Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed for October 19, 2021

Yup. I remember how Halley’s Comet struck the Earth on April 11th, 1986. Missed it by that much. (Definition of “that much”: more than 3 million miles).

It’s nice to see Ronald Reagan’s eyes bugging out.

I looked it up. A Gerbil’s gestation period is less than a month, not 6 months.

No wonder Binkley became a Tibetan Eunuch, as explained by Opus in the future strip “Opus” circa 2003-2004.

Less than 1 month. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=gestation+period+of+a+gerbil

The coordinates on the chart are south of Denver near Castle Rock.

Six months is a heckuva long gestation period for a rodent.

six months is enough time for several litters of gerbils

If gerbils give birth 21-25 days after conceiving, how does Binkley know his will give birth in six months? (Berke should have checked with his librarian.) Moot point now.

The gestation period for gerbils is only 24-26 DAYS! Lorna could be a great-great-grandmother by the time the comet hits.

Sorry, Oliver, but in your calculations you forgot to carry the 1.

For all those commenting on the gestation period of a gerbil, remember this is Bloom Co. Those baby gerbils will have human intelligence, as evidenced by Opus, Portnoy, etc. That surely takes significantly longer development time.

Well, it saves the Vogons the trouble of blasting us out of the way.

The gestation period of nonlactating gerbils is 24–26 days, but lactating females always have a prolonged gestation of 27 days.

Yes, I looked it up. I have no life

That is so classic!

i expected him to mention that she’d probably eat the babies anyway.

A tough act to follow! That news flash even got Ronnie’s attention. Ya gotta love those living pictures on the wall that Berke bestows on us as little bonuses from his brilliant albeit seriously demented mind.

I remember that April day when the comet struck the Earth. It was a day of horror and despair across the globe. It brought us all together for one brief moment before we we spun our way into the Sun.

Luckily the Matrix reset itself so few remember.

I remember that strike. Fortunately, the comet passed through the Earth imperceptibly, as humans had by then filled the Earth with vapidity.

Six months? Gerbils gestate for six months??

I have given up trying to read this strip.. the type is so crowded and small that it’s not worth the effort any more….

The 3rd presenter seems to have gone. If there had been social media when this cartoon went to air I am sure that Oliver’s theory would have gathered quick momentum and followers.

As so often, Oliver Wendell Jones is wildly wrong in a major computation. —We’re all still here!

This old sphere, despite our worst, keeps on truckin’!