Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for July 15, 2012
July 14, 2012
July 16, 2012
Transcript:
Alice: Dill, you can't be afraid of your own toys! Dill: But it acts so weird. I heard it wandering around the house last night. Alice: That's silly! I'll at it for you! Dill: I think it got in a fight with the vacuum cleaner. There were attachments strewn all over the place this morning. And it was sitting in a corner, all covered in dust. I was going to yell at it, but it twanged a spring at me! HEY, YOU DUMB TOY - yeep. Take it to the playground and leave it in the sandbox. Dill: No! It's the only toy I've got that my brothers haven't broken.
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
How dare you twang at me, Toy! I think Alice has the right solution, Dill, harsh as it may seem to you.
GROG Premium Member over 12 years ago
I think, maybe, they got to that one too.
Commentator over 12 years ago
What kind of toy is it??
cockeye over 12 years ago
The song by Tom Paxton. Credit where credit is due.
markbrowningmilner over 12 years ago
i love alice’s “pop! pop!” toy – those are the best!
Dani Rice over 12 years ago
“All I want for Christmas is a Doodly-Wop” I think (I think!) Art Carney sang that one.
Joe Way Premium Member over 12 years ago
Are the second and third panels reversed?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 12 years ago
Looks to me like it’s already broken, Dill!
merbrat over 12 years ago
@joeway Not reversed. Dill has a very long pull-string on the scary toy. Richard does wonderful long panels. Imagine the top row as one long wide screen shot. The panels divide the conversation. Same with second row (2-6)
Jkiss over 12 years ago
Is it just me or does this toy seem to resemble Dill? Look at the top spring in the first panel. .Be afraid Dill, be very afraid.
blyjohn over 12 years ago
I like how the sound of Alice’s toy changes after the encounter. POP to pip.
calvinsfriend110 over 12 years ago
Yipe.
6turtle9 over 12 years ago
That poor toy is destined for Misfit Island.
jonatanschroeder over 12 years ago
It’s interesting that even the popper got “scared”…
StrummerFan over 12 years ago
I can’t read the copyright date – but was this the last original strip?