Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for December 20, 2020

the Otterloop family sure makes the most interesting Chrismtas tree ornaments alright

It’s interesting that Richard Thompson seems to usually draw “elf ears” as large, but not pointed as you would normally see in cartoons

Maybe it’s a different race of elves…

Petey’s ornament’s gotta be the most expensive; maybe 25, 30 bucks.

Once again, a little over 10 years ago, Richard posted a blog entry regarding this strip: 

http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2010/12/todays-cul-de-sac-december-19-2010-with.html

Why is she walking away from the tree when he needs to the brick?

Not that bad of an idea… As long as it doesn’t show

Ever since “The Shockingly Inappropriate Ornament-Making Incident of ‘79,” I’m not allowed to make any more Christmas ornaments.

As my tree is against a window, I put on ornaments all around and it balances out – no tree down yet anyway.

Am I the only one thinking of the song “fire extinguisher”

Alice’s ornament looks like all of our favourite virus!

It’s an ornament. It’s functional. It’s a brick! —Pass Peter the brick, Madeline. The dual-purpose brick-on-a-string: every home should have one!