Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for June 10, 2009
Transcript:
Viola: I have to take Nadine's homework to her house because she's been out sick. Petey: What's she got? Viola: It could be sheep rot, the King's evil, Drooly's Syndrome, the fantods, the bends, nose gout, puttyfeet, the vapors or an advanced case of Liolalia. But it's probably just a head cold. Petey: I had the bends when I was three and stayed in the tub too long.
margueritem over 15 years ago
‘Liolalia’? Petey is no longer suffering from Liolalia today.
runar over 15 years ago
“The Fantods” is a really gorey condition. Liolalia is a compulsion to babble endlessly about a Mark Tatulli comic strip.
ewennick over 15 years ago
I googled ‘liolalia,’ just for kicks. It led me … here.
richardcthompson Premium Member over 15 years ago
This here’s the source alrighty.
blanenicholas over 15 years ago
I couldn’t find Drooly’s Syndrome. It sounds real enough…
jelzap over 15 years ago
saying in the tub too long? typical petey
silatix over 15 years ago
haha.. decompression sickness. sad
pibfan868 over 15 years ago
Viola and Petey managing a real conversation! that’s a first for them. :)
DougDean over 15 years ago
…and I “could” be Teddy Rooozeevelt… but I ain’t
mtatulli Premium Member over 15 years ago
I suffer from Liolalia and I can assure you it is not something you jest about. I used to like Richard Thompson’s “comic” until today’s harmful and thoughtless “joke.” I think it should immediately be dropped by every newspaper and be replaced by COW AND BOY.
BenPanced over 15 years ago
I can vouch for the King’s evil. And the queen’s not exactly a jolly woman, either.
kimberphi over 15 years ago
Viola looks as if she has an ill or slightly inebriated pig strapped to her back instead of a backpack. Swine flu carrier perhaps?
fritzoid Premium Member over 15 years ago
The fantods can only be cured by putting them under a glass bell, but why on earth would anyone put a fantod under a glass bell?
And speaking of “firsts”, one GoComics author (mtatulli) commenting on another author’s strip? Synergy!
OnePhoenician over 15 years ago
no way is this the first time … and that’s what’s awesome :)
comics4brown over 15 years ago
Yes, Petey, haven’t we all!