Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for December 14, 2011
December 13, 2011
December 15, 2011
Transcript:
Alice: Is that your new Christmas sweater? Does it do anything? Mom: Yup! Alice: Ooh! Mom: DARN! Stupid sweater! It keeps playing all twelve days of Christmas at the same time! Alice: That was great!
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Flawed chip, I guess.
jeff_e almost 13 years ago
i want a sweater for the Bob and Doug McKenzie version.
Catfeet Premium Member almost 13 years ago
The twelve days of Christmas—train wreck edition!
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Love the dead partridge at the end of the cacophony.
Elaine Rosco Premium Member almost 13 years ago
That was music only to Alice’s ears.
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
A walking, talking showcase sweater FAIL! Luckily, Alice loves it anyway.
JoanHelen almost 13 years ago
Are these animated sweaters only available in America? I’ve never seen any in South Africa of known of anybody who has one.
JoanHelen almost 13 years ago
Or do they only belong in cartoon strips? I’m really intrigued by these sweaters!
reverence almost 13 years ago
That WAS great, Alice!
WaitingMan almost 13 years ago
Madeline accidentally bought the Limited Edition Karlheinz Stockhausen Sweater.
lemon868 almost 13 years ago
I would actually wear one of these sweaters—even if only for one day or one hour!
bossyheifer almost 13 years ago
LOVE Alice’s expression in panel 3 – and the dead partridge in panel 4! I’m thinking it was taken out by one of the 9 dancing ladies!
zsteelie Premium Member almost 13 years ago
That sweater was almost as good as when Mr. Otterloop sat on the TV remote control!!
Chibi-robo64 almost 13 years ago
If there’s anything Alice wants for Christmas, it’s a sweater like Mom’s.
Saucy1121 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Anyone else ever heard the song “The Twelve Days AFTER Christmas?”
chromosome Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Someone will probably market sweaters like that before too long…
shewith5 almost 13 years ago
I’m with Alice on this one. That would be great! Need to figure out how to get that in the real world. Without zapping people with the faulty wiring that is…
Popeyesforearm almost 13 years ago
that is hilarious!That thing is going to go all Jackson Pollock and cook mom.The dead partridge is classic.
Michelle Morris almost 13 years ago
I want that sweater even if it kills me!
edcrimmins almost 13 years ago
another reason to love Richard Thompson….
lin4869 almost 13 years ago
Check out ThinkGeek.com. They have T-shirts on which you can play guitar or drums.
silverqueen almost 13 years ago
Can I just say that the dead or knocked out partridge made me snort out loud like a goofball? Thank goodness there’s no one around to hear that unladylike sound. snort