Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for January 24, 2021

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

http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2011/01/todays-cul-de-sac-january-23-2011.html 

The first link in the entry no longer exists; but, I think Richard meant to point to what’s contained in these 3 archived pages: 

http://web.archive.org/web/20110121063402/http://www.tcj.com/thepanelists/craig-fischer/ 

http://web.archive.org/web/20110121063352/http://www.tcj.com/thepanelists/charles-hatfield/ 

http://web.archive.org/web/20110121063412/http://www.tcj.com/thepanelists/isaac-cates/

Though I hate admitting this, I gotta go with Alice on this one,

Petit Neureaux sounds like Rip Van Winkle, except that PN managed to sleep through the entire Renaissance.

Quick, scholars, what’s the name of that bunny?

It might not make any difference right now, Petey, but, you’re starting to sound like Charlie Brown’s teacher to Alice!

Hmmmm… Being from a Flemish manuscript, I would expect the original name to sound like Middle Dutch… something like “Kleine Neuro”.

“Petit Neureaux” is what I would have expected from a Walloon manuscript, that is, from the Southern, French part of present-day Belgium, rather than Flemish (from the Northern, Dutch part).

Bump on a Log???

I’d read that whole book if someone could promise I’d never hear another political troll whine about Trump…

Smile on Petey’s face… Is that a first?

I myself cherish my copy of The Smithsonian Treasury Of Comics.

Petey’s conclusion is itself pure golden! And it is so true. We have numerous histories of comics, various online resources, and comics museums today! Richard himself was so memorialized!

For comic strip research, this is a new Golden Age! Why, who knew before that Little Neuro goes back to early 16th century origins?!

I prefer Batman.