Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for July 04, 2014
July 03, 2014
July 05, 2014
Transcript:
Alice: This is Fashy, my fashion doll. Girl:Where are her clothes? Alice: The whole point of playing with her is to continually change her clothes, so like every five minutes she gets a fancy new outfit. Alice: But I got tired of her endless demands and I told her flat out, "That's it, Missy, no more changing your dumb clothes all day long!" Girl: I don't like toys who are more spoiled than I am.
Kvasir42 Premium Member almost 10 years ago
The daily brilliance of this strip just astounds me.
Sisyphos almost 10 years ago
Gotta show those dolls who’s boss, Alice and Nara!
calliopejane almost 10 years ago
The naked fashion doll reminds me of a doll I had as a little girl. She had all this gorgeous curly hair, and I washed and combed it all the time, which tended to break or pull out the “hairs.” My mother tells me that’s what happened; I really only have clear memory of the toy as a doll named “Curly” who was totally bald.
Gokie5 almost 10 years ago
Reminds me of a line from my ode to spring in Wisconsin that I called "The Age of Asparagus " (later I heard this phrase on a show by Food Network personality Alton Brown, but I wasn’t consciously copying him at the time – maybe it was in the Collective Unconscious):
When the snow stops falling on the house, And robins cast their cheeky stares,Then geese fly honkin’ through the heavens, And sap jump-starts the pears.
Chorus:This is the dawning of the Age of Asparagus, The Age of Asparagus,Asparaguuuus, Asparagus!
Time to let the chickens wander, Now that they won’t freeze their toes off.Uh-oh, looky over yonder! When the snow melts, We see things we need to hose off,Rusty bikes, and ancient Barbies with their clothes off, Asparagus! Asparagus!
(Chorus)
(Apologies to “The Age of Aquarius”)
bshamblin79 almost 10 years ago
One of my daughters favorite dolls was “One Legged Ken”
Boxo croco says happy derby about 4 years ago
Does he mean “flashy”