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Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 19, 2014
Transcript:
Joanie: Joan, I am not hostile towards Zeke. I just want to have a chance to meet him before you get married. JJ: Well, don't make any snap judgments, okay? And while we're on the subject, what have you and Rick got against marriage? Joanie: Well, dear, that's a very delicate subject for me, and we haven't really gone into it in any great depth. But I'm sure when the right moment comes along, we'll... JJ: Hey, Rick! When are you guys getting married?
BE THIS GUY about 10 years ago
She hated being married to your Dad and she doesnāt want to make the same mistake again.
Argythree about 10 years ago
The right moment hasnāt arrived yet, JJ. (But how ironic that itās the kid asking when her mother and boyfriend will ātie the knotā, when thatās usually a parental roleā¦)
steverinoCT about 10 years ago
I used to joke about finding a card that reads āTo Mom On Her Wedding Day,ā but thatās not so unusual any more. I just served as best man for my nieceās wedding: she never met her father (neither had I) and for this, her first wedding, her three daughters (11, 9, and 6) served as flower girls for Mom and their new stepfather.
summerdog86 about 10 years ago
āWhen Hell freezes over or she gets pregnant, whichever comes first.ā
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen about 10 years ago
Actually, I like JJās direct, honest approach here.It was a little presumptive, but she was a child and due a little latitude.
Malcolm Hall about 10 years ago
Having been abandoned by her mom, JJ has a right to a bit of snarkishness.
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen about 10 years ago
āJoan is a bit too old to be getting pregnantā.And yet it happened and gave us the writer of The Red Rascal.