Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for March 24, 2013

I have two that you can borrow.

Hokh-Ptui, the Water God, whose drooling created the Nile. [citation needed]

Ancient Egyptians thought that the brain manufactured snot.

Petey seems to have the Verbal Skills Acquisition part of the curriculum nailed down hard.

Funny; I don’t remember ever reading before about Hokh-Ptui, though that certainly seems probable. But I’m almost certain the ancient Egyptians did not use mayonnaise in preparing their mummies. They were smarter and more refined than that.

This was always one of my favorites. Love Hokh-Ptui. And the thought of both Alice and Petey looking for a buttonhook kind of gives me the shivers – who do they intend to use it on?

Funny to have both of them on Lio’s page.

This one’s a classic : D I’m printing it out for the fridge door.

Fortunately this was an oral report and not Show and Tell.

ptui… on that!….just lost my breadkfast>>>>>>>>>

Remember that to adepts of other religions, your religion seems just as silly as this one (angry wizard in a magic garden with a talking snake, anyone?).And, there’s as much evidence for the existence of Ra and the rest of the Egyptian pantheon as there is for Zeus, Yahweh, Allah, Shiva, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster—which is to say, none at all.

Never could abide the thought of button hooks after watching Sybil.

I hope Petey gets an A+ on his report.

Love the Hokh-Ptui.

Isn’t Hokh-Ptui also the god of polluted streams?

Lordy, I have a button – hook.

Ours is the One God!Ours is the Fun God!Ours is the Sun God!Ra! Ra! Ra, Ra, Ra!

This is my second favorite comic, after Calvin and Hobbs

Buttonhooks were from the time of high-button shoes.

I hate to say it, but this is surprisingly close to accurate!

Loved Ray, the Sun God, who had a head like a falcon. His head was like a falcon, not a falcon’s head. I’m sure the more literal of the Egyptians would have appreciated Petey’s take on the subject.

I love this one.