Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 13, 2010
September 12, 2010
September 14, 2010
Transcript:
Jeff: HA! Guess what! Turns out Mr. Overkill is a big fan of the Red Rascal! He wants to meet me! That's right, Dad - Mr. Big wants to meet me, your loser son, personally! How about that? Rick: Well... Jeff: HA! HA!
Jeff has actually had a very impressive life-experience - Class President at school, college graduate (even though it was only Walden,) CIA internship - for his age.
Meanwhile, Dad drifts along like the other Walden losers, pretending to be a blogger.
@davidblack, you do have a point. Chaotic as it is, at least Jeff has career goals and works the system hard to achieve them. He’s not your typical “helicopter generation” kid… as this discussion with dad illustrates, he resents having choppers around to tell him what to do (explains much, perhaps).
@MightAsWellBe:
After “leaving” the CIA, Jeff has applied for a job with a Blackwater-type government subcontractor company called Overkill Inc and Mr. Overkill is the boss.
pouncingtiger almost 14 years ago
Jeff is delusional.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 14 years ago
Don’t get carried away, Jeff…
MiepR almost 14 years ago
I’m impressed that he realizes he’s a loser.
Nebulous Premium Member almost 14 years ago
It’s not that he realizes that he’s a loser, it’s that he realizes that other people think he’s a loser. A subtle but important difference.
davidblack almost 14 years ago
Jeff has actually had a very impressive life-experience - Class President at school, college graduate (even though it was only Walden,) CIA internship - for his age. Meanwhile, Dad drifts along like the other Walden losers, pretending to be a blogger.
Go the Red Rascal!
AKHenderson Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Two words for Jeff: graphic novel.
Wonder if Mr. Overkill has any Marvel contacts…
randgrithr almost 14 years ago
Yeah, that Red Rascal, what a comic book character. ;-7
ksoskins almost 14 years ago
Mr. Overkill probably needs a good laugh and Prince Poppycock was too busy.
http://youtu.be/bPQizmAz6eQ
Plods with ...™ almost 14 years ago
lewisbower almost 14 years ago
All Jeff needs is 45 years of 9-5.. Straighten him right out.
florchi almost 14 years ago
Good point, NebulousRikulau.
Dragoncat almost 14 years ago
Maybe this time he’ll wear a tie. Perhaps a nice red one…
Nemesys almost 14 years ago
@davidblack, you do have a point. Chaotic as it is, at least Jeff has career goals and works the system hard to achieve them. He’s not your typical “helicopter generation” kid… as this discussion with dad illustrates, he resents having choppers around to tell him what to do (explains much, perhaps).
summerdog86 almost 14 years ago
And the most telling words in today’s strip are…..”your loser son”!
glenbeck almost 14 years ago
Runs with Beer :
How do you post with such big fonts?
Frankr almost 14 years ago
@MightAsWellBe: After “leaving” the CIA, Jeff has applied for a job with a Blackwater-type government subcontractor company called Overkill Inc and Mr. Overkill is the boss.
Plods with ...™ almost 14 years ago
Pound sign glenbeck If you go to Pibgorn comments usually the first poster has a boilerplate with a link to all of the funky commands.
Pound sign 2 Pound signs 3 Pound signs 4 Pound signsocean17 almost 14 years ago
dfowensby almost 14 years ago
hmm. i’ll bet overkill is a 9 year old kid in the bronx that likes stringing along loser dorks.
Justice22 almost 14 years ago
Gee, my keyboard doesn’t have pound signs. It has dollars only….. Will they work?
Justice22 almost 14 years ago
^ Just kidding!
jeanne1212 almost 14 years ago
A Comic Book personality in a Comic Strip. How awesome is THAT? (pound sign/pound sign)
RinaFarina almost 14 years ago
Now being ignorant and proud of it, that’s what people should be ashamed of.
@Justice22; _My_ keyboard has a pound sign (#) over the 3 on the top row of keys. Doesn’t yours?Aulus almost 14 years ago
£?
Justice22 almost 14 years ago
Aulus,,, You got it!
Justice22 almost 14 years ago
I’m too lazy to install another language for my keyboard. I install a Spanish language and then something takes it out… Weird.
W6BXQ, John almost 14 years ago
Formatting tips
See this link.
lindz.coop Premium Member almost 14 years ago
And wait ‘til he meets him!