Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for April 24, 2015
Transcript:
Miss Bliss: Messy Little Mary Lou, Found some bubble gum to chew. Miss Bliss: Chewed it up and blew and blew, and her bubble grew and grew! Grew and grew and grew and grew, grew and grew and- BLAM Miss Bliss: Now there's no more Mary Lou, don't chew gum I'm telling you! Dill: That was really lovely.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Okay… that tune was somewhat weirder than “‘Pop!’ Goes the Weasel.”
Linux0s over 9 years ago
Our Blisshaven lesson for today is: music can be violent!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member over 9 years ago
That was also hilarious!
ellisaana Premium Member over 9 years ago
They will remember that song forever.Just like I remember two stories I read in grade school -One about George the pig who ate so many donuts he exploded, and the story about Jonas Jonas Huckabuck’s popcorn farm – One night there was a fire…
cdward over 9 years ago
Miss Bliss scares me. But I can’t look away.
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Don’t hold back, Miss Bliss! Music is so cathartic!(Never mind that the kids are traumatized.)
Flossie Mud Duck over 9 years ago
A cautionary tale set to music. Love it.
Ratbrat over 9 years ago
I am not convinced that it is possible to traumatize Alice.
GROG Premium Member over 9 years ago
Poor Mary Lou.
puddlesplatt over 9 years ago
sang and played off key, our music teacher .
Dani Rice over 9 years ago
Well, it’s no worse than being told swallowing your gum would make your insides stick together.
WaitingMan over 9 years ago
Miss Bliss channels her inner Keith Emerson.
callinger over 9 years ago
Sung to the tune of???
Stellagal over 9 years ago
Or she wants to repeat panel three several times. :D
ChessPirate over 9 years ago
Yes, Dill, it’s one of the classics. And remember, you can’t tie down a piano, man! :-)
NWdryad over 9 years ago
1MadHat Premium Member over 9 years ago
It’s not the gum itself, it’s the sorbitol sweetener. May make you gassy, producing IBS symptoms.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 9 years ago
The Surprise Symphony! AKA Starkle, starkle, little twink. Although Miss Bliss’s version would have an extra stanza in the verse, it would fit the rhythm.
heatherjasper over 9 years ago
A subliminal message, hmm?