Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for May 18, 2014
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May 19, 2014
Transcript:
Mom: Petey, you should invite your little friend Ernesto over for a playdate! Petey: MOM. I don't think so. Mom: I've heard a story about a little boy who rolled his eyes so far back in his head they stuck like that. Mom: He spent the rest of his life staring at his brains. Mom: And I'll bet he felt pretty silly. Beni: I never heard of him. You'd think he'd be more famous. Alice: Well, it's not working. Dill: Try crossing your eyes first, just to loosen 'em up.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
And besides, Ernesto isn’t Petey’s friend; he’s a figment of Petey’s imagination!
Sisyphos over 10 years ago
MOM! Poor, misunderstood Petey! Introverts don’t want playdates, Madeline, especially not with kids who are always critical or one-upping and may be imaginary, at that!
Alice, Dill, Beni, stop that!
puddlesplatt over 10 years ago
I was making faces as a kid, and my Mom said do that too many times and it will get stuck that way forever…and she was right, man I am ugly.
route66paul over 10 years ago
if you are ugly, it isn’t that your face froze, it is that your parents were ugly – blame them
MysteryCat over 10 years ago
Dill always comes out with practical advice.
Stellagal over 10 years ago
I’ve caught myself rolling my eyes at my daughter.
Kip W over 10 years ago
I like this strip because Thompson understands reality.
water_moon over 10 years ago
That’s up for debate. Mom has acknowledged him, but Viola called Ernesto imaginary, and at a recital Petey saw Ernesto as next to her, if that’s so, you’d think she’d know he existed. Also, mom’s are known to humor children by adressing their children’s imaginary friends be they invisable or a toy given a personality..I like that Ernesto’s existance or not is up in the air. Not unlike (early) Sesame Street Snuffleupaguses.
reynard61 over 10 years ago
@ Stella S: Does she at least do you the courtesy of picking them up and rolling them back to you?