Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for December 19, 2011
December 18, 2011
December 20, 2011
Transcript:
Alice: Where are we going to get a tree? Mom: The tree lot next to the Food Pyramid, like always. Alice: Look! Every car has a tree on it! Mom: It's tree panic time. Soon there'll be nothing left but a few stumps. Alice: Stumps? Dad - DRIVE FASTER! Petey: Stumps if you're lucky. Twigs more likely. Dad: Alice, calm down. Petey, hush.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
The frantic tree search!
Shollyman almost 13 years ago
Having a manger to decorate and hold gifts is much more like the “Greatest Gift” in history and more fitting than a decorated tree. It honors The “Giver”, “The Gift” and the eternal “Greatness”..
Catfeet Premium Member almost 13 years ago
If the tree panic isn’t stopped soon, there will only be bloody stumps left!
Christopher Shea almost 13 years ago
But Christmas tree farms are better for the environment than shipping a plastic tree over from China.
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Well, it is the last tree-buying weekend of this Christmas season! Do panic ad lib.
Elaine Rosco Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Tree drama for Alice.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Artificial trees are the way to go.
ellisaana Premium Member almost 13 years ago
At least they have the van, not the tiny car, to carry home their tree.
nboady almost 13 years ago
Trees on those lots come from tree farms — they wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the market for holiday trees. They cut down trees and then plant new saplings to keep the cycle going.
Jkiss almost 13 years ago
I miss having a real tree. Unfortunately my husband is allergic. Fake trees are ok, but they only last a few years before pieces start to break off. Then they end up in a landfill somewhere. At least with a real tree, you can recycle it.
Popeyesforearm almost 13 years ago
sweep up a bunch of needles and glue them into the shape of a tree. Or better yet, use them to pad the crib in the manger.
reynard61 almost 13 years ago
Then there’s the unemployed Mathemetician who couldn’t afford a tree so he created a Yule Logarithm instead…
Downundergirl almost 13 years ago
i grow my own
kirbey almost 13 years ago
I second that comment @Christopher Shea. You should see how the people live who work in the factories that produce plastic tree. I also wonder what goes in the plastic ? If they are OK with adding melemine to milk and killing their own children I wonder what the heck are they putting in the plastic trees trees? toxic waste ? A real tree every time !
Chibi-robo64 almost 13 years ago
Yeah, shut up Petey! Where the heck do you get this “information”? The big book of stupid idiots’ ideas!?! And why do you have to take the fun out of everything with your blandness and “scathing commentary”!?! GAH!!! SOMEBODY TIE HIM TO THE ROOF OF THE CAR THEN PUT THE TREE ON TOP OF HIM!!! I-PET-RRRGH-WH-where’s the Tylenol?