Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 07, 2012
August 06, 2012
August 08, 2012
Transcript:
Alice: Mom, have I been to the beach before? Mom: Yes. Last year, remember? Mom: You made that big sand castle and played in the waves? And flew a kite shaped like a fish? And we played mini golf every night? Alice: Did the place where we stayed have a lamp with seashells in it? Mom: Um, yes, I think it did- Alice: That lamp was great! I LOVE the beach!
margueritem over 12 years ago
The lamp was the best part, it seems.
Linux0s over 12 years ago
I love Alice’s selective memory.
Peabody-Martini over 12 years ago
The simple joy of being a 4 year old.
Linux0s over 12 years ago
Petey’s big memory is being trapped in the car by a clam.
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Early memories of what happened at age three are sketchy. It’s no surprise Alice only recalls the fascinating lamp and not the more mundane, everyday stuff….
GROG Premium Member over 12 years ago
Illuminating.
Reynie over 12 years ago
@SisyphosI find mini-golf mundane as well.
Gokie5 over 12 years ago
The only thing my almost-four-year old granddaughter remembered about Florida and its beaches was the ice machine at the motel.
Droptma Styx over 12 years ago
When I was a kid, my favorite part of Daytona Beach were the arcades full of old nickle-a-play pinball machines. They’re all gone now …
TwihardBallerina over 12 years ago
The lamp makes it all worth it.
CeeJay over 12 years ago
This shows why parents and their kids always have different memories of the same experience!
Casey Southards over 12 years ago
The lamp was the best part.
cdward over 12 years ago
Ha! Me too. I was 14 and almost got whiplash looking at all the girls. Of course, at 14, I also felt completely out of league of those older high school and college girls.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 12 years ago
What isn’t there to like about the beach and the ocean, unless of course, it’s a dirty beach.
tinachambers over 12 years ago
Alice is my favorite ever.
6turtle9 over 12 years ago
Yeah, it’s funny the things that will stick out as important in your memory.
Popeyesforearm over 12 years ago
Boy, if a lightbulb over the head in a toon is and idea, a whole lamp means this kid is working the brain cells!
CrazyIrishOperaGirl over 12 years ago
My family has been going to the beach annually since before I was born. My two earliest memories of these trips are:1. A gigantic puddle in the beach parking lot.2. Playing “wedding” with my sister in the hotel.
calvinsfriend110 over 12 years ago
The ice cream afterwards makes it worth it.
nerual53 Premium Member over 12 years ago
I live near Daytona Beach now, but my memories of the beach are from Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Cold Water, The Merry-Go-Round, Skee-Ball, The Pier was long. Aah tha clam rolls & lobstha rolls….is the pier still there?
BenPanced over 12 years ago
Geek’s Neck has the COOLEST lamps!
Clearstream about 8 years ago
Ah, this makes sense actually. Most people who went places on vacation at a young age have very few memories of that place, and the ones they do have are often of trivial things like a lamp. I, for example remember a bed with sea animals on it, and a lil bookshelf next to it. I also remember my parents packing up to move to the next place on our vacation. I came outside and saw them.
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