Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for June 05, 2016
June 04, 2016
June 06, 2016
Transcript:
Petey: Can I go inside? The bugs are bothering me. Mom: Try to ignore them Petey. Petey: That won't work-bugs can sense rejection. Also, disgust, contempt, unease, feigned indifference and false bravado. Petey: And they can sense embarrassment, awkwardness and hesitancy. Gah! See? It's following me! Petey: If I stand just inside the screen door it can't get me. No matter how much I register my disgust! Nyah nyah! Alice: I got some lawn trimmings in my hot dog. Mom: Spit it out. Mom: Has the first cookout of the year ever been so magical? Dad: Careful, bugs can sense sarcasm.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
If the Otterloops invents in the mosquito net that goes around the table, Petey (as well as Alice) wouldn’t have that problem.
Wilde Bill over 8 years ago
So that’s where Petey gets it.
Kaputnik over 8 years ago
I’ve never understood the attraction of eating outdoors. Eating indoors and then going outside to frolic with the bugs afterward, sure.
bigcatbusiness over 8 years ago
Bugs don’t care what you do. If they did, you would be hearing complains from them all the time.
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
Oh, my! I think I’ve detected a sense of humor in Peter! Will wonders never cease?
WaitingMan over 8 years ago
Al Fresco. The evil genius who decided that eating outdoors was somehow fun. What a sicko.
car2ner over 8 years ago
or my dad’s favorite..“argh, I think I just swallowed a bug”.." good, that is extra protein"
Loijen over 8 years ago
A Fly can spot a flyswatter two rooms away. Maybe even before you pick it up?
Ricky Bennett over 8 years ago
I had a rhinoceros beetle follow me in Panama. Now I know what it feels like to be running down the middle of the runway as a 747 is landing…
rgcviper over 8 years ago
The next-to-last panel makes me think of this song.
Srover over 8 years ago
Makes you wonder why people like to eat outside.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 8 years ago
Bugs can sense: food, danger, and the opposite sex. Not sure which of those they think Petey or his carefully segregated cookout fare is.
JP Steve Premium Member over 8 years ago
I see a hamburger patty and onion (or potato salad?) on Petey’s plate. Is bread off his picky menu this week or would a bun just not fit without touching something else?