Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 25, 2014
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Alice: Dill ate a glue stick at morning snack time. Petey: Ick. Did his mom pack it for him? Alice: No. But as i was watching the glue stick disappear down Dill's gullet, I started thinking, y'know, Petey's Doctrine of Picky Eating has many attractive qualities. Petey: Really? Alice: I'm uncomfortable with the ease with which a glue stick can serve some people as a morning snack. It's driving me to pickiness. Petey: Ah! A convert!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member about 10 years ago
Drove my Daughter in the opposite direction. She used to order steamed clams just because her Brother would go out and sit in the car while we ate! He could have given Petey pointers.
GROG Premium Member about 10 years ago
Yeah to a degree, there are some things I just won’t eat:: glue sticks, peas, green beans, most fuit, pizza, anything with ketchup on it , the entire McDonalds menu and liver.
Sisyphos about 10 years ago
Ah, that gleam of the Successful Proselytizer in Petey’s eye (panel 3)! Alice might have the best of Picky intentions, but I don’t think she could maintain the rigorous practice for very long….
Stellagal about 10 years ago
I could never belong to the pickiness order. The only two things I don’t like are tomato juice and tomato soup, but I do like ketchup and tomatos.
puddlesplatt about 10 years ago
I eat all and everything, and somethings your not supposed to eat…they tell me?
Nighthawks Premium Member about 10 years ago
there are some things I won’t eat.lessee…uh….human beingsmonkey brains roachescheetahshorsesradishesand especially horses or radishes with horseradish sauce
Retired Dude about 10 years ago
Our tastes change as we mature age. There are many things I wouldn’t eat when I was a kid that I like now.
steverinoCT about 10 years ago
When I was a kid I went through phases: no eggs, then no ketchup/tomato sauce. I wasn’t strict: when a group I was with brought in McD’s burgers for us kids, I ate one despite the ketchup. I was finally seduced to the dark side when everyone was eating pizza in front of me. Mmmmm…
And now I’m going through it again with my three grand-nieces. Of course they’re out of sync: one will eat this but not that, while another will eat that but not this…
Dani Rice about 10 years ago
My parents grew up during the Depression, and I was a War Time child. I ate what was put in front of me, or did without. Like Retired Dude, many things I didn’t like, I learned to like. Our three kids were each given a choice of one thing they didn’t have to eat, and they all chose peas.
Peam Premium Member about 10 years ago
First time I’ve seen Petey sit up and pay attention to anything! Let alone with a half-smile!
GROG Premium Member about 10 years ago
nighthawks, I’m not a fan of horse radish sauce either, but I do like horse radish and plain old radishes.
fuzzybritches about 10 years ago
I really turned up my nose at baloot.
JP Steve Premium Member about 10 years ago
I can’t figure out how it was that in my middle years the thought of mustard or vinegar would make me gag. Today I mainline them like I did when I was a kid!
Mary McNeil Premium Member about 10 years ago
Because there are no longer jars of paste available in the average classroom?