Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for March 15, 2009
March 14, 2009
March 16, 2009
Transcript:
Alice: Mommy and Daddy were talking, and Daddy said something disturbing. Petey: What? Alice: He called Mommy "Madeline," like it's her name. Petey: It is her name. Alice: What? Since when? Petey: "Mommy" is her position, or possibly it's an honorific. Alice: I don't think I like this business of people having secret lives with names of their own. It's thoughtless and sneaky and just plain rude. Petey: Daddy's name is Peter. Alice: HAMAHAMAHAMA I CAN'T HEEEEEEEAR YOU HAMAHAMAHAMA! Petey: Mom's maiden name is Urquhart.
cleokaya about 15 years ago
Urquhart..okey, now you have gone to far.
richardcthompson Premium Member about 15 years ago
See here http://www.clanurquhart.com/. And they’ve got a great castle.
wndrwrthg about 15 years ago
cleokaya says:
Urquhart..okey, now you have gone to far.
Excellent reference.
pibfan868 about 15 years ago
Possibly an honorific!! I LOVE that!
turtleman44 about 15 years ago
“Mommy” is a terrific honorific.
margueritem about 15 years ago
Alice is one of the best comics out there.
lazygrazer about 15 years ago
Like Petey’s hyper-toe. Nice touch.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member about 15 years ago
Oh this is a good one! LMAO!
DougDean about 15 years ago
I guess it’s pretty hard to come up with something even worse than “Otterloop”
DougDean about 15 years ago
Petey’s like Dogbert; he wags when he’s enjoying himself…
eggboard Premium Member about 15 years ago
This is my favorite new comic strip. My wife burst out laughing when I read this strip to her.
DonVanni about 14 years ago
How upset will Alice be when she finds out about MIDDLE names?
merbates about 13 years ago
Cool! Mom has a NAME!
DCStark almost 13 years ago
All children are utterly aware of the concept of middle names. They hear them every time they do something wrong:
“ALICE IPHEGENIA OTTERLOOP!! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GOLDFISH??!!”
Attila The Voice! about 11 years ago
When I was Alice’s age I was also surprised when someone called my mom by her real name!! I gasped and said “No, what are you talking about? That’s MOM” XD
robert423elliott over 2 years ago
I called my mother by her first name until I was 8 years old! Didn’t make her happy, but that was my little problem. If she didn’t answer, I would yell, “Hey you” until she gave in!