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   Peabody-Martini said, 9 months ago

   Long family trips where the haunting questions remain long after the trip is through like “Who’s idea was this anyway?” and “Why did we stop here?”
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   Sisyphos said, 9 months ago

   12 acres?! I hope Peter and Madeline don’t hope to browse the entire inventory at Big Tom’s. Petey may expire in the van, and Alice will be noisily disappointed at the lack of French fries.
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   Astute Social Observer said, 9 months ago

   Is Madeline shopping for Grandma? This totally looks like her kind of place.
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   LHPuttgrass said, 9 months ago

   “Just for a minute.” Ha!

   Ha, I say!
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   Citizen GROG! said, 9 months ago

   I’ll be counting the seconds.
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   cdward said, 9 months ago

   Disastrous end to a disastrous trip. Perfect.
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   PICTO said, 9 months ago

   12 ACRES!! That’s a lot of gnomes.
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   T_Lexi said, 9 months ago

   If Alice got out and looked carefully (around the entire 12 acres) I’ll bet she’d find something that she absolutely has to have for Christmas…
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   Bob Vallinino said, 9 months ago

   @Peabody-Martini

   Long time ago—1973, I guess, my family & I took a trip with a trailer thru @ least 25 states. One state we stayed in was Wyoming, where I saw a rodeo for the only time. The trip was about a month, but I was glad to get home. Five people together for that long—-but you are right "who’s idea was this anyway? is perfect way to say it.
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    snarkm said, 9 months ago

    I just bought all the Cul de Sac books they could order in my local book story. sigh I’m going to miss this strip.
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    kens said, 9 months ago

    When we were on trips, my father loved to stop at farmstands. Once, he got a great deal on a bushel of RIPE apples. He found room for them in the back of the station wagon. at least garden gnomes don"t smell>
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    ellisaana said, 9 months ago

    Alice should love 12 acres of lawn ornaments. She might find a really big fountain.
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    Gokie5 said, 9 months ago

    @snarkm

    I just bought all the Cul de Sac books they could order in my local book store."
    BLESS you for ordering through your local book store. We’ve got to keep those things going!
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    Saskfan said, 9 months ago

    @PICTO

    Indeed it is. One might almost call it a veritable gnome man’s land.
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    Taz said, 9 months ago

    And they’ll buy a gnarly gnome and place it under Petey’s window, where it will lurk in the weeds to torment him all night long…
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