Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 10, 2013

It’s the Inane leading the Ridiculous !

Think Jeff’s an alcoholic?

Zip’s life cycle: egg, larva, metamorphosis, stinkbug?

A big thank you to Mr PI and the NightGaunt.

She thinks his college career is a waste of time, but not money, since she continues to fund it.Zipper’s parents must be 1%ers.

@dylanthomas3.14159 I think it’s a lot more likely that Jeff is drinking caffeinated soda, and that an alcoholic sees a can and assumes beer.

@jnik23260 Zipper is on scholarships, for playing football and for being a legacy student. His parents aren’t paying for college.

Congrats Mr.Pike.

GT,One of the best line ever.

Even though what Mr. Pike says is true, I’m not sure that is where the story line is going here…

love the word “larval”, such an image. Must be a 1%er, with no way to discharge college debts nowaday, not even bankruptcy, Zip and other college students have to be super Rich or become one of the Destroyers of the American Way/aka Elite. Thanks to the Elites, Feudalism/Fascism American Sytle works!

are we sure that’s beer? so early in the morning! yipes,

Whenever I take an early morning flight, I notice folks all around me having Bloody Marys, Mimosas, scotch, gin, beer, whatever…

Some of those early morning drinkers may be alcoholics, others are just drinking because they are celebrating something perhaps…

“Well, I woke up Sunday morningWith no way to hold my head that didn’t hurt.And the beer I had for breakfast wasn’t bad,So I had one more for dessert. "-Kris Kristofferson

That’s a disposable coffee cup, not a beer can. Zipper must have brought him a coffee.

Hear Hear!

I didn’t think Zipper HAD a family either…. this could get very interesting!

There’s another name for larva – maggots.

It’s confusing but, yeah I think it’s the same deal as Duke & Zonker… Man, I’ve been reading GT forever, I I still get caught out at times… Think that’s the way it’s is with Zonker & Zipper “Uncle” is like Duke & his “nephew” Zonker…

The larval stage!!! Ha!

I agree. “It’s the larval stage of your greatness” will go down as one of GT’s greatest lines. It sums Zipper up. There’s nothing more to be said about him. A brilliant summing up.

To all of you, - aw shucks - thanks so very much for your good wishes. I didn’t mean to be the focus just to base an observation on personal experience.

Perhaps he is drinking a Coke. From my experience, that’s what most college students drink for breakfast.

It must be an “energy” drink.

Jeff’s female contemporaries have been butterflys for some time now. Jeff is intimidated by the success of the chicks.

He’s larval, alright!

I always thought it was one of those energy drinks, too. Fairly certain he fits the profile. Also, isn’t Zonker paying for his college? Since he’s a Duke, or whatever he is, I thought he had tons of money now and is helping out his nephew.

I’m sure Zipper has a scholarship.

Are there really this many loser kids around?

Jeff and Zip, the blind leading the blank.

It could actually be a can of fruit juice – or don’t you get those there?

Was just pointing out that there is a larger likelihood that it is NOT alcohol than that it IS, to my mind, anyway. I don’t buy that it is a “C”. I reckon it’s just the edge of the label.At calimesajim – what the hell are you talking about?

“… BENGHAZI is in it’s larval stage.”

There’s no “it” there. Your ball, Cal.

Find Waldo? Nope. Find Jeff’s “fruit juice” cans in panel 4 of each of the two immediately previous strips.

http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2013/01/09

http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2013/01/08

John Pike!

Wow! Whatalotta folk RNUR corner! Whatta support group!

Again, congrats! And may ye be forever young, forever young, forever young, forever young, ….

You really are a bit obsessed with this so OK, I will accept it could be a C or an O. Perhaps C for “couldn’t care less” or O for “Oh, perhaps somebody might think this is alcohol”.

I get no kick from champagne.Mere alcohol doesn’t thrill me at all.So tell me why should it be trueThat I get a kick out of you.—Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964)

I grow old . . . I grow old . . .I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.

Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.

—T.S.Idiot, er, Eliot. Hic.