Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for January 23, 2013

Amazing trade

Petey would also be bothered by all the rocks staring at him.

No rock should remain glum! All rocks have a right to be happy! —Get with Alice’s program, Dill, for your own safety….

Rocks have a hard life, Alice.

Poor Dill. Don’t cry. There will be another roll coming your way shortly. In the meantime, enjoy the nice rock Alice gave you.

A rock for a roll. And that waters muddy.

Thankfully, Dill is easily distracted.

Poor Dill, Alice made him cry. And then she made him all happy again!

Just be thankful she didn’t throw dirt at you, Dill . . . .

Let’s spread the happiness….where’s my slingshot?

I have a good luck stone.

Is it really defacement if you’re putting faces on things?

The old hippies living in Coombs, B.C., sell those to tourists for a buck each.

a rock feels no pain

A smiley rock in no way makes up for a ruined cardboard tube. It would take at least 10 smiley rocks….

Yeah, Alice will make a great Mom one day!

A little deal to a grown-up but a major disaster for the droopy drawers set.

My daughter Emma drew smiley faces on hundreds of rocks then released them into the wild when she was about four. I stole this idea from her.

I could use a happy rock.