times Daily News blares ,THORP EXPOSES THEN BANS HUSTLER FROM MILFORD CC .Great story Heather , Marjie never could have got it. Thanks Chief ,sorry .It’s OK Heather you can call me Chief !

Carter: “the good Lord would never disrupt the best game of my life”

The clouds look like thunderheads to me.

What’s going on? Nobody’s clothes change color or style or anything since yesterday. Maybe there’s a new attention to detail starting! Nah.

P1 – Cart must really be good, if he just blasted an impressive super long drive using his 6 iron.

P2 – Ah, so I assume he hit a super erratic shot a couple holes later. That confirms he needs to be taken down by Gil, since only someone evil would be a good golfer and also hit bad shots. It’s the hoosgow for this guy!

P3 – Who’s the blond dude? Heather couldn’t have bulked up in the few hours since this round started.

And speaking of starting, you should be starting to read Mopped Up Thorp if you’re not already.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

Carter bored without something to make it interesting. Wants to head back to the clubhouse to find some new suckers. Gil should have played him for a dime a hole.

P2: Distract your opponent by playing the national anthem?

Always heard and said a blind squirrel can find an acorn, never a pig. That’s the great thing about GT, I’m always broadening my horizons. Thanks for the laff this morning MOP. Always enjoy MUT.

In all reality, if this guy has a rep as a gambler, many chumps will be lining up to take him on, win or lose, because they consider it fun. What is Gil trying to prove by playing him and dragging Heather along with? Once again, another head-scratching plot.

P-3: Someone’s been watching that artist guy on Cable

P1, That’s why Cart has the cart, Gil.

P2, Cart’s in search of the beer cart girl.

P3, Let’s have Cart stand and hold his driver up over his head and see if there’s any lightning in them

Storm coming, they hide in a church, Hustler gets struck by lightening, he has an epiphany and they get the Blues Brothers Band together with Gil playing Elwood to raise money to fund Blondie’s job as an assistant football coach.

That would be a best plot they’ve had in five years.

Tomorrow, Gil shows up at Jawor’s office and sez “…hey!…that Cartman dude is a nice guy!…now where’s those issues of Hustler you were talkin’ about?…”

I need some help from golfers and/or Midwesterners. What the heck does blind pigs and acorns mean?

P 4: “….hey Cart!…go on out there and hold one of your irons up to the sky…giggle…”