Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for May 08, 2024

Oh, he called her bub! My Honorary Grandpapa used to call me bub! So nostalgic.

Ah, the human drama of stray carts.

Petey knows that drama and adventure are highly overrated.

Whew! I’m glad Madeline caught them before they got in trouble.

Petey takes lessons from “Little Neuro”.

Call her “hen” like they do in Scotland.

Yay! Dill for president!

Yeah, it’s not fair that kids will discover a strange problem that the adults will often overlook, and then the same adults just take over and pretend they care.

I don’t bother chasing carts around, oh, no

I slink down the culvert looking for a fight

Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night

Singing the blues while the lady carts cry

“Wild stray cart, you’re a real gone guy

I wish I could be as carefree and wild

But I got cart class, and I got cart style"

-The stray cart strut

I was watching an Australian movie where the characters called each other “bub.” Its context seemed to be a form of endearment. The internet says it’s used for baby. Does anyone have knowledge of its practical use? I don’t think Petey’s use is endearing. Growing up, I had the idea it was similar to brute or bully, as in ‘watch it bub!’

Petey is my hero.

Just like Petey, nowadays I hate to go out among people. It’s like our house has become a cocoon.

If it wasn’t to get some fresh air, or to walk and buy fresh bread from our corner bakery, or to buy new milk, or buying gas for the car, I could stay in the house for months. Being retired, we don’t buy any new clothes, except for walking shoes, and everything else has become so convenietly done through the internet such other grocery shopping, visiting with friends or family, through facetime, etc. one doesn’t have to leave the house at all.

One of Thompson’s great punch lines.

I wish he were still among us with his brilliant insights, but I’m glad he left some behind…

Alice, it’s not airless, it’s rarefied. There’s a difference. Nosebleeds are common, but the view and snarky remarks are wonderful.

Wait, Petey is reading Lio!?

This cartoon is in my top 3 favorites. I miss Richard Thompson.