Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for February 21, 2016
February 20, 2016
February 22, 2016
Transcript:
Petey: I learned a new oboe piece called "Sad Little Monkey." Alice: Can we hear it? Petey: heenkhahooghoogheenkhoohoohankhahonkaonkankoogoog Petey: hongkahoohoohongkahoohooeenkeenkoohaeenkennkhoo Alice: That was so sad. Dill: Sob Alice: Especially the part in the middle, where the monkey loses his socks in the backyard and he gets yelled at by his mom. Sniff- Dill: It's so unfair. Dill: Or the part where nobody likes him and he doesn't get invited to the lemur's party and he's home all alone. sob. Alice: That was powerful stuff. Petey: wow.
Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
what an impact
Sisyphos almost 9 years ago
Wow, indeed. I bet even Petey himself didn’t realize what powerful stuff that oboe treatise is. And his playing—just overwhelming!
GROG Premium Member almost 9 years ago
You’re playing my tune.
Trond Sätre Premium Member almost 9 years ago
That’s a lot of context!
markbrowningmilner almost 9 years ago
i think alice and dill are messing with petey.
jfrahm55 almost 9 years ago
i like panel three where dill wipes his drippy nose on his sleeve. such a little boy move
neatslob Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I’ve read the whole series three times, and yet sometimes they put a strip up, like this one, that I don’t remember at all.
k8zhd almost 9 years ago
This is just wonderful! An hilarious lesson on the power of music.
Faustus Mitternacht almost 9 years ago
Heek a hook, yall.
bigcatbusiness almost 9 years ago
The oboe plays beautifully if you know how to use it.
ChessPirate almost 9 years ago
Not just “Wow!”, Petey, “Oomaboogy Wow Wow Wow!”
GAO??GRO almost 9 years ago
I loved this strip, having had a brother, husband and daughter that played the oboe – and I agree, once you know how to play it, it is beautiful.
Wilde Bill almost 9 years ago
Flying Little Monkey would have gotten a different reaction from his audience.
Mike Parsons Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Petey’s got soul !!!
Sheila Hardie almost 9 years ago
I can’t tell if they’re pulling his leg or not…