Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for December 29, 2015

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 8 years ago

    It’s a what? Never heard of such a thing.

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    bousama  about 8 years ago

    An epergne — a Victorian table decoration for grand dinners that held either flowers or food in the small containers. And guaranteed that you wouldn’t be able to see, let alone converse, with anyone across the table. But a typical over the top Victorian posh touch.

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    alviebird  about 8 years ago

    Sounds French, but the French call that a “surtout”.

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    alviebird  about 8 years ago

    Yeah, I had to Google it.

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    Snivelling_Wizard  about 8 years ago

    Better than being a rude troll…

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    Sisyphos  about 8 years ago

    Madeline is so droll. Maybe she does think it could be a Transformer, though.Now see what you’ve done to your Mom, Alice….

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    Dani Rice  about 8 years ago

    Grandma must be down-sizing.

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    Melki Premium Member about 8 years ago

    While I was looking up that eper-thing, I noticed how much some of them are selling for. Sheesh! You could buy a lot of Transformers if you sold that puppy on e-bay.

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    Kaputnik  about 8 years ago

    That’s why I looked it up in a standard dictionary, not Wikipedia. Learned a new word today. :)

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    uniquename  about 8 years ago

    Grandma probably used it for Big Shirley’s water bowl(s) and food.

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    Lakesailer  about 8 years ago

    I find it strange that A word I have never heard of has over a thousand listings on EBay.

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 8 years ago

    If it’s a family heirloom, and Alice loves it, I believe it has found its next home.

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    AtypicalReader  about 8 years ago

    Google Images has a large amount of pictures of these “epergnes”….including today’s strip. :D

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    HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member about 8 years ago

    Wikipeadia “Someone else’s collaborative dictionary” Wikipedia

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