Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 28, 2014
October 27, 2014
October 29, 2014
Transcript:
Zonker: Man! I had no idea that photosynthesis was so complicated! Plant: Easy, now. Start to come out of your curl... Zonker: Like this? Plant: Too fast, too fast! You have to synchronize your movement with the sun's progress! Zonker: Oh, wow. That's hard. You really have to concentrate... Plant: So? I thought you were a competitor! Zonker: Well, I am, but... Plant: No, no! Now you're giving off too much CO2!
BE THIS GUY about 10 years ago
It’s called exhaling.
pbarnrob about 10 years ago
And he coulda been a contendah!
Coyoty Premium Member about 10 years ago
You’re thinking of methane. He’s giving off too much of that, too.
montessoriteacher about 10 years ago
Who knew men could be so vain?
e.groves about 10 years ago
He should have consulted George Hamilton.
marshalldoc about 10 years ago
Yeah… for dog’s sake Zonk!! There’s already 400 ppm (+) of CO2… don’t make it worse!!
tonyquinn about 10 years ago
Even though (if?) he is human, Zonker should be giving off O2 if he is truly photosynthesizing.
summerdog86 about 10 years ago
This story line is totally new to me. Love it!
caligula about 10 years ago
And now we know what causes CO2 emissions and thus global warming . . . it’s all the fault of tanners everywhere,
Doublejake about 10 years ago
With apologies to Tom Lehrer…….“Two, four, six, eight, time to phosphorylate.”
spiffnspam about 10 years ago
If he is having a conversation with a plant, I wonder what he has been inhaling!
Hunter7 about 10 years ago
Zonker was very serious about training. Whatever it is – if Zonker wants to give it his whole attention … he would give it his full, undivided attention. No wonder his plants loved him.