Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for January 04, 2017
January 03, 2017
January 05, 2017
Transcript:
Mom: I'll give you some medicine for your fever, Alice. Alice: What flavor is it? Mom: Ummm....."cotton candy". Ick. Alice: Ick? Mom: No! It's cotton candy flavor! Yum! Alice: You said ick! You said ick!! Mom: I meant to say yum! Look, it's bright pink! How bad can it be?
Kaputnik over 7 years ago
She meant to say that it’s cotton candy-ish. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
Templo S.U.D. over 7 years ago
you just had to say it, Mom
Wilde Bill over 7 years ago
Ick is what Petey would say.
GROG Premium Member over 7 years ago
As I recall, it was more like yuck.
pumaman over 7 years ago
Do you want to feel better Alice? Quit acting like a little girl. Um, nevermind.
Dani Rice over 7 years ago
Is anybody else out there in “Go Comics” land old enough to remember when you got Brown’s Mixture for a cold?
Or Coca Cola syrup for an upset stomach?
steverinoCT over 7 years ago
Medicine should taste bad, so you know it’s working.
JP Steve Premium Member over 7 years ago
Our doctor prescribed Ginger Ale after I’d eaten a load of sour grapes.
gcarlson over 7 years ago
One morning in resident rounds we taste tested several pediatric antibiotics. Taste affects patient ompliance.
Sisyphos over 7 years ago
Not so sure about “cotton candy-flavored” medicine, but that Pink Stuff that Mom gave me once in a while for a tummy ache turned out to taste Not So Bad….
Be brave, Alice!
Maizing over 7 years ago
My mom gave us a tablespoon of pure honey.