Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 12, 2016
January 11, 2016
January 13, 2016
Transcript:
Joanie: So you like it there, J.J.? JJ: Like it? Mom, my whole life I've wanted to live in Manhattan! Of course I like it! Joanie: What's your building like? JJ: Well, it's a real funky mi. It's got both new people and people who refuse to vacate. The guy across the hall's a drug dealer. I steer clear, but you know Mike-- he's always determined to bring out the best in people! Neighbor: Yeah? Mike: Me again. Want to come in on a Christmas tree for the lobby?
BE THIS GUY almost 9 years ago
When did Mike lose his faith in humanity?Oh yeah, when JJ ran off with Uncle Stupidhead.
Argythree almost 9 years ago
If Mike was this naive about humanity, it’s amazing he lived long enough to be abandoned by JJ…
Linguist almost 9 years ago
Sometimes naivete in New York will get you killed, sometimes it’ll get you a Christmas tree in the lobby !
PeterMarcus almost 9 years ago
Sorry to ask a basic question, but does anyone know where Mike and JJ were BEFORE they moved to Manhattan?
rlcooke almost 9 years ago
My first post. I’ve been lurking here a while and enjoying what the rest of you post. I just started reading “Bonfire of the Vanities,” which is set in 1980s New York. The grim reality in that book makes Trudeau’s lighter touch very welcome. (But it’s a GREAT book.)
mourdac Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Is the dealer going to make it snow for Xmas?
ladamson1918 almost 9 years ago
When I was still waiting tables on the graveyard shift in a rural Texas university town, the drug dealers were some of my favorite customers. If they were treated well, they returned the favor.
Coyoty Premium Member almost 9 years ago
“How about I deck the halls with your brains?”
whiteaj almost 9 years ago
ANYBODY would fall for JJ in a New York (!) minute.
lindz.coop Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Definitely bringing out the best in that drug dealer.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 9 years ago
My father once noted moonshiner we knew was more generous and less bragging about charity than a local preacher we also knew.(Although, in the other’s defense, he probably called it “priming the pump” to inspire others to donate too.)