Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for October 31, 2022

The Viking helmet horns of a dilemma.

Because Petey marches to the beat of his own drummer, he insists on defining and practicing his own brand of weirdness and not those of society. ….. (Harrumph)!

Petey ought to wear his Viking helmet with his Boo tag tonight.

Go gettem’, Petey.

Im gonna wear a boo tag today

Viking helmet, eh? Hmmmm… that is not the only clue that Petey may be leaning into extremist politics. There’s also the sitting by his self all day, the hallucinations, the arm chewing when he’s upset, etc.

Nobody likes masks anymore

It’s a scathing commentary on hype-culture.

I think Petey could even scare himself on Halloween! Boo!

I think Petey could even scare himself on Halloween.

Oh, people are gonna stare, Petey, they are gonna stare. Better change that capitol B to a lower case one, just to be safe.

Satire is fine and all, but personally I enjoy your scathing commentary pieces much better. How about a two way mirror you could stand behind and silently judge people for their crass consumerism, and at the same time reflecting the horror of their ways back to them? Hmmmm, I think I just found my costume for tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZLkqYy-LvA

Panel 2 Petey is so to be pitied! He is a sensitive lad. Mom Madeline should be able to put two-and-two together and see why wearing his Viking helmet to school is entirely the opposite of wearing a Halloween mask….