Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for April 25, 2012

No.

Ernesto is a young Newt Gingrich. He’s just as ego-maniacal.

Cafeteria food NEEDS to be weaponized? I thought it was already there, no additions needed.

My local comic shop doesn’t seem to have this in stock. Any ideas where I can pick up a copy?

Yes! Picto-Fictions!

Now Petey has a target to aim for.

I, too, want to see with my own eyes Ernesto Lacuna Picto-Fictions! Will this give Petey feelings of inadequacy?

Not Petey’s perhaps, but Andre’s probably could – even if they are short stories.

I didn’t know the meaning of Lacuna so I just looked it up. hahahahahahahahahaha (or as my kids say, LOL!)

Now I know he is imaginary.

Ernesto’s stories sound like they might have (shudder) action in them, something Petey tries to avoid.

Like Frannie K. Stein’s cafeteria food monster.

Mystery meat and green stuff.

I sure hope that Ernesto is imaginary. That boy freaks me out!

when the comics code authority started censoring comic books in 1955, EC started some black and white 25 cent magazines they called picto-fiction! they also turned Mad from a dime comic book to quarter mag. it sold, picto-fiction didn’t.

Has anyone ever noticed that Ernesto has a picture of himself on his inner sweater?

Some companies are weaponizing milk by adding carbonizing it. Just shake, aim , …

I always suspected that “jello with the food in it” was a weapon of mass obstruction…

actually, this would be the pink slime. that’s what it is. it was created to thwart the aliens!

I wonder if Ernesto Lacuna was named after Cuban musician Ernesto Lecuona.

Lacuna means a portion of the text is missing if my memory is correct. Or the gap caused by the missing text. A great name for an imaginary friend. I suppose he is originally from Lacuna Beach, California.

Hey, I liked rice with gravy. Ours was bright yellow, but I thought it actually tasted pretty good.

I sure haven’t read a ’ funny book’ for a very long time