Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 09, 2018

what I want for Thanksgiving is to not gorge myself at the dinner

Big Shirley loves stuffing; howdaya think she got big!

You first, Petey.

Oh, Petey—dressing is one of the best parts! We have a big family Thanksgiving where everyone brings food, and it’s just incredible. Not gorging is not an option.

Grandma probably makes oyster stuffing. Ewwww!

Sounds like the voice of experience.

Petey, you may have my turkey, I’ll take your stuffing.

Alice always takes her fears head on.

That’s what my home cooked meals were like when I was a child.

Or arm yourself with slightly rancid deviled eggs. Good for chucking at passing motorists too!

How do I slather myself with stuffing? Add gravy? Or butter?

Count your blessings kids, you could instead be eating with Gary and Leopold.

Petey’s legendary pickiness is his undoing at Thanksgiving. All those food items coming into contact with each other – and that’s just the stuffing.

Maybe Granny makes the Wrong Kind of stuffing, Petey. But a simple stuffing with sage is pretty darn good stuff. Polluting the stuffing with things like oysters is the root of the possible problem.

And, BTW, Big Shirley, the Big Scary Dog, will not devour you, Alice. —Just slobber all over you: Ewww! Dog germs!