Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 06, 2009
January 05, 2009
January 07, 2009
Transcript:
Alice: She was a real lady. And I say that as a former deb... Elmont: What's going on here, ladies? Break it up! Alice: Elmont, this is Alex. She wants to put me in her movie about Lacey. Elmont: Movie? Hold the phone! Show me the points! Alex: I'm afraid I can't pay anything. Elmont: Huh? What do you think this is, sister? A charity? Alex: Uh... no... Elmont: Well, it is! It's a soup kitchen! Lacey: Cool it, El - it's an indy project.
papamac630 over 15 years ago
Garry may be a little cynical, but as far back as I can remember, Elmont’s always been like that…and anyone who has dealings with homeless people (I work in a downtown urban church) knows that Elmont doesn’t fall far from the tree…
ChiehHsia over 15 years ago
True that. Borderline insane, somewhat aggressive, but otherwise quite a nice guy.
longtimecomicsfan over 15 years ago
If Elmont wasn’t homeless, he probably wouldn’t be crazy.
Er, if he wasn’t crazy, he probably wouldn’t be homeless?
ChiehHsia over 15 years ago
Why does Elmont remind me so strongly of Uncle Stupidhead (Zeke)? I wonder…
margueritem over 15 years ago
As stated by many above, a large part of the homeless population suffers from some sort of mental illness. They can’t be forced to take meds or to go in for treatment,so they wander the streets.
Wildmustang1262 over 15 years ago
Hey, remember that those homeless people are human beings!
ChiehHsia over 15 years ago
There’s a whole bunch of kinds of people who are human beings. In fact, the category of “human beings” includes a large majority, but probably not all, of the people living on earth at any given time.
Durak Premium Member over 15 years ago
I’m always impressed with how up on current culture these two were. I don’t think my sainted mother knows what an Indy project is, and she has her own home.