Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for November 18, 2012
November 17, 2012
November 19, 2012
Transcript:
Alice: Petey, what's that? Petey: It's my school project on Thanksgiving. It didn't go so well. Alice: Why? Petey: Instead of the first Thanksgiving, I did a diorama of the third Thanksgiving, when they were all getting on each other's nerves. Petey: See, they're standing around in an awkward silence. And look, everyone hates the stuffing, and the turkey came out dry. Petey: The native americans are sitting at a separate table because all the pilgrims are talking about football. And who cares about that? Alice: Ha! It's great! I always love your work! Petey: Well, my teacher says it didn't fall within the parameters of the assignment. Now it just makes me cringe. Alice: Would it help if I took it outside and ran over it with my tricycle? Petey: Sure, back up over it a few times, too.
I know how Petey feels. My older daughter made what I thought was a very original diorama about The Hobbit, showing the scene where the dwarves were captured by giant spiders. The dwarves were wrapped in cocoon-like things and suspended from a spider filament, and you could see bits of their hair protruding, maybe a little nose here and there. My daughter made a C. A’s were granted to diaramas that were slick and Disney-looking, and to my sour-grapes eyes, it looked as though the parents had helped. Humph!