Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 13, 2009

Why yes, Alice, you were quite the heroine…

I love that the bunny is named Polyfill - Dad probably read it off the washing-instructions tag, and it stuck.

And what were they doing in a pet store? Is there a pet in existence that wouldn’t make Petey even more neurotic?

All in good time Rayannina, all in good time…

LOVE two-year-old Alice’s angry eyes… she’s obviously mellowed since then!

you can tell a lot about people by their eyes, but not in alice’s case,

Whatever you say Alice. Yes dear!

I would think a turtle or maybe a hermit crab would be fitting for Petey…

Good call dad….a rescue story about some rawhide bone named “Gristly” just wouldn’t have been the same.

I recall that Polyfill’s name was Petey’s idea, not Dad’s.

(By the way, rereading Children at Play yesterday I observed that Petey is Peter Otterloop Jr.)

Hahaa… Love Alice’s expression in panel 2, not only the angry eyes but the tight little clenched fists! Oh, and a beautiful thing about panel 3. When people are trying to remember something, they frequently look up and to the side. This is depicted perfectly in panel 3 where Alice’s mom is looking up as she remembers the bygone memories of the rawhide bone stuffed in Alice’s mouth!

I just figured she was rolling her eyes at the memory. Even at two, Alice was Alice.

I’m not so sure that Alice’s mom’s eyes in panel 3 are meant to only mean that she is only remembering the event — I think it might also be that she’s like “I can’t believe that you acted like that!” and a bit exasperated in her memory of a 2 year old Alice!

I tried the same thing with a Bugatti. I put the door handle in my mouth and wouldn’t let go. The owner had to get in on the passenger side, but when he hit 60 in seconds, I was forced to let go.

cleokaya ROTFLMAO!!!!! I can just picture you now….

Yeah, cleo - that would have made a good Birdbrains cartoon!

She’s like a little Ramona!