Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for October 28, 2012
October 27, 2012
October 29, 2012
Transcript:
Alice: Look, Petey! Mom finally finished my costume! See? I'm Princess Fairyqueen! Petey: Who's that? Alice: Princess Fairyqueen! She's the star of those TV carton! Plus she's got books, DVDS, CDS< a weekly magazine, video games, lunch boxes, snacks, millions of toys- Alice: She's on breakfast cereals, linens, shower curtains, sleepwear, active wear, athletic shoes, bandages, hats, scarves, baby items, a vast interactive web site, an airmail stamp in Pago Pago, a limited edition SUV- Alice: And a fast food franchise, theme parks, a cable network, a chain of children's hair salons, an ironic novel by Dave Eggers, cough syrup, and ice show- Alice: This costume is too itchy. I want to be a kitty cat instead. I'll go tell mom. Petey: "Tonight: A Fickle Four-year-old brings the economy to a grinding halt." Mom: You what? Petey: "In a related development, a local woman heaves a sewing mating through a brick wall."
OMG! My daughter did the same thing when she was five. “Whaaaa! I don’t want to be a spider, I want to be a WITCH!!!” (“Honey, you don’t need a costume to be a witch.”) The sewing machine, an old work-horse Elna, survived with only minor injuries.