Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for March 18, 2013
Transcript:
Alice: Wheres the trebuchet your brothers built? Dill: It has an accident. they took it out in a field. Dill: They loaded it up and yanked the cord. Dill: And with a mighty twang the whole thing fell apart. Alice: No! What did they load it with? Dill: A bag of marshmallows. Alice: What a senseless waste of good food!
margueritem over 11 years ago
Oh, I so agree.
Marg, possessor of Peeps.
alviebird over 11 years ago
I had marshmallows today, but they were in a Watergate salad.
Linux0s over 11 years ago
I’m sure the marshmallows were salvaged from the wreckage.
Peabody-Martini over 11 years ago
Water balloons are so much more satisfying for that purpose.
Sisyphos over 11 years ago
Bupf! Is this the only time we’ve actually seen one of Dill’s brothers (I assume the long-haired hippy freak in panel 2 is one of the trebuchetting brothers)? Bupf!
Gokie5 over 11 years ago
In the last panel, Dill’s ?ball looks a lot like a seriously expired Halloween pumpkin that I threw on the ground once. Only it didn’t go “bupf” – only a very quiet “splat.”
Gokie5 over 11 years ago
Quite a thrill to finally see one of Dill’s brothers. {Excuse split infinitive.]
DavidGBA over 11 years ago
Not enough clearance for the ballast to swing through!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 11 years ago
LOL!
lecrenb over 11 years ago
I presume his brothers built a bonfire from the remains and roasted the marshmallows…
calvinsfriend110 over 11 years ago
Hope they’re not Peeps.