Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for May 29, 2010
Transcript:
Petey: Mom says dinner's ready. Alice: I'm not hungry. OK, yes I am. Petey: She says you got in a fight with Kevin. Alice: I was having a bad day and his big bucket head annoyed me. Petey: There's a legal term for that - paileocephalic exacerbation of a pre-existing aggravation. Alice: Try telling that to Mom.
margueritem over 14 years ago
Petey, defend Alice and explain this syndrome.
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
Petey takes it all in stride.
rayannina over 14 years ago
“Pail-eocephalic”? Petey made a funny! Petey made a funny!
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
It doesn’t look like Alice is going to forget this anytime soon.
luezer over 14 years ago
Try saying that five times fast.
margueritem over 14 years ago
Good Luck tonight, Richard! I’d love to see you win!
cherbando over 14 years ago
This is by far my favorite strip. Richard, maybe you could do more with the pets? I just love Mr. Danford
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
That’s “Mr. Danders”, not “Danford” (although by rights, it ought to be “Dr. Danders” by now…)
Mitigation of the offense in light of an aggravated cause (i.e. “He was asking for it”) may have a legal term, but it’s not a defense that modern judges will look upon favorably. In fact, if Paileocephalics are defined as a protected class under the state Hate-Crime provisions, Alice might consider herself to have gotten off lightly…
lewisbower over 14 years ago
Is it PC to say that? Where’s the ACLU?
pibfan868 over 14 years ago
Petey reads some high vocabulary comics!
justmeta Premium Member over 14 years ago
I’m still laughing at Bucket Head!
Munodi over 14 years ago
“Aggravation” is not a condition, but rather the making worse of a condition; correct English or not, Thompson is always brilliant.
cleokaya over 14 years ago
Good luck tonight Richard. Alice is probably going to be served a Reuben.
anorok2 over 14 years ago
Doctor Toon……It’s suppose to make you blind,too!
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
cleokaya: “Good luck tonight Richard. Alice is probably going to be served a Reuben.”
Luck has nothing to do with it. Even if RT doesn’t win the voting, Alice will have claimed the trophy (“MINE!”) as soon as it’s brought to the podium. Who’s going to take it away from her? Pig and Rat? K2 and an upside-down bird?
If he brings Alice to the ceremony, he’ll end up taking home awards he wasn’t even nominated for…
comicartfan over 14 years ago
I agree. I met Richard two years ago. It has been years since I have laughed at a comic strip and CDS had me snorting out loud(which is really gross btw). Not only is Richard one of the greatest cartoonist ever, he is one of the nicest human beings I have ever met. Its fun to know we are reading the early years of what one day will be considered one of the all time great strips.(or is it already) Win or loose tonight doesn’t matter. He has showed us what a true hero is in life. He makes the best of everything given to him and he makes us laugh and in return that makes the world a little brighter. Im just glad to have stumbled across him and asked “who are you?” Did he ever answer that question!
You rock Richard! Keeps us snorting and smiling!
glitterygal07 over 14 years ago
This strip has the same philosophy and word quality as Calvin and Hobbes. It’s cool! Who else agrees?
comicartfan over 14 years ago
its an ok strip :P ! HAHA!
margueritem over 14 years ago
So who won the Reuben?
comicartfan over 14 years ago
Awards should be going on as we type!
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
Oh, God! The site says they award the Reuben at midnight, EDT. That’s about 5 minutes from now!!!
comicartfan over 14 years ago
7 more before the big one!
comicartfan over 14 years ago
6 more!
comicartfan over 14 years ago
for people who havent followed..so far Graphic Novel division winner- David Mazzucchelli Book Illustration- Dave Whammond Comic Book- Paul Pope Greeting Cards- Debbie Tomassi Magazine Feature/Magazine Illustration- Ray Alma TV Animation- Seth McFarlane Feature Animation- Ronnie Del Carmen for “UP”
comicartfan over 14 years ago
from art4mad twitter…the next are
art4mad
Newspaper Illustration- Me! congrats art4mad!!!
art4mad
Gag Cartoons- Glenn McCoy
comicartfan over 14 years ago
Editorial Cartoons- John Sherffius
Newspaper Panel- Hilary Price
comicartfan over 14 years ago
Advertising Illustration- Steve Brodner Newspaper Comic Strip- Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
and the winner for cartoonist of the year is……
comicartfan over 14 years ago
art4mad
Mort Walker is about to bestow the Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year. less than 20 seconds ago via Twitter for iPhone
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
Gaaah! I thought you said art4mad won the Reuben!
comicartfan over 14 years ago
Cartoonist of the Year- Dan Piraro oh well…….
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
Oh.
Well.
Congrats to Dan, then. He’s a fine, fine cartoonist.
Yep.
Fine, fine, fine…
Any hanging chads we can raise a stink over? Any embarrassing photos we can leak to the press? Should we demand Piraro produce his birth certificate?
comicartfan over 14 years ago
I am really bummed!
Congrats to Dan.
Thats it ! Bummer!
Well R.T. is still the best in the funnies!!
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
I wanna order the bumper sticker showing Piraro’s face with a big red circle-slash and saying
“He’s not MY Cartoonist of the Year!”Will that be available through the Almanac site?
uh-ohkid over 14 years ago
Oh well done Dan (boo hiss) Rats. Now I need a big eyed scowling Alice cartoon. Next year - and in a better place than Jersey City…
comicartfan over 14 years ago
I could make you that sticker If you wanna!
Why would anyone wanna make Alice mad!
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
Ever notice how Dan Piraro’s head looks like a bucket?
Wolfdreamer250 over 14 years ago
Well thats a shame.
I read Bizzaro every now and again, and always have one of three reactions.
I don’t get it. I get it, its not funny. I get it, its not funny and its gross.All things Cul De sac has avoided. I can honestly say every time I read a strip I laugh or at least smile.
Hope that’s enough of a Rueban for you. At least this year.
sgt.angua over 14 years ago
RT, if I had a vote, you’d get it! :)