Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 12, 2023

She has to be stopped. And yes Dill she said “boyfriend” and your ears are probably waxed enough to make a candle.

Timmy Fretwork. You can’t tie down the banjo man.

“Momma don’t low no banjo picken in here”

She is truly Knowitalia, the Muse of Education and Fun (see the 2009 Halloween strips).

So? I taught a foods class for high school and had several ties with “food” tie-ins (pardon the pun).

No, but you can dart ’em and put ’em in a sack.

Who the top trio in The Blisshaven Academy Class of Six are is here manifest: In panel 1, Marcus, Nara, and Kevin the Buckethead appear in ghostly monochrome, and much smaller (as is right) than Miss Bliss. In panel 3, the stars shine brightly and get the prime lines: Beni, Alice, and the ever-offbeat Dill….

I like the paintings. It’s preschool—they’re supposed to start with Basic Blob, and add things like Shapes and Colors later.