Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 12, 2016

She could be Charlie Brown’s cousin….

“Young man, I am afraid your speech was a trifle short. You could have said at least one hundred other things, varying the tone of your words. Let me give you some examples.

In an aggressive tone: “Sir, if I had a nose like that, I would amputate it!”

Friendly: “When you drink from a cup your nose must get wet. Why don’t you drink from a bowl?”

Descriptive: “Tis a rock! A peak! A cape! No, it’s a peninsula!”

Curious: “What is that large container for? To hold your pens and ink?”

Truculent: “When you light your pipe and puff smoke from your nose the neighbors must think the chimney’s afire.”

Considerate: “Be careful when you bow your head or you might lose your balance and fall over.”

Thoughtful: “Place an umbrella over your nose to keep its color from fading in the sun.”

Arcane: “Sir, only the beast that Aristophanes calls the hippocampelephantocamelos could have had such a solid lump of flesh and bone below its forehead.”

Cavalier: “A hook to hang your hat upon.”

Emphatic: “No breeze, O majestic nose, can give thee cold – save when the north winds blow.”

Dramatic: “When it bleeds, it must be like the Red Sea.”

Admiring: “What a fine sign for a perfume shop!”

Lyrical: “Is that a conch shell? And are you Triton risen from the ocean?”

Naïve: “Is that monument open to the public?”

Rustic: “That don’t look like a nose. It’s either a big cucumber or a little watermelon.”

Military: “The enemy is charging! Aim your cannon!”

Practical: “A nose like that has one advantage: it keeps your feet dry in the rain."- Cyrano de Bergerac

You missed:

Gracious: “How kind you are. You love the little birds so much you have given them a perch to roost upon.”

I’ve enjoyed “Roxanne” a half dozen times! That part is always a little slow for me though.

Hopefully she always feels that way.

Cyrano is a veritable banquet for logophiles.

“Is that your nose or are you eating a tomato?”

Panel 2 is an example of why Richard is so great: little Miss Moonface, against a backdrop that for sure could be the Starry Heavens. And Petey is right about her nose, even while Alice herself shows a proper attitude in retort.

Just BRAVO all around!

How rude! (It’s about time Petey gets one in!)