Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for March 03, 2024

It’s kind of like the way Buckethead calls himself “Kevin”.

Alice’s whole world has been changed again.

Future sessions with a shrink in the making.

Remember that one, Alice. You’re gonna need it in the future if you ever forget your account password.

I only heard my dad call my mom by her real name a couple of times ever. What’s weird is that my son named his daughter after her and now I hear her name all the time.

Pete’s foot in the last panel!

Your parents aren’t just there to serve you Alice.

LMAO! Too much information, all at once!

Good old Scottish name. I was eight before I leaned to spell one of my Scottish names.

Imagine if Madeline chose to hyphenate her name at marriage. I am guessing there aren’t too many Urquhart-Otterloops out there.

I remember being confused and disturbed that “Mom” and “Dad” weren’t their names, and that my Aunts and Uncles were there siblings. ADULTS CAN’T HAVE BROTHERS OR SISTERS!

The Urquhart wikipedia article includes an image of Isabelle Urquhart (1865–1907), American stage actress and contralto which kinda looks like a cross between Madeline and Alice.

Madeline Urquhart-Otterloop. That’s a mouthful.

Never reveal your mother’s maiden name!

When she grows up and has kids they will call her Alice!

It’s not a secret if you just never asked about it.

Good thing they didn’t hyphenate their name; then it would have been Alice Otterloop-Urquhart. A source of great pain in high school.

I went to school with Roy Urquhart. Don’t suppose it’s relevant.

“Thoughtless, sneaky and just plain rude.”

Oh my! How ironic. The pot calling the kettle black.

Good one Petey. Alice needs her cage rattled every now and again.

To quote Oscar Madison,“That is an unfortunate set of initials”. His roommate was constantly leaving notes with his initials.

I remember the first time I learned my Grandpa’s name, Lauren, and was confused since it sounded like a girl name ;]

Is Mom related to Francis Urquhart, by any chance?

You might well think that. I couldn’t possibly comment.