Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 28, 2022

I suspect that everything Dill touches becomes “Mr. Sticky”.

It’s the Censorship Stick!

Benny, since you are going after Dil, you will understand why Mr. Sticky is now an appropriate name.

Dill rules!!!!!!!

Miss Bliss has turned out to be a dam|\| censor!

Dill is NOT environmentally friendly.

Next up! Mr. Stinky.

Dill was a sap with a sticky stick!

20 Century “Please Deposit 10¢ for another 5 minutes.” ~ 21 Century “add minutes to your Wireless Account.”

Don’t worry Dill. I’ve heard Elon Musk wants to buy the Talking Stick for $44 billion; he’s sure to let you use it again.

Funny, that. Something chocolaty is like chocolate. Something sticky isn’t like a stick, though, and something irony isn’t like iron.

Miss Bliss sure knows how to crush the creativity in a kid!

Methinks that Dill understands the object as being a “tàlking stíck” (a stick that talks) rather than “tálking stìck” (a stick for talking).

Q: what’s brown and sticky?

This sort of thing to me is a cornerstone of MIss Bliss’ characterization: she has a good idea. but it’s just not a good idea for toddlers. This MIGHT work in kindergarten, but the kids are going to kid. It also shows another of her faults in that she too often forgets these are children and not perfectly beyhaved machines. It’s why she works really: she all too often forgets what she’s dealing with and pays the price.. or they get cornered for it. Either way.

Hey Ms. Bliss! If you don’t want to hear what Dill has to say, don’t give him the stick! Sheesh, and here I thought four year olds were the grabby ones.

Young Dill does not grasp the concept of the “talking stick” that Miss Bliss enunciated yesterday. He wasn’t paying attention and thinks “talking stick” means “a stick that can talk” rather than a sceptre conveying the authority to speak. He is spreading misinformation, and that’s toxic!

Well, he is the youngest four-year old in Blisshaven Academy Pre-School….

She knew exactly where that story was going.