Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 29, 2009
Transcript:
Alice: My dad gave me a ride to preschool today. Beni: Did he talk funny and sing like you say he does? Alice: Yes. He did his Yodeling Duck impression. The. Whole. Way. Dad: Wuck wuck wuck wuck wuck. Alice: The Yodeling Duck was funny when I was three. Beni: My dad yells helpful encouragement to others in traffic. I'm not allowed in the car with him until I'm 18.
kimberphi about 15 years ago
“Helpful encouragement”… LOL. I wonder what “hand signals” his dad uses to encourage others in traffic~~~
margueritem about 15 years ago
Wonderful stuff.
mrsullenbeauty about 15 years ago
Once you’re old enough, the humor in the yodeling duck comes ‘round again.
GROG Premium Member about 15 years ago
Is that what his Mom calls it?
RugerJac about 15 years ago
Is it possible for Cul de Sac to get any more wonderful?
pibfan868 about 15 years ago
SJ, I don’t think so–it’s one of my all-time favorites!
COWBOY7 about 15 years ago
Never to young to learn “how to encourage other drivers to drive correctly”. Only the hand signals & choice of words change as you get older.
NeedleDtheBugF about 15 years ago
When I was driving my daughter home from the hospital after she was born, some jerk did something stupid that caused me to say something encouraging. My wife said, “Well, there goes THIS kid’s innocence.”
lazygrazer about 15 years ago
Not sure which is worse….Road Rage or Yodeling Ducks.
bald about 15 years ago
oh yes when my youngest was 5 he spent the afternoon “helping” our neighbor build something in their back yard and came home with a whole new vocabulary, i am sure those encouraging words were pretty much the same
Requin about 15 years ago
Ah, my mom used to like “helpful encouragement” too!
vawser about 15 years ago
Cul de Sac is fast becoming the new Calvin & Hobbes for me - and that’s high praise indeed.
BERSERKERpoetry about 15 years ago
I agree with you. It has it’s own independent magic from other comics that I’ve loved, but that same glorious feeling.
hookedoncomics about 15 years ago
I love Alice’s eyes where she’s staring through the window like she needs help.
Help me mommy!. Wuck, Wuck, Wuck, Wuck.
Ushindi about 15 years ago
Now I can just picture MY kids when they were little - Do you know what Dad did TODAY? Sort of humbling….
notinksanymore about 15 years ago
That’s not fair; I’m sure he’ll know all the words by the time he’s 15.
dianecliff about 15 years ago
LOL! Helpful encouragement. I bet he gives them lovely names too….. just like I can do.
kzim229 about 15 years ago
great comic!