Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 23, 2010

petey, chewing his arm once again. Love the restaurant sign.

Great restaurant name. Not too far from my house there’s a place called the Lukas Restaurant “Feed Lot” – I have yet to eat there, but I bet it’s terrific.

Get some gravy with that arm, Petey!

I foresee a Thanksgiving Dinner Disaster, family-style. Petey is succumbing to his neuroses, Alice is speaking a little too freely, and the Hostess is so artificial that she may crack if she tries to move! Arrgh!

Between “Foodpile” & rayannina’s “Feed Lot, ” I am actually smiling - Thanks!

This is going to be fun. The food must be really good if Petey prefers to chew on his arm.

I think it’s funny that Grandma is looking at Petey like HE’S weird.

Four-year-olds: Veritable fountains of information.

I rarely comment, but this is HYSTERICALLY funny! Not sure which expression I love the most, but I think Dad’s comes in just a nose ahead of Grandma’s. Richard Thompson, you have a great strip. I’m going to be laughing all day.

CHaacker is on it! Dad’s expression wins my heart.

Sadly. This was MY family. Though I’m more Alice and my sister Petey.

The restaurant sign is the best part. Perhaps we should extend this Thanksgiving meal all the way to Christmas.

“Lots of food and plenty of it!” A great sign, a little redundant but still great!

Redundancy is the heart of humor. It’s funny, too.

I know this restaurant and I make a point of staying way clear of it. Grandma looks like Carl Fredricksen in “UP”.

I wonder how often Petey coughs up a lint-ball from chewing his arm so much.

amazing shading!

Frank’s Family Foodpile! Because P.J. Piehole’s just ain’t classy enough!

Great. I was afraid that’s the dress Alice was talking about…

Golden Corral it ain’t, that’s for sure…

I love the carriage lamp on the sign - that shows Frank’s is a classy joint. But wasn’t Frank’s on the “Restaurant Closings” list for having hostesses from 1961?

Good thing Petey’s fear for his picky eater rating isn’t going to keep him from chewing off his arm.

I like the billboard