(Used to be) Springwood Colquhouns: Chez nous

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Chez nous

Every week the Zits comic strip features in our Sunday paper. The comic strip features an adolescent boy, Jeremy, and his parents. It is often spot on where our boys are concerned.

Here is the one from last Sunday which those of you who met the boys when we were on our big trip a couple of years ago might be able to relate to:

To be able to read it properly you might be better clicking here.

For those of you unable to follow the link here's what it says.

Jeremy : I'm home.
Jeremy then empties the contents of the fridge into his mouth.
Jeremy : I'm going out again.
Dad : Along about the sixteenth year, the pitter-patter of little feet gives way to the ransacking of the refridgerator.
Mum : I'd better not find any chicken bones in the shrubbery again!

3 comments:

Daniel and Karen said...: Well, at least you know they are normal then if they line up with the comic strip!! Or is there a spy in your house using the boys as inspiration............; Thursday, 08 January, 2009
Rory and Granny Di said...: Wish we had had a teenage boy to raid our fridge. For years we never seemed to use up leftovers and had the best fed dustbin in town!!; Friday, 09 January, 2009
Colquhouns said...: Yes, but then you would NEVER have been able to afford to buy a flat in Paphos!!!!; Friday, 09 January, 2009

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