The blog of Richard Thompson, caricaturist, creator of "Cul de Sac," and winner of the 2011 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

End of the Road for the Cul-de-Sac

My friend Alex Hallatt, genius cartoonist of Arctic Circle ,
sent me this link describing how bad cul-de-sacs are for the environment and for the mental and physical health of those who live on them . Uh-oh. Expect the strip to take a sudden bleak turn.

4 comments:

Mark Anderson said...

"Isolated and insular, they become cesspools of self-absorption and pettiness that turn their backs on the wider world."

Oh come now, that's a bit harsh...

Kid Shay said...

It was only a matter of time
before the world turned its back
on the lowly cul de sac.

Bob Burnett said...

How about:


"Isolated and insular, they become inkwells of self-absorption and pettiness that turn their rapidiographs on the wider world."

richardcthompson said...

I just sounds like an unattainable utopia to me, but then I'm pretty antisocial.