Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for May 25, 2014
May 24, 2014
May 26, 2014
Transcript:
Alice: I dropped my shoe into the under-swing trench. Can you get it? Petey: Okay. Petey: Here, is this it? Alice: That's not it. Petey: This one? Alice: No. How many shoes are down there? Petey: Lots. There are shoes, mittens, a baseball, a tricycle, some socks, some toys, and- Kevin: Hi, Dill. Dill: And Kevin! What are you doing down here? Kevin: Trying to find my hat. This trench is really deep. Dill: I'll help you. Let's go! Alice: Dill? Kevin? Alice: CAN SOMEONE CALL THE FIREMEN TO GET ME DOWN OFF THIS SWING? Beni: I'll call them!
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
Buckwheat and Porky were wondering what the number for 911 was so they can the get fire department to extinguish their clubhouse. I’m sure Alice and her friends here won’t know either.
Sisyphos over 10 years ago
The Grand Canyon? I think not.But, “no, ’tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door, but ’tis enough, ’twill serve.” ’Tis sufficient.
Arianne over 10 years ago
You really need the Trieste if you’re going to explore the Challenger Deep. (Make it so.)
Ulmanor over 10 years ago
Thompson really captured what it was like to be a kid… We miss you, Richard!
puddlesplatt over 10 years ago
where did he go?
skyriderwest over 10 years ago
This one is hilarious! I was pushing one of my grandkids on a swing yesterday, and those trenches are pretty deep!
Ermine Notyours over 10 years ago
They were often deep and full of mud. If you got on the swing, the best way to get off was to swing and fly off.
calliopejane over 10 years ago
Under-swing trenches are becoming a thing of the past, though! Most new playgrounds are made on rubberized surfaces, or if they are on dirt then things like this are put under swings for safety and ADA compliance:
Scorchwave over 10 years ago
I hated the trench, you couldn’t start off as well.