Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 11, 2014

She didn’t miss a beat.

LOL! Great comeback!

Like gag me with a spoon, oh, you’re so groty.

You tell him, Joanie!

And just move on, Duane. She’s not interested.

lol go JoanieOnce an obnoxious guy wouldn’t leave me alone, and when he finally asked if he could take me home, I smiled and said no thanks, I knew where I lived, and walked away.

Well, I guess @#$%$^& is out of the question…

What a hoot today. The changing expressions on Joanie are precious.

Joanie never disappoints.

God he’s a piece of work. The sad part is, many a luscious lady will fall for it. Our Joanie is way too smart for this guy. Not so luscious, though…

@Nun’Ya BidnessDuane is actually the guest of honor. He is resigning from the Carter Administration and he and his wife are moving to California.Rick and Joanie decided to give them a farewell party.

Joanie – ever the polite hostess. Even when putting Mr Mellow in his place.

And he goes from ‘Duane’ to ‘Ace’ in 2 panels…..

Joanie is my hero!

“Go soak your head.” Boy, does that take me back. That was one of my mother’s suggested “dismissal” lines when I was a kid. Haven’t heard it in decades.

Didn’t get a chance to look at yesterday’s strip until now, but I’ve been expecting it all week. My all time favorite, often quoted.

By the time that strip was written that sort of approach was “so 60’s”. Not only is the strip stuck in a time warp, so are those two particular (ly short-lived) characters.