Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 23, 2024

Petey didn’t need that, got problems aplenty already.

all the world’s a stage…

The “snail” does seem particularly apt, given Petey’s ginormous backpack.

I want to see a Shakespearean satchel.

Maybe because his satchel looks like it weighs 150 pounds.

I don’t get it either, Peter

Who is the girl? I thought the only female students who actually kind of knew Petey’s name were Loris and Viola, who called him Peter Potterpoop….

This time the car reminds me of the milk truck on Romper Room. Oh how I wanted to drive that milk truck!

“Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books, but love from love, toward school with heavy looks.” … Now where’s Viola?

From a monologue I memorized for an audition this summer.

It seems typical of Petey to pick on the one positive word, “shining”, to object to. I think that Shakespeare was referring to smooth youthful skin, perhaps also freshly scrubbed.

“I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word; for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou art easier swallowed than a flap-dragon.” — W.S. (Love’s Labour’s Lost)

I wonder if Shakespeare had the equivalent of Toad Zombies in his day? Toad Zombies probably don’t have shining faces.

I’m always a pushover for a good Shakespeare quote.