Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for October 23, 2009
Transcript:
Miss Bliss: Good morning, Alice! Alice: Oh boy, Miss Bliss! I can't wait until the Halloween party! Miss Bliss: Yes! Me too! Alice: Are you going to dress up? Miss Bliss: I might appear as Knowitalia, the muse of education and fun! Alice: Ha ha! That's the scariest thing I've ever heard!
uh-ohkid about 15 years ago
That is scary - I thought “education” and “fun” were mutually exclusive terms…
GROG Premium Member about 15 years ago
I guess the thought of anything that could be both educational and fun can be quite scary to many.
margueritem about 15 years ago
Me, too, Alice!
mrsullenbeauty about 15 years ago
Yes, why do you think Knowitalia never got the press the other nine did?
bald about 15 years ago
knowitalia the muse of education was my 6th grade science teacher
COWBOY7 about 15 years ago
I think scary whether she dresses up or not.
JUJUBEANIE about 15 years ago
Ha ha! Me too!
terra.cripe about 15 years ago
Doctor StrangeToon, that is very interesting. “Knowledge is power and power corrupts…” kind of brings up the ‘ol snake and apple story, i.e. do not eat from the tree of life and so forth. Is it actually true that ignorance is bliss? Gee, so many lines of thought here. Or maybe I drank too much coffee.
WaitingMan about 15 years ago
I’ve always found mathematics to be fun. But then again, I like root canal. (with apologies to Chuck Barris)
lazygrazer about 15 years ago
Halloween costumes are a welcomed improvement on most of the people I know.
Ushindi about 15 years ago
My ex-wife was a Knowitalia - she educated me all right, but it wasn’t actually much fun…
Dorian about 15 years ago
Hilarious idea for a costume Richard! I keep falling for this strip every day!!
BenPanced about 15 years ago
Power corrupts and absolute power is absolutely wonderful!
JP Steve Premium Member about 15 years ago
I posted a “Peanuts” cartoon in the freshman Biology lab iin the 1970’s:
Sally: “Try not to have a good time, this is supposed to be educational.”
It’s still there!
mamaterra about 15 years ago
OMG! I actually laughed out loud at the last panel. I love Alice so much.
Wolfdreamer250 about 15 years ago
Dr. Strange - I love that saying you had. So much so that I put it on my signature in another forum.
Dmajor about 15 years ago
Do you suppose that Miss Bliss ever shows her knowitalia to her banjo boyfriend?
NJ Lyon over 12 years ago
Is it just me, or does Alice’s head appear to have been extended on a stalk?