Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 25, 2021

Looks like Petey’s moving into abstract expressionism.

Wow.

One of my favorite Cul de Sac strips of all time! Perfection.

Enlightenment! Petey just answered one of life’s biggest questions (at least from an 8 year old’s point of view) now he has the rest of his life to work on some of the other questions about life many of us have asked from time to time…….

No assembly required.

School…my life is scissors and tape.

You’ll cut it, and stick with it.

That is some cosmic wisdom right there.

Insight! :D

Remember this moment, you two; a shared epiphany!

Eurika !

Exactamundo…

Almost the same answer to “How’s life?”

Aww, and I was hoping for a Scathing Commentary…

Way to go, Alice! And Petey, you have a smiley face figure in panel 3! That’s promising! Or is that the teacher pleased with the day’s lesson torture? :P

And, honey, it’s like that all through grad school . . .

As a high school teacher who frequently sees my students do and say things that remind me of my time in high school, I can say that Alice’s proclamation is 100% accurate.

yes

Ummmmm – maybe knowledge is the reward?

Panel 3 becomes a Special Moment of Unforeseen Enlightenment! Go, Petey! And thanks, Alice, for the boost!