Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 21, 2010
Transcript:
Alice: Hey! You're not reading! Petey: I'm exhausted. Petey: I'm exhausted. That playdate with Andre wore me out. He's like an explosion with eyeglasses. Whenever I'm really tired, I stare at my favorite spot on the ceiling, right there, in between the little speck and the tiny crack, and I feel rejuvenated. Aaaahhh -
margueritem over 14 years ago
I need one of those spots.
leakysqueaky712 over 14 years ago
Glad to see you back Marg……..hope you’re feeling better.
MontanaLady over 14 years ago
I saw one of those spots, and it was a cob web!
Good to see you’re back, Marg!!!
Sisyphos over 14 years ago
Aww, Alice. You have to tolerate your big brother, you know, whatever his foibles!
Hi, margueritem; hope you’re feeling better!
margueritem over 14 years ago
Thanks, you three. Pain is starting again, time for a pain pill…
SCOTTtheBADGER over 14 years ago
It’s the Badger Birthday, so in honor of Alice, I am going to go out for waffles and pancakes!
cdward over 14 years ago
^Hey, it’s my wife’s 50th today. Happy Birthday, Badger - you’re in good company. (and she’s getting Belgian Waffles in bed today)
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
I wouldn’t mind having a spot like that too.
Good to see you back, Marg
peteysgrrl over 14 years ago
An explosion with eyeglasses! How perfect a description!
lazygrazer over 14 years ago
Interesting how Petey’s sanity hinges on some bug doodoo…
Munodi over 14 years ago
Charles Schultz could never have written this strip.
saxie5 over 14 years ago
It could be worse Alice, Petey could be the type of brother that likes to torment his sister!
MisterFweem over 14 years ago
I’ve got a spot like that on my ceiling. From one angle, it looks like a cute little fluffy bunny. From another, a rampaging bear. So it depends on the mood …
And Munodi, Charles Schulz didn’t have to write this strip. He wrote Peanuts, you know.
pawpawbear over 14 years ago
Peanuts was quite funny for kids and quite edgy for parents in the day.
jump4joy over 14 years ago
Oh how I love Alice’s expression in the last panel!
keechum over 14 years ago
At age 81+ I can sure relate. i’d like to see that spot in the seiling.
fritzoid Premium Member over 14 years ago
Yeah, when Schulz started, nobody else was doing what he was doing. Then everybody started doing it. Then everybody complained that Schulz was still doing “that tired old stuff.”
The best strips don’t imitate other strips, but they end up being imitated. “Peanuts” was one of the best of all time. “Cul de Sac” has the potential to be another.
Dirty Dragon over 14 years ago
Now now Alice, even a Green Lantern has to recharge his ring from time to time. Give Petey room for an extended awkward pause.
superweasel over 14 years ago
woo hoo this is my first comment!!!
Destiny23 over 14 years ago
I understand Alice’s trepidation. Petey’s neuroses might be hereditary…
bossyheifer over 14 years ago
Petey’s spa…
REHPIC LLIB almost 4 years ago
petey you are very weird