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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. almost 10 years ago
Okay… that tune was somewhat weirder than “‘Pop!’ Goes the Weasel.”
Linux0s almost 10 years ago
Our Blisshaven lesson for today is: music can be violent!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member almost 10 years ago
That was also hilarious!
ellisaana Premium Member almost 10 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 almost 10 years ago
Miss Bliss scares me. But I can’t look away.
Sisyphos almost 10 years ago
Don’t hold back, Miss Bliss! Music is so cathartic!(Never mind that the kids are traumatized.)
Flossie Mud Duck almost 10 years ago
A cautionary tale set to music. Love it.
Ratbrat almost 10 years ago
I am not convinced that it is possible to traumatize Alice.
GROG Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Poor Mary Lou.
puddlesplatt almost 10 years ago
sang and played off key, our music teacher .
Dani Rice almost 10 years ago
Well, it’s no worse than being told swallowing your gum would make your insides stick together.
WaitingMan almost 10 years ago
Miss Bliss channels her inner Keith Emerson.
callinger almost 10 years ago
Sung to the tune of???
Stellagal almost 10 years ago
Or she wants to repeat panel three several times. :D
ChessPirate almost 10 years ago
Yes, Dill, it’s one of the classics. And remember, you can’t tie down a piano, man! :-)
NWdryad almost 10 years ago
1MadHat Premium Member almost 10 years ago
It’s not the gum itself, it’s the sorbitol sweetener. May make you gassy, producing IBS symptoms.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 10 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 almost 10 years ago
A subliminal message, hmm?