Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 27, 2009
September 26, 2009
September 28, 2009
Transcript:
Alice: As breakfast is the most important meal, I put a lot of thought into choosing my cereal. When scanning the cereal aisle, I'm careful to avoid earth tones, subdued fonts or any hint of restraint in packaging design. These are warning signs of a boring cereal. I look for radioactive colors, eye-watering fonts and obsessive animal mascots. An obsessive animal mascot - rabbit, bumblebee, bear, monkey, squid, etc. - is a key indicator of a good cereal. Even better is an obsessive imaginary creature, say a fanatical leprechaun or a rabid unicorn. Dad: Hey, Alice, did you know hot dogs are merely a vehicle for the condiments? Alice: Daddy! I'm still discussing cereal!
margueritem about 15 years ago
Yeah Dad, don’t change the subject. I was enjoying the part about the rabid unicorn.
COWBOY7 about 15 years ago
Dad, this is my commercial spot!! Geez, go give Petey grief.
lewisbower about 15 years ago
If it ain’t got a toy, I ain’t buying it
lewisbower about 15 years ago
If it ain’t got a toy, I ain’t buying it
mrsullenbeauty about 15 years ago
Squid??
Steve Parmelee Premium Member about 15 years ago
Now, when I was a kid, we could cure any boring cereal using spoonfuls of sugar and chocolate milk!
fritzoid Premium Member about 15 years ago
Isn’t the spokesanimal for Chocolate-Frosted Sugar Bombs named Buzzy the Hummingbird or something?
That leprechuan cereal will never be truly popular until they get rid of everything that isn’t marshmallows.
rustyraby Premium Member about 15 years ago
“Fibrous Clumps”… brilliant. Match that up with the squid and you have a winner!
lazygrazer about 15 years ago
She’s absolutely right—color is very nutritious.
Ermine Notyours about 15 years ago
Silly rabbit, Sweet-Ez are for kids!
Ermine Notyours about 15 years ago
Actually, the Kroger house brand equivalent of Lucky Charms has an octopus on the box.
rayannina about 15 years ago
Some of Malt-O-Meal’s dry cereals employ a jazz-playing kangaroo named “Li’l Oaty.” Hard to top that.
pibfan868 about 15 years ago
I gave a talk today about eating for health, I could have used this cartoon!
BenPanced about 15 years ago
BWAH! Dullards with Raisins! My favorite! I just pick out the cereal and eat a bowlful of raisins in milk.
comics4brown about 15 years ago
I’ve got it – a neon colored box with an obessive squid riding a rabid unicorn promoting the latest “Rabid Unicorn Action FIgure”! Never mind what’s in the box, that would be a must buy! :D
Dirty Dragon about 15 years ago
What happened to picky eating, Alice??
(Attention span of a pre-schooler on Sweet-ez, I guess…)
NSfan1238 about 13 years ago
has anybody else wondered why those mean kids won’t just give the trix rabbit some cereal?
doodles#1 almost 13 years ago
Dad, I know you’re excited but wait your turn!