Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for April 01, 2020

What camp which specializes in comic books (and graphic novels) would also do lanyards?

It’s a good thing for Petey that it’s just a day camp which means he can sleep in his own bed.

No matter what, I will find the downside….

“I think you need to socialize with other kids like you who don’t like to socialize with other kids like you.” Most brilliant line I’ve read in a long time.

Everybody needs a few lanyards, Petey. Alice will be so jealous.

Camp Toonaway is awesome! No canoes, no poison ivy, no softball.

And who knows, Petey, you may make a friend.

What is the camp going to do? Velcro the kids together?

No lanyards. But doilies.

Heck yes! Ya gotta make a lanyard.

If only there was a camp for adults who like cartoons and comic books… (not adult content; adult campers!)

If you haven’t seen this it is worth a watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EjB7rB3sWc

Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco had things like this in the summer, but just the cartooning classes, no sleep away camping.

And boondoggles!

Yes, alas, you’ll have to make lanyards. It’s a categorical imperative.

But will he be able to bring Ernesto?

My favorite was “Fight on God’s side; Join the Christian Militia”…

Mom: “I think you need to socialize with other kids like you who don’t like to socialize with other kids like you.” Petey: “But mom, that’s socialization. Totally against my principles.”

“There are many men in London, you know, who, some from shyness, some from misanthropy, have no wish for the company of their fellows. Yet they are not averse to comfortable chairs and the latest periodicals. It is for the convenience of these that the Diogenes Club was started, and it now contains the most unsociable and unclubable men in town." – Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Greek Interpreter”

She’s such a good mom!

Madeline is doing it! She’s selling Petey in the idea of summer camp!

Just a few more careful minutes of spiel and Petey will accede to going!

Maybe….