Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for February 05, 2012
February 04, 2012
February 06, 2012
Transcript:
Alice: Petey! I can do it! I can wink! Petey: Well... Alice: I'm winking with both eyes! Petey: It's kind of a wink. And kind of a squint. And a wince, too. Alice: It's a wink! Petey: It's a "squince." That's what it is - a squince! Alice: You're just making up words! Hey, Mom! Look! Petey: I wonder if they give a prize to people who make up a word. Mom: Alice, have you got something in your eye? What were you doing? Alice: MOM. Petey: Nah, probably not... Mom: Were you playing with the can of spray cheese again? Alice: NO! I'm WINKING!
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Another delightful winner.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
finale almost 13 years ago
I can wink with both eyes….at the same time….and yes, spray cheese can be hurtful in several ways.
x_Tech almost 13 years ago
No, no prize but maybe you can run for vice-president (of your class).
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Alice’s maturation through self-discovery has taken a huge step forward Squincing is an important social skill for grown-ups….—It is, isn’t it? (Squince squince)
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
After that remark by Mom, Alice must surely be wincing – maybe squincing.
APersonOfInterest almost 13 years ago
Beautifully done.
Bittermelon of Truth almost 13 years ago
Lighten up Mom! Spray cheese is less hurtful than a can of pepper spray :P
brick10 almost 13 years ago
Spray cheese is to real cheese as Twinkies are to real food.
neatslob Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I’m pretty sure this is a new one!
lemon868 almost 13 years ago
I love it! Alice nails Petey in one and goes off to mom, only to get questioned- and I do think it’s new too!
cleokaya almost 13 years ago
Winking can be a most useful thing to know when she gets a little older.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Yes. it’s new. This is from Richard’s blog:This is the last Sunday I drew before my hiatus. It’s one of those strips that tickles me no end, which is kinda rare.What I most enjoy is a strip that spins in a circle then takes off in an unexpected direction and this one does that if nothing else. I hit a wall in writing it until the phrase “spray cheese” popped into my head then all the pieces fell into place (note to playwrights, novelists & New Yorker short story writers; when in a bind think “spray cheese”). Otherwise the only thing I struggled with was the expression on Alice’s face. That took a stack of paper and half a bottle of ProWhite to achieve; you’ll note the relative stiffness in Alice’s face in the first panel after I’d tweaked it into lifelessness. By the third panel I had it down.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Priceless! Those cans of spray cheese can be dangerous too!
mabrndt Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Regarding 5th panel: no, just more publicity for your TV show for making up a word.
rolleg almost 13 years ago
“Unfriend” is one of my favorites.
Gokie5 almost 13 years ago
Richard, I thought of whistling right away, too! Among my four grandkids, there’s a lot of lip-pursing and whooshing, but I don’t think anyone’s got it yet. Some of them can wink really well, though, and arch one eyebrow at the drop of a hat. I never could – think it’s a heredity thing (from someone else, not me).
scrabblefiend almost 13 years ago
My son can raise ONE eyebrow—must be something he god from his dad’s genes, because I can’t do it.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Maybe he’s related to Mr. Spock.
xCaptainIcyx almost 13 years ago
Winking is hard…
trekkermint almost 13 years ago
squince – verb – being squirted a quince (difficulty=very hard)
merbates almost 13 years ago
Bwahahahaha!