Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 22, 2015
Transcript:
Alice: Hey! You're not reading! Petey: I'm exhausted. That playdate with Andre wore me out. He's like an explosion with eye glasses. Petey: Whenever I'm really tired, I stare at my favorite spot on the ceiling, right there, in between the little speck and the tiny crack, and I feel rejuvenated. Petey: Aaaaahhhh-
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
How relaxing.
Linux0s about 9 years ago
While others pine for fish-slapping bears.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 9 years ago
Sounds like a form of self-hypnosis.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member about 9 years ago
An easy child to raise. Just check for a pulse once in a while
mabrndt Premium Member about 9 years ago
Again, Richard posted a blog entry for this strip.
Sisyphos about 9 years ago
Might Petey be a reincarnation of the Buddha?
Plumbob Wilson about 9 years ago
That’s bizarre. When I was a kid of Petey’s age, there was a defect in my bedroom ceiling that I stared at to put myself to sleep. It was a bumpy old lath & plaster ceiling, and the nightlight in the hall hit the spot at just the right angle to make it look (with a heaping dose of 6-year-old imagination) like one of Sendak’s wild things.