Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 20, 2009

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    margueritem  about 15 years ago

    Miss Biss and groceries! What ever is the world coming to?

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    lazygrazer  about 15 years ago

    But why PAY to go to Mars when you can see Miss Bliss’s groceries, car and stickers for FREE!!

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    COWBOY7  about 15 years ago

    I always got that “pud” sound when I kicked a soccer ball!! LOL

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    mrsullenbeauty  about 15 years ago

    Very cute!

    And a heartwarming fantasy–no parent in their right mind would leave a small child unattended outside a grocery store.

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    BERSERKERpoetry  about 15 years ago

    What are heartwarming fantasy - you actually believe that doesn’t happen constantly?

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    GROG Premium Member about 15 years ago

    And they actually think that by putting money in the machine that they’ll actually go to Mars. Priceless.

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    Davamunn  about 15 years ago

    Ah, Dill gets called Einstein once again.

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    detour_jones  about 15 years ago

    Who doesn’t like soccer balls??? And who doesn’t remember that awkward moment of seeing their teacher outside the classroom environment for the first time. What ya mean they have lives!!!!

    Dill’s observations not only always make me smile… but today I believe I can actually hear his voice in a film voice over narrative the way Thompson lays out the panels as part of a storyboard…

    I wish I could find a rocket to mars… I have change in my pocket…

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    bibbcats  about 15 years ago

    Young children are always amazed to see their teachers away from the school, doing normal things such as buying groceries. It is hard for them to comprehend that teachers do not spend their life in the classroom. Dill is no different than other preschoolers.

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    WaitingMan  about 15 years ago

    When I was in 6th grade (1964!), the wonderful Mrs. Jones would occasionally invite students to join her for lunch on a weekend, her treat. Awkward and wonderful at the same time. Needless to say, Mrs. Jones was my all-time favorite teacher.

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    Ushindi  about 15 years ago

    Yes, teachers aren’t people, they’re TEACHERS! All small children know that. (Also, there are no criminals or predators allowed in the small town in which the Otterloops live - it’s perfectly safe for the kids to wander around by themselves)

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    kirbey  about 15 years ago

    The drawing of Dill and the Rocket To Mars… priceless !

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    comics4brown  about 15 years ago

    Wow, Dill not only got to see stickers – but they are vintage “hippy flower stickers” too…. why would he think Mars would be better than that?!!

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    andymeijers  about 15 years ago

    Shades of Linus and Miss Othmar, 40-some years ago….

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    JP Steve Premium Member about 15 years ago

    Hippie flower stickers? Must be Timmy Fretwork’s car!

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    BenPanced  about 15 years ago

    It’s a VW Bug. Hippie flower stickers were standard equipment in the 70’s. Which means this is either set in the 70’s or Miss Bliss hasn’t been able to buy a new car in over 30 years.

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    jinxinker  about 15 years ago

    This is just about the only thing in my life, comic strip or anything else, that makes me laugh out loud, and long.

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    hookedoncomics  about 15 years ago

    Love it. Dill is a heck of a character.

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