Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 01, 2010
Transcript:
Zonker: So what's Zonker Harris Day like, son? Man: It's a day filled with music and psychedelia! A return to the garden of Eden! Zonker: Sounds excellent! man: It is, but all is imperilled! The college told us to remove your name... or they'd de-fund the festival and shut it down! President Roth thinks you're bad for Wesleyan's image! Zonker: And you say this President Roth hates bad publicity. Man: I didn't, but I should have.
pbarnrob almost 14 years ago
Stuffy admin meets student wild streak; hilarity ensues…
Animal House is not dead!
cdward almost 14 years ago
The wheels are turning in Zonkers brain. This could be frightening indeed.
Doughfoot almost 14 years ago
It’s all true too. I checked.
Sandfan almost 14 years ago
It never crossed my mind that this could be true. Thanks, Doughfoot.
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Zonker_Harris
corzak almost 14 years ago
Doughfoot and sandfan, never crossed my mind either! That’s hilarious. The cartoon seeps into reality, then reality back into the cartoon …
Wildcard24365 almost 14 years ago
Wheels are turnin’…
Or as Dr. Hunter S. Thompson so aptly said, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”
gaebie almost 14 years ago
“Wesleyan University students hold an unofficial yearly event in April called Zonker Harris Day….”
Had to read all the way to the bottom to see what you were talking about. That is hilarious!
sjlevine34 almost 14 years ago
From my research on the web, it looks like the removal of the name Zonker Harris day happened two years ago, but it appears now that the festival is called “Ze Who Is Not To Be Named”, which very aptly conveys the ridiculousness of Wesleyan having forced the name removal.
I would say that what was not stupid was the festival’s name. What was stupid were Wesleyan’s administration and ResLife’s actions.
poohbear8192 almost 14 years ago
The U. Pres is missing a great deal. He should welcome what could become a century long tradition.
For those who don’t know, which must be a great number of you indeed,HERE IS AN EXAMPLE of a student inspired yearly celebration that has enjoyed great success for nearly a century.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo_Day
It replaced a celebration that was deemed unseemly by the college administration.
I only know about this because I’m an alum.
pirate227 almost 14 years ago
Wow, it is real…
MichaelRoth almost 14 years ago
Note to self
Self,
In the future, don’t embarrass myself or the University by giving Gary Trudeau reason and material with which to further mock the University.
Regards, Self
RinaFarina almost 14 years ago
I wonder if president roth knows that gt is doing him the honour of putting him in the doonesbury cartoon. that last panel sounds suspiciously like a threat. now what bad publicity could gt have in mind?
people who like reading doonesbury are most likely people who would automatically disagree with roth on this issue anyway. (what they call “preaching to the converted”.) whereas who gt wants to reach is the other people, those who don’t read doonesbury. hmmmmmmm… how could he achieve that?
RinaFarina almost 14 years ago
I wonder if president roth knows that gt is doing him the honour of putting him in the doonesbury cartoon. that last panel sounds suspiciously like a threat. now what bad publicity could gt have in mind?
people who like reading doonesbury are most likely people who would automatically disagree with roth on this issue anyway. (what they call “preaching to the converted”.) whereas who gt wants to reach is the other people, those who don’t read doonesbury. hmmmmmmm… how could he achieve that?
Nemesys almost 14 years ago
Rina, it’s no longer a threat… it’s now become part of history. As Corzac implies, the cartoon became the reality as a function of being the cartoon. Not all of GT’s metaphysical journeys have been as successful.
Normally I’d question the appropriateness of GT’s use of his bully pulpit for such things, but considering he’s supporting Zonker Day, I’d say it does reside in his court.
FriscoLou almost 14 years ago
You can almost see the smoke and hear the gears grinding. I’ve never seen the conniving side of Zonk.