Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for January 31, 2012
Transcript:
Alice: The bathroom at Blisshaven scares me. Mom: Why? Alice: There are pipes in the corner with spiderwebs on them. Petey: I remember that! And there's a stain in the sink shaped like a monkey. Alice: No, I like the monkey stain, but I hate the spider pipes.
margueritem over 12 years ago
Ah yes, the scary bathroom at Blisshaven…
Ida No over 12 years ago
Wait til you see who’s lurking in the toilet.
peter over 12 years ago
Jack-In-The-Box, I assume?
pouncingtiger over 12 years ago
There’s an alligator hiding in the toilet.
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Spider pipes are definitely scary. I’m glad Alice is sharing this with Mom. Maybe Madeline can set in motion an upgrading of the facilities at Blisshaven. That bathroom appears to date to the 1950s, if not earlier….
rolleg over 12 years ago
Do they have a unisex bathroom? Oh, yeah, it’s a “progressive” school.
unnormal over 12 years ago
I think they have one bathroom; it’s a small school.
My Gramma & Grampa had a really scary bathroom. It had pipes all over the place because the indoor plumbing had been retrofitted, PLUS the toilet was under the creaky stairs.
Tom Falco over 12 years ago
Strange bathrooms and toilets scheeve me out.
APersonOfInterest over 12 years ago
an, an … there’s a big crack in the wall over the sink … an, an the floor has loose tiles that move when you walk on them … an, an Mis Bliss snores during nap time!
Auntie Socialist over 12 years ago
…and don’t even about with the boiler room…
glenardis over 12 years ago
nice comic, but it is a rerun. RT must be taking a late xmas break.
nancyroy2 over 12 years ago
cute!… I thought my kids’ school was bad.
finale over 12 years ago
Don’t EVER go into the janitor’s closet.
Stephen Gilberg over 12 years ago
A toilet with no stall. I guess it’s a one-person-at-a-time bathroom. Who the heck would inflict that on elementary schoolers?!
keltii over 12 years ago
Ah a Stephen King bathroom, Alice don’t listen to the voice in the sink and ignore all balloons!
KSfarmgirl over 12 years ago
Just wait til the pythons in FL slither out of the toilets-
lemon868 over 12 years ago
@glenardis, Richard is undergoing medical treatment. He will be away possibly until the middle of February.
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 12 years ago
Monkey stains are easy to, come buy….. ($)
Popeyesforearm over 12 years ago
It’s the CowPie in the Crapper that scares the Moo out of me.
bossyheifer over 12 years ago
Spider Pipes and Monkey Stain, what great names for a band!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 12 years ago
Creepy and icky defines stink bugs!
sacqueboutier over 12 years ago
This strip is priceless. Yes, to a little kid, an old bathroom with exposed pipes can be a bit creepy.
Mary McNeil Premium Member over 12 years ago
They have unisex bathrooms at apreschool? Progressive!
tex4056 over 12 years ago
Main thing to remember about strange bathrooms without windows is to turn the light on before you shut the door.
lin4869 over 12 years ago
Hope your treatment is helping, Richard! Many of us are praying for your good health. (Actually, there was a little black spider on my overnight mug this morning which I captured in a Jif jar and released outside.)
I Go Pogo over 12 years ago
Richard is dealing with Parkinson’s Disease and taken some time off from the daily grind.
RT wrote about it in his blog: http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2012/01/todays-cul-de-sac-january-15-2012.html