Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for October 18, 2013

Yum, crayons, snack of champions!

See Richard, you do write funny stuff….

I’ve never had either. Just lucky, I guess.

I dunno… wax doesn’t sound like a very picky eater…

As an Old Guy, I remember the little wax “bottles” filled with sweet syrupy stuff that we used to buy at the candy store (yes, there were whole stores specializing in cheap candies, comic books, and ice cream-products-in-a-freezer). We called it chewing wax; it could be chewed until it hardened, became brittle, and was disposed of. I never liked candy corn much.

I thought Alice went more for the school paste.

Have you ever tried ear wax Petey? Maybe you’ll ge a box of Bertie Botts.

Oh, just put a bow on top of the box and go as a Birthday present.

And you’re right – candy corn is AW-ful!

Jelly Belly makes a good candy corn. Not waxy at all.

Mom’s expression in the last panel: “I had no idea my children were THAT weird!”

Play-doh is much tastier. Nice and salty.

Want those little wax bottles? Look up Nik-L-Nips (would post a picture, but never mastered that bit. And that >< business never worked for me).

Ah yes, bottle wax, wax lips, fake teeth. ♪♫♫♫♪♪ those were the days, my friend, ♪♫♫♫♪♪ we thought they’d never end. ♪♫♫♫♪♪

My mom hated wax bottles, because kids would spit them out on the sidewalk, and on really hot days, they’d melt and leave a slick blob that was hard to scrape off.