Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 09, 2022

Bad place for a trench

I remember those! In the swing, my feet would not touch the ground.

When I was a kid, the under swing trench was so deep, that I couldn’t get on the swing. So how did Alice?

Why the need of an under swing trench if the swing seats here, are more of a non-injurious material rather than say, wood or metal?

I think Dill’s brothers dug that trench. They want to start some old-fashioned trench warfare. (Throw in a gas mask too when Dill gets assaulted by the diapered Uh Oh Baby!)

Looks like Dill’s been planted…….

I didn’t know that there was a name for that thing

One of the best relatable comic gags ever!

“Protective systems keep workers safe from cave-ins and deaths, in fact, preventing injury and death from cave-ins is one of OSHA’s primary goals. A protective must be put into place if the trench is deeper than 5 feet; if the trench is deeper than 20 feet, protective systems must be designed by a professional engineer.“

I think swings have been banned

Under-swing trenches are now inhabited by chupacabras.

When I was a kid there wouldn’t have an under swing trench because the playgrounds were paved with asphalt or concrete.

Ah yes, the days of yore when swing trenches existed. Sadly, my elementary school didn’t have swings

Alice, here is your chance to throw bark for a purpose other than to be mean. Throw enough bark in the trench and Dill can climb out, like the donkey in the well when enough dirt was shoveled in for it to climb out.

And besides, I think bucket head is the tallest kid. Do you really want him pushing you?

Alice needs to be taught the “Pendulum Swing” method, then she will be swing independent, and never need a pusher again. FREEDOM!

Love this! Dill is kinda short to begin with, and the “under-swing trench” has apparently not been back-filled for a long time.

Don’t be so darn selfish, Alice! Get off the swing and help Dill climb out of the under-swing trench!

Is that the same trench all of Tom Cruise’s co-stars must stand in when they have a scene with him?