Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for March 14, 2013
March 13, 2013
March 15, 2013
Transcript:
Alice: My duck's spring got stretched. Can you fix it? Alice: Why? Beni: My mom said "A little boy with a hammer Why not just give him a nail gun, too?" Alice: And...? Beni: That was last month. So far nothing.
margueritem almost 12 years ago
Beni’s hopes are dashed…
Jackmister almost 12 years ago
Brocoli
Linux0s almost 12 years ago
Don’t be silly. If you have a nail gun you don’t need a hammer.
McSpook almost 12 years ago
In lieu of a nail gun, there’s always the power drill, the skill saw or the stump grinder.
Sisyphos almost 12 years ago
Geesh! Beni has been handicapped by his own Mom. Beni without his hammer is like a banjo-man without his banjo. But I must give him credit for his patience—a whole month, waiting to see what Dad will do…. Sorry, Alice.
GROG Premium Member almost 12 years ago
A future Tim “the toolam” Taylor.
CasualObserver almost 12 years ago
Nail guns are so much faster than hammers, albeit with a slight reduction in quality of the work. And you can’t shoot yourself in the eye with a hammer like an acquaintance of mine once did with his nail gun.
Pickbrain almost 12 years ago
Nail guns make great surgical tools, too!
bigbadpete almost 12 years ago
I am with you Beni. Their faces in the third frame….priceless
pschearer Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Nobody ever lets him have any fun.
puddlesplatt almost 12 years ago
I’ll stick with my nail clippers, thank you very mush…
Gokie5 almost 12 years ago
Beni’s a little young to grasp his mom’s irony.
Arianne almost 12 years ago
It’s not really very nice to get a child’s hopes up like that…
hadum almost 12 years ago
love the 3rd panel