Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for October 25, 2013
Transcript:
Ernesto: My mom wants me to dress as a lamb for Halloween and she'll dress as Little Bo Peep. Ernesto: She'll ring people's doorbells and say, "Have you seen my little lost sheep?" Ernesto: Then I jump out and say "Here I am! Trick or treat!" Dill" EW Alice: Stay away from my house. Petey's allergic to wool.
margueritem about 11 years ago
Dill has it right.
Templo S.U.D. about 11 years ago
Well, the phrase is indeed “TRICK or treat.”
einarbt about 11 years ago
Nice of you Alice to think of your long suffering brother.
Linux0s about 11 years ago
Then his Mom makes them sign the scrapbook next to where the picture and candy wrapper will go.
Arianne about 11 years ago
Did Dill mean EWE?
Sisyphos about 11 years ago
Marcus’s mom sounds more than a little weird to me. But, hey, who am I to judge? Just pay attention to Alice’s admonition, Marcus.
Craig Martin about 11 years ago
great Dill in panel 3! Absolutely the perfect capture of childhood “ugh” and “you’ve got to be kidding?!?!”
GROG Premium Member about 11 years ago
Very strange.
Aaron Saltzer about 11 years ago
I can imagine what the neighbors will think. Haha
pumaman about 11 years ago
That’s a strange pose for a sheep to strike.
Saucy1121 Premium Member about 11 years ago
For a couple of years I went as Goldilocks and the 3 girls across the street went as the 3 bears.
RedSamRackham about 11 years ago
The lad may grow up with some serious emotional problems! Ya think? ☺
Srover about 11 years ago
Did anyone else think “Mother Boy”?
water_moon about 11 years ago
For my son’s 1st Halloween he was Roo, and I was Kanga, but then he was also 6 weeks old….