Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 01, 2018

Alice is going to need a paper bag into which to breath her hyperventilation

So, Alice, what did you learn at school today? (censored)

You have to cover any topping with wax paper before anything else, unless you have one of those carrying covers with a detachable lid.

“Watch Out! In coming!”

No harm, No foul. Just suck on the plastic wrap and get all the icing off.

Am I weird to be feeling empathy for a fictional cartoon character?

Poor Alice.

Mom used to make cupcakes safe for travel in the days of waxed paper bags by cutting the tops off, frosting the remainders of the cupcakes, and putting the tops back on. I don’t know if she thought of that, but it was brill.

I don’t know why, but it always makes me chuckle whem children start crying over something silly. I mean, I empathize with them for sure, but it is just so cute sometimes.

My first thought was that Alice had been “tasting” the icing.

Today’s strip is one of the most realistic depictions of childhood I’ve ever seen. That’s not sarcasm.

That’s the worst thing about plastic wrap.

Oh man. Scarred for life….. :)

Well, Alice’s portion is to do everything wrong (or at least badly, or badly AND wrong). It must be a frustrating existence, except for the bits where she’s blissfully unaware that things have gone wrong.

Soaring on heights of such anticipation, only to be dashed on the rocks below, life can be such a cruel friend Alice. I’m pretty sure a couple sweets and a sugar rush will restore her wings faster than that old rocking chair though.

I rocked in a rocking chair once and got sick!

aww I’d be upset too, poor Alice

When life deals you naked cupcakes, make more icing, Alice….