The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for July 30, 1999
July 29, 1999
July 31, 1999
Transcript:
Huey: Finally...finished mowing the lawn. But what have I really accomplished? A futile effort to control nature? Not to mention making this wild and unique piece of land look like everyone else's. What a waste of time. This yard now conforms to social standards. This is not the yard of a revolutionary! This is the yard of a...of a ... Thomas: Hey!! Lawn's lookin' nice, buddy! Yeah! Huey: ...Of a Thomas Dubois.
On one hand, Huey has a point. A lawn is made of natural and organic material, but otherwise it’s an entirely human-created invention. On the other hand, Huey should stop being a whiner who’s afraid of a little hard work.