Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for October 07, 2013
Transcript:
Petey: Ernesto, what- Ernesto: I've been expelled from the Junior Crossing Guards! Petey: Wh- Ernesto: They claim I exceeded my authority! HA! Here, sign my petition. Ernesto: It demands that I be reinstated immediately. Petey: Okay. Petey Otterloop. Ernest: Ah, well. Clumsy, hamfisted penmanship can be interpreted as a sign of sincerity, I suppose. Petey: Yeah! Good luck, Ernesto.
Templo S.U.D. almost 11 years ago
I’d be surprised Petey’s the only signature and Ernesto won’t be reinstated.
Linux0s almost 11 years ago
Little wonder, Ernesto exceeds everything.
Sisyphos almost 11 years ago
Hey, Ernesto, isn’t that what they call “looking a gift horse in the mouth”? (Begging your pardon, Petey.)
scrabblefiend almost 11 years ago
Does anyone besides Petey use cursive these days? They don’t teach it in schools anymore. If you can read or write it, you must be an older person like me.
Cordicfan almost 11 years ago
I’ve noticed that a lot of TV advertising uses a cursive font recently. The new CBS show “The Millers” uses it.
Dani Rice almost 11 years ago
I often volunteer in schools – just reading to and with the younger students, and they frequently ask me to teach them to write their names “like a grown up”.
puggles almost 11 years ago
Just another sad part of the “dumbing down” of America. Our local school doesn’t let students bring home textbooks, and what little homework there is gets done on the computer. I’m glad I don’t have children in school nowadays.
RickMK almost 11 years ago
Not teaching cursive is bad enough , but I think a lot of schools these days don’t even teach kids how to print letters properly.
puddlesplatt almost 11 years ago
stamps almost 11 years ago
Why does Ernesto remind me of Mr. Danders?
Gokie5 almost 11 years ago
They teach cursive in the Sheboygan Falls, WI, school system. Also expect decent printing.
Tom Falco almost 11 years ago
Poor Ernie, he did such a good job too,
route66paul almost 11 years ago
The “dumbing down” of America? I don’t know about you school district, but where I live in Socal, 5th grade is studying things I learned in 7th and 8th grade.Kids have an instant library(and do not have to learn the Dewey Decimal System), if they are hooked to the internet.
ChessPirate almost 11 years ago
Don’t people still have to sign their names? How do they do that without cursive?