The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for May 14, 2023
May 13, 2023
May 15, 2023
Transcript:
Riley: I don't care what anyone says...it ain't fair!! Why do I gotta suffer and pay dues?! I got no time for living "average". I ain't got no car, no jewelry, no yacht - nothing!! I want mine's now!! Huey: You know, a poet named Kay Ryan once said, "Who would have guessed it possible that waiting is sustainable, a place with it's own harvests..." "Or that in time's fullness the diamonds of patience couldn't be distinguished from the genuine in brilliance or hardness". What do you think that means? Riley: It means you're a nerd and poetry is stupid. Meanwhile, I need a scheme to cop some real diamonds and convertible jag by the fourth grade.
ChukLitl Premium Member over 1 year ago
The way you’re going, you’ll be old enough to drive in the 4th grade.
Ellis97 over 1 year ago
One of these days, Huey is gonna snap and kill someone.
Droptma Styx over 1 year ago
While I applaud Huey’s attempt to educate his brother, patience alone won’t provide material wealth. Willingness to act, either with or against the system, is required. Nobody is handing out diamonds and Jaguars, Riley. In other words, it ain’t yours until you make it yours.
drivingfuriously Premium Member over 1 year ago
Funny that he knows a Jag is a villainous car.
David_J Premium Member over 1 year ago
Wait till Riley finds out the Jags back then were just fancy a Ford Taurus (shared platform).
1JennyJenkins over 1 year ago
In other workds what Kay Ryan says:
..and here’s my mother’s poem::
What “kills” the rich is
that they can
sit on only one chair
and
eat with only one spoon
at a time…