My mother told me a story that when I was a little kid, and had a friend or friends over to play one day, one of them did not know our last name, so he addressed her as “(Liverlips’s) mommy.”
Petey should be happy he wasn’t given his mom’s maiden name for a first name like some families do. Imagine, Urquhart Potterpoop, – oops! I mean Urguhart Otterloop.
Our granddaughter was teaching her daughter their names and addresses. Little One kept insisting that grandson-in-law’s name was not Steven; he is Daddy Smith. She kept giving her mum one of those “what’s the matter with you” looks.
Similar to Lady in Lady and the Tramp: ‘Darling’ is ‘Lady and the Tramp’s’ owner, and wife of ‘Jim Dear’, in Disney’s 1955 animated feature Lady and the Tramp. In pre-production, Jim Dear was known as Jim Brown, and Darling was named Elizabeth. These were dropped to highlight Lady’s point of view. https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Darling
Templo S.U.D. about 5 years ago
Well, now we know the parents’ name… after another rerun.
stairsteppublishing about 5 years ago
Poor Alice.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 5 years ago
“Urquhart”, huh? I’m gonna forget that by tomorrow.
mabrndt Premium Member about 5 years ago
Once again, 10 years ago, a blog entry referenced this strip
http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2009/03/urquhart.html
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 5 years ago
My mother told me a story that when I was a little kid, and had a friend or friends over to play one day, one of them did not know our last name, so he addressed her as “(Liverlips’s) mommy.”
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member about 5 years ago
Doesn’t every child experience a revelation like this at some point?
ellisaana Premium Member about 5 years ago
Petey should be happy he wasn’t given his mom’s maiden name for a first name like some families do. Imagine, Urquhart Potterpoop, – oops! I mean Urguhart Otterloop.
cdward about 5 years ago
I wonder if her family ever had a castle.
Ontman about 5 years ago
Petey’s foot is wagging like a dog’s tail.
jimmjonzz Premium Member about 5 years ago
The book he’s reading. Am I reading the title correctly? “Little Neuro.”
Sounds like a version of “Little Nemo” in the Matrix universe.
Dani Rice about 5 years ago
Our granddaughter was teaching her daughter their names and addresses. Little One kept insisting that grandson-in-law’s name was not Steven; he is Daddy Smith. She kept giving her mum one of those “what’s the matter with you” looks.
Jabroniville Premium Member about 5 years ago
Haha, this is a terrific one. Alice’s horror is such a kid thing.
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 5 years ago
This is one of Richard’s classics. Laugh in every panel.
J Quest about 5 years ago
Wait until Alice realizes that Grandma has a first name too!
MeGoNow Premium Member about 5 years ago
Making you Alice Urquhart Otterloop. (Or Potterpoop, whichever.)
eladee AKA Wally about 5 years ago
We miss you Richard! But you are with us every day as we read the comic pages and smile. Thanks for sharing your wonderful gift.
craigwestlake about 5 years ago
Well, after going from Urquhart to Otterloop, I think she’d like “Mommy” better…
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member about 5 years ago
Similar to Lady in Lady and the Tramp: ‘Darling’ is ‘Lady and the Tramp’s’ owner, and wife of ‘Jim Dear’, in Disney’s 1955 animated feature Lady and the Tramp. In pre-production, Jim Dear was known as Jim Brown, and Darling was named Elizabeth. These were dropped to highlight Lady’s point of view. https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Darling
Sisyphos about 5 years ago
Poor Alice! Wait until she learns about middle names!
And she is lucky she isn’t growing up from four today, because Mommy would probably be calling herself Madeline Urquhart-Otterloop….
M2MM about 5 years ago
I love the way a lot of young kids just don’t understand that their parents were ordinary people at one time.