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   margueritem said, 7 months ago

   Wonderful stuff!
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   BigNate+CalvinandHobbes=:) said, 7 months ago

   Nice Alice!!
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   Sisyphos said, 7 months ago

   “Say hello to my little fren’, Darlene!”
   But, seriously, isn’t it nice how Petey helped Alice get over her fear of cicadas—and create a new race of Super Cicadas?
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   Pacopuddy said, 7 months ago

   That Alice!
   She’s lovely!
   And Petey is a joy.
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   Vince M said, 7 months ago

   I, for one, welcome our new cicada overlords!
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   mabrndt said, 7 months ago

   Yesterday was a repeat of September 29, 2007 (but in b&w), and the first 2 Sunday strips in the rerun:
   
   September 30, 2012 repeated September 16, 2007
   October 7, 2012 repeated September 23, 2007.
   
   But this isn’t a repeat of September 30, 2007. It’s a repeat of October 7, 2007, one week later. Apparently, the rerun won’t be a total rerun.
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   dlhwyo said, 7 months ago

   One of my favorites! I think this is the first Cul de sac I ever read, been reading them ever since. :-)
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   Puddlesplatt said, 7 months ago

   and just wait until she sheds…Screeech!
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   thehag said, 7 months ago

   Cute bug love in panel 3. Love it!
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    Stephen Gilberg said, 7 months ago

    I never imagined that Petey would take cicadas better than I did.
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    briatollah said, 7 months ago

    I once went camping at Angel Creek, near Wells, Nevada. The cicadas had hatched and the sound of their chirping was almost deafening.
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    Ma-om! said, 7 months ago

    This strip answered one of life’s mysteries: why do men infantilize women? It must be a way to cope with their fear of women. Thank you, Mr. Thompson!
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    calvinsfriend110 said, 7 months ago

    Luckily, there’s no cicads where I live.
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    DAZZ said, 7 months ago

    When I was alice’s age, my marble collection were the little people that inhabited the flat towns I built of a meager ammount of blocks. Never had more than 2 dolls total and 2 stuffed animals, but once I got better at sketching I was very creative (and risque) with paper dolls. I made all my own clothes during my marriage and even took in dressmaking for a while.
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    Cantwealljustgetalong said, 7 months ago

    @mabrndt

    I saw that. Let’s hope that they just printed it out of order this week for some reason, and will show the missing Sunday next week!
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