Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for March 19, 2013
Transcript:
Alice: Will your brother build another trebuchet? Dill: Not yet. First I want them to build something for me. Dill: I want a giant pinching machine thats able to reach for miles so I can pinch my enemies long distance. Alice: Dill, you don't have any enemies. Dill: Wont you be glad such a device is in good hands?
margueritem over 11 years ago
Yes, indeed!
Linux0s over 11 years ago
You’re in good hands… with DillState™.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 11 years ago
Where could I get one of those?
Mel-T-Pass Premium Member over 11 years ago
Trepinchet? Catapinch? The mind boggles.
Sisyphos over 11 years ago
Dill is such an optimistic, naive soul! If his brothers do build the long-range pincher for him, the moral complexities will become overwhelming, even if he views it a strictly a deterrent weapon, never to used for a first strike….
Pickbrain over 11 years ago
… sooner or later, his enemies will acquire the technology to develop their own long-range pinchers!
jack fairbanks over 11 years ago
beatnik (look it up kids) bopping down the street snapping his fingers. onlooker: why you do dat? beatnik: keeps the lions and tigers away. onlooker: ain’t no lions and tigers for 3000 miles. beatnik: effective ain’t it?
coolhand000 over 11 years ago
Good for keeping that dreadful “Uh-Oh” baby at bay, huh . .?
Gokie5 over 11 years ago
Great comic, great comments.
lecrenb over 11 years ago
Looks like it could even reach through mailbox slots …
Arianne over 11 years ago
I’m thinking it would be a great first strike deterrent for Aunts at family reunions.
Srover over 11 years ago
Tomorrows first commentator should be the test subject.