Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for June 17, 2013

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But Richard, I’m such a troll feeding junkie.I read their silly, arrogant, ignorant comments and I can’t help myself.It’s like you see someone drowning, you can’t just walk away. The main difference is that these people really can’t be saved. They are doing this to themselves, and hence to us.So it’s not that I want to save them, what I really want to do is hold their heads under until they stop yelling.I’m not proud of this; no addict is proud of being addicted (except those idiots who brag about how much coke they did in the 80’s).It is my cross to bear, and I will give my word that I’ll try to be less easily provoked; that I’ll let them have their silly little rants knowing that most people (make that “most thinking people”) will not take them seriously.I respect your desire to maintain the decorum in this forum (“Decorum in the Forum,” one of the worst heavyweight bouts ever), but sometimes I feel Ripley vanquishing Aliens.It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it.

Another week of reruns …

decorum in the forum.hee.

UGH, more reruns?? ((Rips hair out*)) They’re married already—and parents at that!

Question: Alex is Jeff’s half-niece, so what does that make Toggle to Jeff? His “quarter-nephew” or something?

Taking vacations is downright un-American! Trudeau needs to get with the program. Work 24/7/365. It’s the American way.

If we do not feed the trolls, it IS possible they will go away. If that happens, then how will we know if we become trolls since we won’t have anyone to judge ourselves against? Without the devil what is god? Sorry, I have been up since 4 watching Twelve Angry Men. I will take my meds now and be quiet.

But there’s so many trolls and their ignorant comments about how the current administration should be allowed to continue with the failures of the past because Democrats can do no wrong.

You had me at war porn. You HAD me at war porn…

I hope you’re enjoying your vacation! If you’re not on vacation…..what do we want…..New comics!! When do we want them…. Now! Lol! A touch of the 60s there!

No comment, but 11 more rerun weeks to go…

What?? Is this an old strip? How about putting the original date on it. Story line doesn’t flow with recent strips.

You do realize that your anti-troll message is in and of itself a troll message by your own definition? :)

It’s kinda sad that, with all the juicy scandals going on, so much fodder for comic funnies, and GT is on summer vacation. Or is it that the NSA got to him…..?

Wishing we had a LIKE button on Go Comics, not just a FLAG

Lies must never go uncorrected with facts.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Y’all better get to work

How many times do we have to say that GBT isn’t on “vacation”? He’s working on an on-line comedy show & probably works a lot harder than those of us that have time to haunt these comments.

Incidentally, for those of you that say that the President’s parents weren’t married when he was born (you know who you are and it probably more realistically applies to you):. “Dunham and Obama Sr. were married on the Hawaiian island of Maui on February 2, 1961, despite parental opposition from both families.620 Dunham was three months pregnant.”

Another week of Trolls! ARGGG!!

Well said.

So glad that you are in charge of this strip and really don’t want to discuss others ideas and resort to name calling. Shame on you for this behaviour

Please note, and hopefully appreciate, that I am ignoring GuarfSGT, even after is inane post to me.It’s like ignoring a pesky bug that keeps buzzing you while you’re trying to rest, or a foul odor that you can’t find the source of, but I’m doing it.If I manage to do so all week, I hope I’ll get a “7 Day Ignoring the Trolls” award like AA would give (not a member, but a week of having to ignore trolls may drive me to drink).

Yea Night-Gaunt49. RSR must love the attention, might be also be the Guard SGT too? Playing both sides just to get the reaction?And if they post these at midnight, what do the first posters do, stay up till then to be first to post???

Reruns, so what?@ Good writing is good writing and let’s not forget how much we’re paying for this, people.

“War porn?” Doesn’t GBT know that the word is “warnography?”

One reason the Republicans are shouted down as trolls is because they generally have a get in your face attitude. Now, having said that, not all of the right are unreasonable. I have had some decent debates on here and Facebook. I did have an incident recently with an old high school friend on Facebook. He jumped all over a post of mine and me. He started his rant with “Where do you get off………?” Then he went on and on “quoting facts”. Fully ninety percent were grossly distorted. I simply told him that six of his points were completely wrong. Then told him he didn’t have to read my posts if he disagreed so vehemently. He hasn’t unfriended me yet. Some people believe a difference of opinion is a personalaffront.

It won’t be easy for me, I want to save the world one closed- minded moron at a time, but I’ll try.

Well spoken, sir

Actually we’ve had reruns since Labor Day.

The difference is that “conservatives” are not necessarily “trolls” or “extremists.” You can have a reasonable discussion with a conservative who is not calling you “stupid,” “ignorant,” “uninformed,” “liar,” “KoolAid drinker” and a whole host of other names I’ve seen in the comments on this site. Political differences used to be fun, before the bullies decided that EVERYONE has to agree with them.

Actually, the progressives here are quite civil, until they’re called names and repeatedly lied to. Now, if some feel this applies to them, perhaps they should reread their own posts…

I don’t think “trolling” has anything to do with agreeing or disagreeing with someone else. It’s way beyond that. It has everything to do with frequenting a site that you know you disagree with, speaking disparagingly about the artist, and calling folks names for what they posted on the site — simply because you don’t agree with them. If I frequented a conservative cartoon site, said the artist was an “ignorant liar,” and accused everyone who agreed with the artist of "drinking the KoolAid, I would be “trolling.”

Did i miss the memo? Why are we getting re-runs?

I don’t know you or what your issues may be but you have the profile of a closet homosexual that beats up gay people. So could it be you are a closet wanna be repressed troll ? Really, the first post of the day and you have to rip on people that you may disagree with ? I hope you find peace in your life and not harbor so much hate .

This week is a rerun of the week of April 2, 2012