Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for May 29, 2011
May 28, 2011
May 30, 2011
Transcript:
Alice: Dad, why are we stopping here? Dad: Let's get some watermelons! Petey: I hate produce. Dad: Petey. Alice: Is he Pulpy Joe? Man: Me? Do you not know the story of Pulpy Joe? They say he was a farmer with fancy ideas about growing the World's Largest Watermelon. They say he sold his soul to the Devil, at the Crossroads, at midnight... Farmer: Deal. Devil: Deal. Man: But the watermelon Joe grew was puny. He mocked the Devil, who said that Joe's soul wasn't no bargain either. So the Devil cursed him. Now Pulpy Joe wanders the land lookin' for his head, but in vain. Petey: Wow! Produce is cool! Mom: How about that? Man: Good day to you. Man: did you just think that up? Man: Naw, it's a screenplay I'm writing. Do you think it'd work better with a grapefruit?
margueritem almost 13 years ago
No, a watermelon works just fine.
Catfeet Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Quick, somebody call Johnny Depp!
pouncingtiger almost 13 years ago
It sounds like the story of Robert Johnson or Charley Daniels.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I’m not even going to bother waiting for the book. Just give those old time b/w classics.
Ole Hougaard almost 13 years ago
And that, boys and girls, is how you win a Reuben award.
Congratulations.
Kvasir42 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Congrats Richard on winning the Reuben!
Tancread Premium Member almost 13 years ago
He won? Fantastic! We will have a party today to celebrate! Well, we were going to have a bbq anyway, but what the hey lets make it a celebration!
SandyRoss- Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Yes, Congratulations on an award well deserved!! *clap*clap*
cleokaya almost 13 years ago
A well deserved Reuben.
We have our own Joe’s, a small vegetable farm that has since become surrounded by city, but still remains a farm that sells the best produce. Sadly Joe has long passed away, but the farm continues.
vldazzle almost 13 years ago
Good adaptation of Sleepy Hollow! Congratulations! And this IS one of the best drawn of all the cartoons I read every day.
DonVanni almost 13 years ago
Congratulations, Richard on winning that oddball statue by that oddball (but GREAT cartoonist). A fitting reward for your work.
WaitingMan almost 13 years ago
Bravo!
fritzoid Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Sure, give the guy a prestigious award, and first thing you know he’s coasting on reruns.
But CONGRATULATIONS, Richard! The Rueben couldn’t have gone to a more deserving recipient.
It’s bittersweet, though. Now I’ve got a pocketful of mulch, and nobody to throw it at.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
CONGRATULATIONS RICHARD! WELL DONE, SIR!
kirbey almost 13 years ago
Congratulations Richard !and because of you I now carry a pocketful of mulch !cheers, parsnip
phuhknees almost 13 years ago
wait-a-minute… “Joe’s soul wasn’t no bargain neither??”
A triple negative?!
“Yes!!!
That calls for extra sauerkraut on your Reuben, RT!
And don’t skimp on the mustard; you deserve it!!!
tmt almost 13 years ago
Yay! Congratulations, Richard! The best man won by far!
hazletmom almost 13 years ago
Congratulations Richard Thompson on winning the Reuben!!!
OldestandWisest almost 13 years ago
Isn’t this a rerun? They give the Reuben to a guy who recycles his work? Charles Schulz’s strips were never rerun until he was in the cold, cold ground.
But seriously, congratulations and well deserved—for your ORIGINAL work.
lin4869 almost 13 years ago
So happy for you, Richard!
kfaatz925 almost 13 years ago
Congratulations, Richard! This strip brightens my day. :)
trekkermint almost 13 years ago
congrats and hurrah
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Congratulations, Richard, on winning that thing! Well earned. Cul de Sac rocks!
zsteelie Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I’m still laughing at the name of Pulpy Joe! LOL
Congrats Mr. Thompson … Well deserved indeed!
Saucy1121 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Congratulations on a well-deserved award. I’m so glad I’ve found comics on the net and am no longer limited to the paltry few in my local paper.
TopazSkies almost 13 years ago
Congratulations, Richard! I get more laughs from your strip over the course of a week than all of the others I read combined.
MisterFweem almost 13 years ago
Congrats Mr. Thompson on the Reuben! Well-deserved. And thanks for letting us revisit Pulpy Joe’s. I think of this strip every time I go to the farmer’s market locally.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Heartfelt congratulations, Richard!
mimisl almost 13 years ago
Enough. I am utterly thrilled that Richard won the Reuben Award for 2011! What an honor, and what an award!
abbotofunreason almost 13 years ago
Is the devil a self-portrait?
Congratulations, Mr. Thompson.
COWBOY7 almost 13 years ago
He got more imagination than Alice!
Constantinepaleologos almost 13 years ago
Isn’t this a rerun?
Bucket_Planks over 7 years ago
Why is this one of the most common reruns
CAT EMPIRE LEADER almost 3 years ago
1000000000000000000000000000000000th Rerun Of This