Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 04, 2013
August 03, 2013
August 05, 2013
Transcript:
Petey: All the pool chairs had crud on them this time. Mom: Then why didnt you get in the pool, Petey? Petey: Chlorine makes my skin shrink. Alice: Oh, jeez, Petey. Alice don't drag your towel. Ernesto: Hello, Peter. Petey: Mom! ITs the kid who's even weirder than me! Mom: Why don't you introduce your little friend? Petey: He's, um- Ernesto: Ernesto Lacuna, Mrs. Otterloop. Delighted to meet you! Mom: Would you like to join us for dinner, Ernesto? Five bean salad and hot dogs? Ernesto: Alas, I have a food allergy that manifests itself as a mild form of lycanthropy, so I must decline. Another time perhaps? Petey: You could see him too? I thought he might be imaginary. Mom: he's much too polite to be imaginary. Alice! Stop dragging your towel! Alice: Boy, none of my imaginary friends wear two sweaters at the same time.
Sisyphos over 11 years ago
Pray tell, Ernesto Lacuna, if real you are, what exactly is “a mild form of lycanthropy”? A little hair on your chest?Alice, stop dragging your towel!
alviebird over 11 years ago
Oh, my God. At 58, I’m getting “long in the tooth”, and I’ve got extra hair everywhere, especially my ears!
Pharmakeus Ubik over 11 years ago
I applaud your scholarship, but based on geography, me would more likely be described as a Manitou.
edclectic over 11 years ago
My imaginary friend refused to play with me.
Kaputnik over 11 years ago
I’m just catching up on Cul de Sac, which I discovered shortly before the author had to take his break. I know about the supposed open question of Ernesto’s actual existence. It may be more interesting, though, to assume that he really does exist, and think about Petey’s difficulty in accepting that.
puddlesplatt over 11 years ago
I realy wonder about Alice, also.
pumaman over 11 years ago
I’d say he’s much too polite to be real.
dputhoff over 11 years ago
Ernesto looks disturbingly like a young Roger Ebert.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 11 years ago
That settles that age old question.
Sugurfoot over 11 years ago
I still play with my imaginary friend…Miss December
Tom Falco over 11 years ago
That kid scares me.
Gokie5 over 11 years ago
IMO, Ernesto’s surname argues against his reality. According to thefreedictionary.com, “lacuna” is defined as “An empty space or a missing part; a gap.” But then, Madeline can see him, and Alice can too, as she saw his “two sweaters.” Boy, Richard sure likes to mess with us.
CougarAllen over 11 years ago
What if Petey only imagined that Mom and Alice said they could see him? How can he ever be sure?-Cougar :{)
Pharmakeus Ubik over 11 years ago
Sure did. Reminded me a lot of Roddenberry’s Spectre TV pilot. Seems like it should’ve been made ten years earlier.