Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for June 23, 2014
Transcript:
Zonker: Say, Michael, did I ever tell you about my Great Uncle who fought in the American Revolution? Mike: No-- you had a colonist uncle? Zonker: Uh-huh! Ol' Uncle Nate Harris! He was a minuteman, and one of the great patriot leaders. Mike: Funny-- I've never heard of him... was he known in his day? Zonker; Are you kidding? For years, his bold, inflammatory statements were the talk of the thirteen colonies! Nate Harris: The crown is full of it! Wife: Please, Nate-- finish your dinner...
BE THIS GUY over 10 years ago
“…and get your manure crusted shoes off the table.”
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 10 years ago
Thus the revolution’s seeds were planted.
SKJAM! Premium Member over 10 years ago
Ah, the Bicentennial….
pelican47 over 10 years ago
Clark, Granduncle seems right, but in my family we called him a Great Uncle.
TheWildSow over 10 years ago
Oooooh….was this a Bicentennial Minute? :-)
rpmurray over 10 years ago
Give me entitlements or give me death!
Beleck3 over 10 years ago
200 years later we are still owned by Business. a short reprieve from slavery, but whoot, here we are again.
Jack Straw over 10 years ago
Zonk and Zip’s ancestors clearly married, procreated, made new Harrises – does the line end with them?
WaitingMan over 10 years ago
Great Bicentennial moment; Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo requesting National Guard troops because of the threat of hippies invading the city.
57-Don over 10 years ago
“Speaking of Inalienable Rights, Amy…”
Gokie5 over 10 years ago
The original Tea Partier . . .
kaffekup over 10 years ago
I wonder if Zonk’s colonial relative would be proud that he joined the nobility later. “What was I fighting for? So this kid could join the other side?”
mourdac Premium Member over 10 years ago
Trudeau did it way before Limbaugh.
jimyoungreporter over 10 years ago
This is the series that got me hooked on Doonesbury when I was a Freshman in college. They ran in the UT Daily Beacon.
Godfreydaniel over 10 years ago
Thomas Paine stole all of Nate’s best lines, leaving him with this……..
summerdog86 over 10 years ago
If you want to be thought of as “great”, better be “great” in front of OTHER “great” persons.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 10 years ago
Great uncle is acceptable, especially if he was exceptional.
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 10 years ago
Hard to believe the Sestercentennial will be upon us in twelve years (2026).