Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for February 12, 2015

“Early-onset” what?

Nope, sorry, you’ll never see Petey with a Chinese menu in his hand, let alone walking through the streets of Soho in the rain.

The beginning of the best (and most drawn out) arc in the entire series!

Delusion my hind paw.

Madeline, dearest: a node from Ernesto-who-may-be-imaginary is not a proper “assignment” from school! Petey should nod be forced to ead dis node! The boy is sick already!

But the note is signed “Ernesto.” Are you suggesting that Viola forged a fake note? Why would she do that?

But – if Ernesto IS, in fact, Petey’s imaginary friend, how does Viola know about Ernesto? Dunh, dunh, duhn.

Petey’s probably thinking, “Poor Poor Pitiful Me”

Where I ask, will Petey fit, as an adult in the world?

Ernesto has better handwriting than most adults I know. He is imaginary. Q.E.D.

Petey, you’re going to need lawyers, guns and money! There – have we exhausted the Warren Zevon references?

I saw the Grateful Dead do “Werewolves of London” as an encore once. I can’t hear the song now without remembering thousands of deadheads howling along . . . even more than usual.

trying to chew your arm off is also a symptom

Wow.

Another vote for Ernesto as real. He too converses with Viola.