Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for January 12, 2012
Transcript:
Alice: Hey, cloud! Look at the cute little girl with the sled! It sure would be nice if she had snow to go sledding on, huh? But no, all she can do is drag it up and down the sidewalk, making the most irritating noise in the world, ALL DAY LONG, if necessary! Noise: GHKKKXX Petey: Alice! Stop annoying nature!
margueritem almost 13 years ago
What about flushing ice cubes?
Catfeet Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Is Alice annoying nature, or tempting fate?
Ida No almost 13 years ago
I remember when Mother Nature got annoyed all the time. Usually it involved tubs of fake butter.
pouncingtiger almost 13 years ago
Alice sleighs me.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Alice, go dance on a manhole cover or something.
hildigunnurr Premium Member almost 13 years ago
just come to Iceland, we’ve got all the snow you’ll want at the moment!
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Well timed, Alice! We in Chicagoland are due to get three to six inches of the stuff today, our first substantial snow of the season.
Kaputnik almost 13 years ago
I’m getting flashbacks to Calvin trying to make it snow, invoking snow demons or whatever it took.
Come to think of it, I’m pretty sure that Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson wrote that he liked Cul de Sac.
Luciamari333391 almost 13 years ago
The scary thing is: still no snow and the strip must be drawn well ahead of time. Not a comment on climate change, of course. Just an observation.
vldazzle almost 13 years ago
I left Chicagoland, after over 30 years in my house in Skokie because I got enough to buy a larger one here with a pool and I never have to see snow (and If I want to, it’s a 3 hour drive away).
Chibi-robo64 almost 13 years ago
GAH! STOP IT, ALICE! Annoying Mother Nature is just making it snow EVERYWHERE ELSE. How do you think I got a blizzard over here? Not only will everyone at school be mad at you for this tomorrow, but I’m gonna be snowed in! Are you even listening? GAH! I SAID STOP DRAGGING YOUR SLED ON THE SIDEWALK! MY EARS!!!
knottytippet almost 13 years ago
Petey has to shout to be heard over the annoying noise.
vldazzle almost 13 years ago
I love that Petey understands Alice so well, but he’s much more annoyed than Nature. @ 3 steps, I remember those commercials and can still picture those garlands on her head.
bossyheifer almost 13 years ago
Thank you Petey! That sound is more annoying than fingernails on a chalkboard!
quartermain almost 13 years ago
maybe she’d have more luck if she were more flexible and had a “Flexible Flyer” the king of sleighs.
APersonOfInterest almost 13 years ago
February is usually when we get snow here … but the weather is SO warm for January.
Banjo Evans almost 13 years ago
i love you alice
Popeyesforearm almost 13 years ago
Hey! It worked! We have snow predicted for Sunday in Oregon!!
Tom Falco almost 13 years ago
Love the new larger lettering. So much easier to read.
tgrfemme almost 13 years ago
To me, the drawings also look a bit different.
richardcthompson Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Yeah, this strip got a little messy. Tomorrow’s is really good, though!http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2012/01/todays-cul-de-sac-january-12-2012.html
rgcviper almost 13 years ago
“Aww, Mom … but it’s fun!”.This one made me laugh.
killacowinWA almost 13 years ago
There is talk of an imminent blizzard in the Pacific Northwest…Alice, what have you done?!