Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for June 28, 2016
Transcript:
Dick: You mustn't fail, old boy! A documented sighting of a bachman's warbler is unheard of! The Garbo of birds! What a feather in your cap if... good lord! There it is! There it... unh! Wha... what happened? My heart is... no! God, no! Not now! Not now, God! God! I'll make you a dea...
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
He’s listening.
Yngvar Følling about 8 years ago
Which step is bargaining again?
thirdguy about 8 years ago
He seemed to skip number two, that’s where a lot of people get stuck.
pbarnrob about 8 years ago
Ah! But, DID he trip the shutter before departing the mortal coil? There’ll be an achievement for his epitaph, even on his headstone, by George!
Griffdog about 8 years ago
Both God and the Bachman’s Warbler are to be taken solely on faith.
mourdac Premium Member about 8 years ago
Death in comic strips was not common. Mr. Trudeau used it very effectively.
NWdryad about 8 years ago
I was going to show this to my bird-crazy friend… but I think maybe the funny part is canceled out by the depressing part.
jakko1 about 8 years ago
Great way for a birder to die. But, he’s got to get that shot to become immortal – at least in the bird watching world.
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
@ThirdguyCanadians are like Americans except they spell like the British and they all have health insurance.
bt about 8 years ago
I remember this strip. It made me cry 30 (±) years ago.
trollope'sreader about 8 years ago
I remember this. Being a birder also, I thought it fitting that this lovable character manages to see the nearly extinct Bachman’s Warbler before he dies. photo or no photo.
shawnc1959 about 8 years ago
If Bachman’s warbler is a carrion eater species, this could be a whole “circle of life” thing.
Rush Strong Premium Member about 8 years ago
"Her family dog died, and her comic strip kind of showed how her own family dealt with it. "
I think you mis-recall that part. My parent’s Airedale terrier died at about the same time as a ‘Farley’ compilation came out, which I sent as a consolation gift – they loved it. As I recall from the forward, it was a friend or relative who reminded Lynn that while the kids were growing, Farley, at around eleven in human years, wasn’t. This led to Farley’s heroic demise (and partial rebirth, as Edgar).
pauljmsn about 8 years ago
I look forward to the next strip. I remember how it goes and it’s going to be quite poignant.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 8 years ago
Oh man, I hate when that happens. Really.
David Grindel Premium Member about 8 years ago
I just wish that Doonesbury was as vigilant about the Clintons as he has ben with Trump. Both are evil, but I will hold my nose and vote Trump
Dragoncat about 8 years ago
This is why you should never go bird-watching alone.
lindz.coop Premium Member about 8 years ago
Agree!!