Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 28, 2018

Once again, 10 years ago, a blog entry accompanied this strip: 

http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2008/08/oops.html

Petey needs to learn how to recognize voices.

I think I missed the “plut” the first time through.

For me, “Adult Swim” is when I watch Bob’s Burgers right before I go to bed.

Does that “ha!” indicate it wasn’t quite as awful as Petey feared?

I love that when Petey says “ha” it’s followed by a period instead of an exclamation point.

Is there any more of a fitting Alician posture than that of panel four? A look of bemusement and complete satisfaction with accompanying wry grin as she surveys her handiwork, hands clasped in a satisfying and delighted posture beneath her little chin.

So if Alice just set Petey back 4 years is she now older than him?

Lessee. Petey got his feet wet (that’s a +), and Alice showed her Mean Streak (that’s a —). It all balances out….