Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for December 17, 2016
December 16, 2016
December 18, 2016
Transcript:
Mom: Daddy brought home a Christmas tree! alice: Yay! Dad: It's the biggest tree my car could carry! alice: Eegk. Mom: there's only room under the tree for a pair of socks that you'll have to share with Petey. Alice: gah!
When my grand-nieces visit at Xmas-time, I always haul out the album and show them pictures of me and my sister “surrounded” by our few toys. For the pictures, the packages of new socks and underwear used to pad out the pile beneath the tree were removed. We were poor, but didn’t know it.
I remember one time, when I was bout eight or so, an older cousin was showing my sister and me her Christmas gifts, which included a new comb and hairbrush. She was very pleased, which we couldn’t understand. Later on, we decided that growing up wasn’t such a hot idea after all – no toys made for a dull holiday.
One of the best Christmases my family had growing up was with a short, skinny, bad-looking tree. We had just arrived at our new air base so we didn’t have our usual artificial tree yet (our stuff was being shipped over) so my mom went out and bought a sad looking tree. Wound up being the BEST Christmas that year.
I remember one Christmas, I got a mechanical hockey game set, which could be played either with a miniature puck or with a standard-sized marble. I didn’t actually get to play any games on it until the next day however, because my dad and a friend of his, whose family was with us for Christmas, monopolized it for the entire evening… ☺
The older cats all stopped climbing the tree, but the foundling kitten is up there right now peering out from his high perch amongst the branches. And there goes a daughter to rescue the tree from his shenanigans. Happy Holidays to all.
Templo S.U.D. about 8 years ago
eat your heart out, Tim Burton, for that’s really the nightmare before Christmas
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
This kinda makes me glad I don’t have siblings… yet I have worse nightmares than that.
GROG Premium Member about 8 years ago
Oh, pooh, it’s just a dream.
Phred Premium Member about 8 years ago
Alice is having a challenging holiday season.
steverinoCT about 8 years ago
When my grand-nieces visit at Xmas-time, I always haul out the album and show them pictures of me and my sister “surrounded” by our few toys. For the pictures, the packages of new socks and underwear used to pad out the pile beneath the tree were removed. We were poor, but didn’t know it.
Dani Rice about 8 years ago
I remember one time, when I was bout eight or so, an older cousin was showing my sister and me her Christmas gifts, which included a new comb and hairbrush. She was very pleased, which we couldn’t understand. Later on, we decided that growing up wasn’t such a hot idea after all – no toys made for a dull holiday.
Kalkkuna about 8 years ago
I’m sure the real tree will be huge – and Alice will find fault with it.
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member about 8 years ago
One of the best Christmases my family had growing up was with a short, skinny, bad-looking tree. We had just arrived at our new air base so we didn’t have our usual artificial tree yet (our stuff was being shipped over) so my mom went out and bought a sad looking tree. Wound up being the BEST Christmas that year.
Liv about 8 years ago
This is the size of our tree this year: four feet tall. It was a mistake and is never happening again. Ever.
ChessPirate about 8 years ago
I remember one Christmas, I got a mechanical hockey game set, which could be played either with a miniature puck or with a standard-sized marble. I didn’t actually get to play any games on it until the next day however, because my dad and a friend of his, whose family was with us for Christmas, monopolized it for the entire evening… ☺
JP Steve Premium Member about 8 years ago
We picked up a sickly hemlock one year when the forestry guys were thinning the woods — you wouldn’t believe how much that thing could shed!
Sisyphos about 8 years ago
Tiny car, tiny tree, tiny bad dream, tiny princess.
I think I see a pattern here. Must have something to do with the season….
Teto85 Premium Member about 8 years ago
The older cats all stopped climbing the tree, but the foundling kitten is up there right now peering out from his high perch amongst the branches. And there goes a daughter to rescue the tree from his shenanigans. Happy Holidays to all.
Doublejake about 8 years ago
“Share a pair of socks….”
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Hmmm… don’t know if that means wearing a pair of socks on alternate days, or each of them wears one sock at a time. Interesting concept either way.