Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for January 31, 2021

got a long enough ladder, Mr. Otterloop, in order to reach your daughter’s hat in that tree?

That’s okay, it’s got Charlie Brown’s kite to keep it company.

Not really even. Dill still has a cold head with no hat.

I think Dill came out ahead.

Dill must be a relative of Charlie Brown.

Why did she not simply use her propellers to fly up and retrieve it?

This is one of the best cul-de-sac ever!

It’s almost a gift. Having a round head is a superpower!

This time, a little over 10 years ago, Richard posted a blog entry regarding this and the prior 3 strips: 

http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2011/01/todays-cul-de-sac-january-27-to-30-2011.html

I’ve had hats like that, usually only does that when your hands are full…

Now, how did his tennis shoes get up there?

Of course in Alice’s telling of it, she had nothing to do with it.

Kevin’s head might’ve put it in orbit.

Dill looks good with a regular hat

See the big smile; Dill is doing his aural mimicry.

Similar thing happened to me with a girl in college when we were about to … … I mean it just sort of … oh never mind.

Alice really has a ‘thing’ about the shape of people’s heads, doesn’t she?

Beautiful!

Have Dill’s brothers shoot down the branch with a trebuchet.

The look on Dill’s face the second time…..HA, HA!

Better check for head lice.

Alice’s not even wearing the silly clown hat properly; it needs to be fastened under the chin!

Alice has noggin issues. Well, she has a number of issues, really.

Dill loves Alice; he will do anything for her. . . poor Dill.

Well, at least Dill’s round head didn’t explode when it sent the Alice winter cap into the tree branch!

But shouldn’t Alice have to retrieve it herself? She is more nimble for tree climbing than Peter….

So proud is Dill in panel five.