Mom: Alice! Time to put some ointment on your rash. Alice: Tee Hee. Mom: Now hold still, dear. Alice: HA! Har har! Mom: Alice! Alice: Ointment is funny. Petey: Please, no topic humor.
I babysat a kid one day who had chickenpox. We had lots of fun by making dot-to-dot creations with calamine lotion. The little girl just about cried with giggles just like Alice when I did her rib area!
BTW, I find it interesting to see other artist’s take on Cul de Sac. Kinda like improvised Jazz, featuring talented musicians riffing on a familiar theme. Never the less, it will be great to see RT returning to the composers chair!
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Excellent pun, my good Petey!
phuhknees almost 13 years ago
Salve it for later.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
More rash humor.
Cofyjunky almost 13 years ago
I still dislike this artist. So does my Mah, and she loves CDS.
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Petey puns! And reads Steig instead of Little Neuro? And Alice leaves Polyfill behind? Clearly, Mo has given us an Alternate Universe of Cul de Sac….
celeconecca almost 13 years ago
I babysat a kid one day who had chickenpox. We had lots of fun by making dot-to-dot creations with calamine lotion. The little girl just about cried with giggles just like Alice when I did her rib area!
DonVanni almost 13 years ago
How does Alice react when Mom applies Vicks Vap-O-Rub?
starcandles Premium Member almost 13 years ago
This artist makes Alice look much older. Sigh. It just is not the same.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
There I go, banging my head on the wall again.
DetectiveKemper almost 13 years ago
I don’t get why we have “fill in friends.” Is the original artist sick or something?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Oh but Fellow Baby, THINK OF ALL THAT MONEY!
Say Kirby, do you have an extra Pickle Barrel handy?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
If this keeps up Fellow Baby, we may have enough to take Richard and his buddies out for surf n’ turf too!
MelvinLott almost 13 years ago
Funny! Nearly spit oatmeal all over the monitor
peachyanddanny almost 13 years ago
Aaarrgh!
chanac almost 13 years ago
I wonder if he asked the guest artists not to use topical humor, that way the strips would still be funny in 5 years. This was the sarcastic response.
jazzmoose almost 13 years ago
boooooooooooooo! That was great!
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
IF this keeps up, Fellow Baby, we could probably make it an all-day event.
big pond 63 almost 13 years ago
please – where is the person that originally drew this comic strip that I so love. It is not the same for me without that art work – I really miss it
nanatara almost 13 years ago
I laughed at this comic today! I almost deleted it from my comics list; giving it another chance…
harebell almost 13 years ago
Steph! Really?! After a week of doing this strip he will need professional help!
J Quest almost 13 years ago
Alice is da balm!
BTW, I find it interesting to see other artist’s take on Cul de Sac. Kinda like improvised Jazz, featuring talented musicians riffing on a familiar theme. Never the less, it will be great to see RT returning to the composers chair!
agnetaedren almost 13 years ago
not being a native english speaker, I don’t get the pun. could someone please explain?
ElsieKay2 almost 13 years ago
In the daily strip it looks like someone else is drawing; what has happened? I miss the way the characters used to look!—ElsieKay2
Mary McNeil Premium Member almost 13 years ago
“Topical” refers to the ointment being applied externally, and also means timely or up to date, like news.
What scares ME is that Petey makes sense here. Maybe it’s just my allergies.
Ulladulla almost 13 years ago
The characters look like themselves, the humor is funny … I think today’s strip was great! As were the first 4 comments …
Crumbucket almost 13 years ago
What the? This is new art work and a hundred times worse than what preceded it which was genius. I mean, what the??
mjgeib almost 13 years ago
The humor is great, but would really like the original artist back.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
sallymargaret would you be interested in a big Surf n’ Turf dinner which will be paid for from our Pickle Barrel?
Kat the hodag almost 13 years ago
Knufflebunny??? Is that you? Love the stuff, Mo!
kirbey almost 13 years ago
@Dry… sorry I’m late busy day… and yes I have an extra one just for you !
cheers
BenPanced almost 13 years ago
Ow OW OW OW that HURT, Petey!
cat0911 almost 13 years ago
TEEHEE…nice nigahiga reference
COMIC-ER over 12 years ago
Who’s “Mo”?