Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for June 05, 2011
June 04, 2011
June 06, 2011
Transcript:
Petey: Can I go inside? The bugs are bothering me. Mom: Try to ignore them, Petey. Petey: That won't work - bugs can sense rejection. Also disgust, contempt, unease, feigned indifference and false bravado. And they can sense embarrassment, awkwardness and hesitancy. GAH! See? It's following me! If I stand just inside the screen door, it can't get me. No matter how much I register my disgust! NYAH NYAH!Alice: I got some lawn trimmings in my hot dog. Mom: Spit it out. Has the first cookout of the year ever been so magical? Petey: NYAH NYAH NYAH NYAH. Dad: Careful. Bugs can sense sarcasm.
margueritem over 13 years ago
They can, indeed…
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
I always hated outdoor cookouts. I’m with you there Petey.
Good Morning, Marg!
Catfeet Premium Member over 13 years ago
Who needs outdoor dining, complete with heat, bugs and lawn clippings? I’ll be inside, in air-conditioned, bug-free comfort!
margueritem over 13 years ago
Good morning to you, too, Grog!
Hillbillyman over 13 years ago
cook out…eat in that’s the only way.
zipdryve over 13 years ago
I love this one!!
Calvin Nelson Nelson Premium Member over 13 years ago
Congrats on the Ruben Richard! Keep up the great work!
pearlandpeach over 13 years ago
those candle do not work unless you aree all but sitting in one…..dry off does work….but ne must be liberal with the spray.those mosquitoes just love ne.
WaitingMan over 13 years ago
I was at a cookout at my sister and brother-in-law’s last night. A gnat flew in my eye. It is still red and irritated this morning (my eye, not the gnat). Just too much fun. I hate cookouts.
pibfan868 over 13 years ago
I have had this combo work before for keeping bugs off-take 100mg B1 vitamin, at the same time you take a regular B vitamin complex. The trick is to take it at the same time of day, once each 24 hours. Start at noon, stick to noon.
Destiny23 over 13 years ago
There’s a reason civilized man moved indoors — outdoors is for cavemen!
fritzoid Premium Member over 13 years ago
Some friends of my sister used to hold an annual event, which included an outdoor welcoming meal. The traditional dish was Junebug Chili, which was homemade chili with peanuts in it. The story (which was presented to me as true, although I don’t know if I believe it) was that, one year, a number of junebugs got into the chili pot, and since they (the hosts) couldn’t be sure if they fished ’em all out, they stirred a bag of peanuts into it as camouflage. If you bit into something crunchy, you could at least figure that it was probably a peanut…
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 13 years ago
If you don’t mind the smell of vinegar, cider vinegar works quite well on keeping bugs away if you rub it on your skin.
lazygrazer over 13 years ago
Extra funny!Love it.
spinner13 over 13 years ago
We cook outside… and then eat inside.
fritzoid Premium Member over 13 years ago
shytimes, there’s nothing stopping you; just add peanuts to chili. If you want to share its origin story, or try to pass it off as junebugs, that’s up to your personal judgment (and your reading of your guests’ senses of humor)…
lin4869 over 13 years ago
fritzoid, love the creativity! A tad scary, though, if one doesn’t like eating bugs.
vldazzle over 13 years ago
I keep my BBQ because sons may come by and want to cook on it. I love if they have caught fresh fish (can’t trust any in local supermarkets) or just want to do burgers or dogs. For myself, I only cook indoors and avoid being outdoors (as all bugs bite me-I must try Pibfan’s vitamin fix!)