Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for December 07, 2021

I believe Alice should be in the Guinness book of world records for all the things she dislikes and/or otherwise gets mad at or shows hostility toward.

Yeah, Alice, or something.

My dolls in the 1950s closed their eyes when you laid them down.

New and advanced technology – the eyes close? Is the year 1900?

No one would accuse you of being boring, Alice.

The Betsy Wetsy (not a joke, real doll), 1950’s, hollow body so you put water in its little bottle, shoved the little bottle in a little hole in the middle of its mouth, and, ta-da!, it would then wet its little diaper ( or whatever it was on if you forgot the diaper). If you put actual milk or juice in the bottle, you would discover that was a really bad idea; luckily Mom was in control of the milk and juice, so water is what little Betsy got.

Everything old is new again…

Zzzzzzzzz ……

Is she playing with Weebles?

Calling Arnold Schwarzenegger – little child wants the latest toy…

Not so advanced.

Could be much worse Alice, as in Talky Tina…

Mine wet on cue! GI Joe action figures in heavy combat!

Did anyone have a Joey Stivick doll? How did that work out for you?

I guess Li’l Drowsykins falls under the rubric, be careful what you wish for.

On the other hand, maybe Alice needs to ask why her toys fall asleep on her so often?

Of all the faults you have, Alice, boring isn’t one of them.