Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 29, 2011
September 28, 2011
September 30, 2011
Transcript:
Girl: If your backpack is full of unfinished-homework gases, then we should pop it as a preventative measure. Hold still, Petey Potterpoop. Petey: Huh? Girl: This pencil should work. Ready? One. two- Alice: WHAT WAS THAT? Dill: IT'S SNOWING! YAY!
margueritem about 13 years ago
The blam heard throughout the neighborhood….
teardroprain about 13 years ago
That is one excuse the teacher won’t believe.
GROG Premium Member about 13 years ago
Big mistake.
Catfeet Premium Member about 13 years ago
Good thing she didn’t strike a match.
Sisyphos about 13 years ago
Alice! Dill! Collect all the snowflakes and see if any two are alike. I think Petey would be really interested in your findings….I wonder how many townies were thinking it was a sudden thunderstorm?
pouncingtiger about 13 years ago
Now several dogs can eat Petey’s homework.
Hillbillyman about 13 years ago
Thank God Alice was not in there.
Elaine Rosco Premium Member about 13 years ago
Good going Viola!
cdward about 13 years ago
Oh, that Viola!
Brickster120 about 13 years ago
Good grief that’s a lot of homework!
Constantinepaleologos about 13 years ago
This has happened before. This isn’t a rerun, is it?
zeldaqueenofmars Premium Member about 13 years ago
Yes, I just recently read this from 2010 I think. I’ve been playing catch-up with the strip in my limited free time. He must be on vacation this week.
Comic Minister Premium Member about 13 years ago
Viola’s gonna pay for that!
Digital Frog about 13 years ago
just confirms the old saying, violas never solves anything.
LFate about 13 years ago
Now I understand the big bang theory.
iced tea about 13 years ago
This reminded me of the old MASH episode about the bomb scare. All it was was a propoganda bomb and when it exploded, all these ads flew everywhere.
Dirty Dragon about 13 years ago
Petey’s practically standing still now. It’s starting to rain again; it’s… the rain had (uh) slacked off a little bit. The rear set of buckles are just holding the backpack (uh) just enough to keep it from… It’s burst into flames! It’s burst into flames and it’s falling, it’s crashing! Watch it; watch it! Get out of the way; Get out of the way! Get this, Charlie; get this, Charlie! It’s fire… and it’s crashing! It’s crashing terrible! Oh, my! Get out of the way, please! It’s burning and bursting into flames and the… and it’s falling on the sidewalk. And all the folks agree that this is terrible; this is the one of the worst catastrophes in the world. It’s in flames… Crashing, oh! Four- or five-hundred homework assignments flying into the sky and it… it’s a terrific crash, ladies and gentlemen. It’s smoke, and it’s in flames now; and the backpack is crashing to the ground, not quite to the sewer grate.Oh, the humanity!