Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 17, 2009
Transcript:
Beni: What's the matter with you? Alice: I have to go to my Grandma's after preschool. She lives in a little old lady house with Big Shirley, her giant dog. Dill: ALICE IS SCARED OF BIG SHIRLEY! SSSHHHHHH - IT'S A SECRET!! Beni: I saw a movie called Godzilla Vs. Big Shirley! Alice: Do I detect mockery?
margueritem almost 15 years ago
No, no mockery at all….
Hey Beni, did Big Shirley win?
itraso almost 15 years ago
Yeah, I would also like to know how Godzilla vs. Big Shirley ended. My money’s on Big S.
toasteroven almost 15 years ago
No fury like an Alice mocked, eh?
COWBOY7 almost 15 years ago
She’s going to take all her frustration out on somebody! Better run guys while the gettings good.
hildigunnurr Premium Member almost 15 years ago
looks like a giant pig, not a dog - have I missed something?
GROG Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Perhaps it’s a wild boar.
cdward almost 15 years ago
If I were the boys, I’d be more afraid of Alice than Big Shirley.
ds133 almost 15 years ago
Oooooh! Fear Alice’s angry eyes! They never bode well for anyone.
lewisbower almost 15 years ago
Parental discretion is advised for the next panel.
Digital Frog almost 15 years ago
Shirley you jest!
bald almost 15 years ago
i didn’t see that one in the video store, i’ll have to ask the clerk the next time i go
uh-ohkid almost 15 years ago
I see a tantrum coming - and her last one didn’t end well for anyone…
Dirty Dragon almost 15 years ago
DF: I’m being deadly serious here. And stop calling me Shirley!
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Godzilla usually wins, because (as far as giant, city-destroying monsters go) Godzilla is a “good guy” (Godzilla is a friend to children!). The only time I’ve seen Godzilla lose (against another monster) was “King Kong vs Godzilla”, and I suspect that Kong was allowed to win that one out of deference to a hoped-for American audience.
BenPanced almost 15 years ago
You can dish it out, but you can’t take it, huh, Alice?
lazygrazer almost 15 years ago
What ever happened to those soft-lapped, milk-and-cookies grandmas??
habamom almost 15 years ago
Dill is making a Rorschach blot.
seanb51229 Premium Member almost 15 years ago
I am not sure if this is true, but I was once told that “King Kong vs Godzilla” was shot with two endings. Kong Kong wins in the american version, Godzilla wins in the japanese version.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
That could be. It’s actually sort of ambiguous. At the end of their battle, both are driven into the sea, and we see furious turbulence on the surface as they fight underneath. Then there’s a long calm, and we see Kong’s head rise above the waves and make for open water and his home island (presumably it’s not just his head which…er…heads off, but that’s all we see). Since Godzilla’s home is in a pineapple under the sea anyway, the fight may conceivably have been a draw.
DonVanni almost 15 years ago
Actually, the two Mothra larvae beat Godzilla in Godzilla vs Mothra (US title: Godzilla vs the Thing due to copyright issues with the name Mothra). They did it by covering the Big G in silk and driving him back into the sea.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 15 years ago
I stand corrected. :-)
Destiny23 almost 15 years ago
I didn’t know 4 year olds came with mockery detectors!
StewS2 almost 12 years ago
Is it just me or does Shirley look a lot like a pig in this day’s strip? Maybe that’s what she is and they’re just not telling the kids?