Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 04, 2011
November 03, 2011
November 05, 2011
Transcript:
Dill: I am shocked, shocked, at the ignorance I encounter regarding Wobblewheel, King of the Cartherders! No one seems to know of the legend of his birth in a grocery store, his bravery in the war against the sackbaggers, his years of wise rule - Miss Bliss: Dill, I've never heard of King Wobblewheel before. Thank you for sharing this. Please go sit down. Dill: This is either a vast conspiracy or my brothers have been spoofing me. Beni: Maybe it's both!
margueritem over 13 years ago
I’ll go with Beni.
Catfeet Premium Member over 13 years ago
This sounds like the evil doings of Ernesto!
Sisyphos over 13 years ago
Dill is remarkably eloquent for a four-year-old preschooler, but sadly misled by his geeky older brothers….
Ida No over 13 years ago
When you’re given the choice of either listening to your brothers stories of cartherders, or being stuffed into the trebuchet, being spoofed doesn’t sound so bad.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
I think Benji’s got it right.
cdward over 13 years ago
A conspiracy of brothers. Now that sounds believable.
cdward over 13 years ago
And doesn’t he remind you just a bit of Linus telling the school about the Great Pumpkin?
reese828 over 13 years ago
The terrible Sack Baggers. I’ve had a few encounters with them. It was more tragic for the eggs.
neatslob Premium Member over 13 years ago
Distant relatives of the Sackville-Bagginses?
Gilda Blackmore over 13 years ago
SackBaggers bad, CartHerders good. I am glad I am a CartHerder, SackBaggers do all the work. Oh Brave New World that has such people in it.
bomav57 over 13 years ago
I’ll go with the spoofing option. My older brother told me that the Easter bunny is always right behind you, and the only way you can see him is if you turn around really, really fast. So, there I was in the front yard, turning at light speed so I could get a glimpse, and my brother was inside rolling on the floor with laughter….
Popeyesforearm over 13 years ago
Dill’s brothers, Sweet and Butter. Got him in a real pickle.
Stephen Gilberg over 13 years ago
Is that an acceptable use of “spoof” as a verb?
Auntie Socialist over 13 years ago
Frodo Baggins, call your office!
JTG01 over 13 years ago
this story line?much too “The Great Pumpkin”Linus Go Home
fenneuter over 13 years ago
Similar to “A Conspiracy of Dunces”?
WaitingMan over 13 years ago
A conspiracy of a confederacy of dunces.
vldazzle over 13 years ago
@DocToon-most kids our age learned first “facts” from other kids and @Gilda, “Brave New World” was one of my faves in my teens-read a lot of Huxley back in the 50s. Lately I’ve been reading Garcia Marquez to keep up my Spanish skills.