Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 23, 2021

Phred has sold out to the capitalists.

I remember this! Trudeau is close to genius. (A real genius, of course, is someone like Norman Einstein.)

Silly of me to never notice this before. But ‘Thahn’ isn’t, IIRC, an actual Vietnamese name. ‘Thanh’, on the other hand is. But, hey, ‘Phred’ isn’t an actual Vietnamese name either. :D

I was hoping for this.

Ah, it’s great to see Phred again. Doesn’t look like he has PTSD, does it??

Right said Phred – “I’m too sexy…”

Doobie brothers from a different mother. Rice paddy pals. What an inspiring reunion. …punji anyone?

I KNEW Phred was going to show up!!!

A big surprise to absolutely no one.Panel 3—the concept “simple black dress” has spread toVietnam.

WOW! Absolute throwback time!

At last.

Why doesn’t that surprise me?

I had a college friend who named his HK-33 “Phred”.

Me: Frisk him for punji stakes.

Phred: Oh, Punji Steaks are the top sellers on the menu!

Why is George so interested in BD?

I called Phred when this story arc very first started!

Is Coors beer any easier to find these days?Especially in the wild?