Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for April 01, 2016
March 31, 2016
April 02, 2016
Transcript:
Alice: Beni knows how to play soccer! Beni: My dad takes me to games! Andre: So how do you play soccer? Beni: First, some guys run out on the field and we cheer for the ones wearing blue. Then they kick the ball a lot. Then my dad takes me out for ice cream! Alice: Would he take me out for ice cream? Beni: Let's go ask. Andre: ice cream! Soccer can't be bad. Petey: Unless you have to eat the ice cream with a wooden paddle spoon. I hate biting those.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
Got anything, Petey, against plastic spoons? The wooden paddle spoon can probably be substituted with that.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 8 years ago
I’ll bet Petey just loves tongue depressors.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 8 years ago
Soccer boiled down to its essentials from the perspective of a 4 year old. It’s all about the ice cream. Everything else is just window dressing.
TikiCarol over 8 years ago
Me too!Me too.I HATE em!
aahhhhhh memories…….
colin_beck over 8 years ago
The wooden spoons are ok if you remember to lick them first. When they’re dry, they’re gross!
uniquename over 8 years ago
I learned to play soccer when I was 11 from a German guy. We’d run around on the field and kick the ball and then he’d bring us out for ice cream after every game. 45 yrs later and I still like to run around the field kicking the ball.
GROG Premium Member over 8 years ago
I’m glad my dad never took me to a soccer game. It’s a poor substitute for baseball.
Flossie Mud Duck over 8 years ago
I never finished an ice cream bar because of the wooden stick. Icky!
erin.adamic Premium Member over 8 years ago
He’s a professional, all right!
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
When soccer is viewed in the context of ice cream, it is, I suppose, tolerable, though still tainted by its European-ness……