Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for August 16, 2009
August 15, 2009
August 17, 2009
Transcript:
Voice: Dad, why are we stopping here? Dad: Let's get some watermelons. Petey: I hate produce. Dad: PETEY. Alice: Is he pulpy Joe? Clerk: Me? Do you not know the story of Pulpy Joe? Clerk: They say he was a farmer with fancy ideas about growing the World's Largest Watermelon. They say he sold his soul to the Devil, at the crossroads at midnight. Pulpy Joe: Deal. Devil:Deal Clerk: But the watermelon Joe grew was puny. He mocked the Devil, who said the Joe's soul wasn't no bargain neither. Clerk: So the devil cursed him. Now Pulpy Joe wanders the land lookin' for his head, but in vain. Petey: Wow! Produce is cool! Mom: How about that? Clerk: Good day to you! Man: Did you just think that up? Clerk: Naw, its a screenplay I'm writing. Do you think it'd work better with a grapefruit?
Z-mage over 14 years ago
I’m pretty sure this is a rerun
margueritem over 14 years ago
I’d stick with the watermelon scenario.
carmy over 14 years ago
Yeah, watermelon head is better.
bhob2 over 14 years ago
Maybe this was to honor those two dudes sharing a watermelon while sitting alone in acres of mud and trash at the end of WOODSTOCK.
luezer over 14 years ago
Even this guy has a screenplay.
cleokaya over 14 years ago
Produce *is* cool.
Ermine Notyours over 14 years ago
He’ll go from working with produce to working with producers.
WyattMute over 14 years ago
Where are the crossroads? I just want to know…..for, uh, future reference, of course.
richardcthompson Premium Member over 14 years ago
We reserve the crappy installments for reruns.
lazygrazer over 14 years ago
Hilarious storyline, Richard T. (~’specially that part about Joe’s soul wasn’t no bargain neither, lol.)
I can hardly wait to see the movie.
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
Good One, Richard T.—-This is one of my favorite strips! One’s that are not I usually don’t read!
Digital Frog over 14 years ago
Hey, maybe he could write Gallagher in as the protaganist…
kimberphi over 14 years ago
LOL… bring on the Sledge-o-Matic!
Karl Hiller Premium Member over 14 years ago
Cul de Sac is one of my favorite comics, with a level of quality that’s so consistent that I usually don’t take the time to comment.
But aaaaaa15’s drive-by playground taunt prompted me to give kudos to Richard today, just for balance.
And to aaaaa15, in words you can understand: You are a poopy-head.
kirbey over 14 years ago
This comic is a gem ! wow produce is cool !
Is the produce stand in Southern California ? when I lived there everyone had a screenplay they were writing…
Dmajor over 14 years ago
The Legend of Pulpy Joe, with Joe Don Baker as the older (present day) Pulpy Joe, and Johnny Depp as the younger (flashbacks) P.J. With John Malkovich as the Devil, and Renee Zellwegger as The Puny Watermelon. Suggestions for director?
richardcthompson Premium Member over 14 years ago
Now, now,
Ushindi over 14 years ago
Actually, kreniigh (and Richard - love Cul de Sac - I’ve told you that before), “manyA’s15” has been leaving mean-spirited comments all through the comics today, not just here. comicfan09 sounds as if he’s the same guy with a different log-in. Remember, don’t feed the trolls.
margueritem over 14 years ago
Ah, Ushindi, I see that you are wise.
comics4brown over 14 years ago
If the movie is in October, it should be a very large pumpkin!
Ushindi over 14 years ago
Thank you, Margueritem, but unfortunately it seems to be a random occurrence, rather than a permanent state of affairs.
Cecin'estpasunepipe over 9 years ago
I hereby pronounce this comic guilty of being a rerun.