Panel Four: Mike, the symbol of the past talking to Zonker, the symbol of the future. There is a little irony in that previous sentence, the part beginning with the word “Zonker”. I am happy with the decline of print media. Forests are no longer being obliterated to create an ephemeral product that its last function will be to line the bottom of a birdcage. The recent forest fires place more emphasis on conserving our forests.
The electronic media will allow newspapers to flourish beyond the wildest dreams of a 1960’s print media baron. The New York Times is delivered to my PC in Illinois minus the ink.
A FAQ is a “frequently asked question”. As far as I can tell, this is the only time this question (three-part question, really) has ever been asked. :)
What a day. Not only is this 1997 Doonesbury still timely and painfully accurate today, but today’s Bloom County from the great Berkeley Breatherd is also incredibly timely despite being from the mid-1980s. Alphonse Karr’s satirical assertion that the more things change, the more they seem the same, still holds all too true.
socalvillaguy Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Auguring the collapse of print media as early as 1997. Not bad, Trudeau; not bad at all.
Susan00100 almost 3 years ago
You can tell the age of this strip just by looking at that modem!!
Troglodyte almost 3 years ago
A paperless future? What, no TP!! (Which isn’t really a problem in many parts of the world which use water instead) :D
PaulAbbott2 almost 3 years ago
Was gocomic.com one of those sites, Mr. Harris?
dwdl21 almost 3 years ago
I thought Zonker was going to say he’s already switched to a bong….lol
prairiedogdance Premium Member almost 3 years ago
And here we are…
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Wow, deja vu backwards. Which, if you think about it, is “UV Aged”. Sort of sums up Zonker.
For a Just and Peaceful World almost 3 years ago
Panel Four: Mike, the symbol of the past talking to Zonker, the symbol of the future. There is a little irony in that previous sentence, the part beginning with the word “Zonker”. I am happy with the decline of print media. Forests are no longer being obliterated to create an ephemeral product that its last function will be to line the bottom of a birdcage. The recent forest fires place more emphasis on conserving our forests.
The electronic media will allow newspapers to flourish beyond the wildest dreams of a 1960’s print media baron. The New York Times is delivered to my PC in Illinois minus the ink.
gantech almost 3 years ago
I wonder if that was a monochrome monitor…remember the green screens of the Trash-80’s?
Sam Hranac almost 3 years ago
Ironic…
mindjob almost 3 years ago
Man those monitors weighed a ton.
mistercatworks almost 3 years ago
A FAQ is a “frequently asked question”. As far as I can tell, this is the only time this question (three-part question, really) has ever been asked. :)
198.23.5.11 almost 3 years ago
What IS it with newspapers leaving ink on your fingers?
dlauber Premium Member almost 3 years ago
What a day. Not only is this 1997 Doonesbury still timely and painfully accurate today, but today’s Bloom County from the great Berkeley Breatherd is also incredibly timely despite being from the mid-1980s. Alphonse Karr’s satirical assertion that the more things change, the more they seem the same, still holds all too true.
Eric S almost 3 years ago
Ahh before the dot com bubble Burst
JenSolo02 almost 3 years ago
“Electronic mail” remember when we were deciding to spell email with or without the hyphen? It was the rise of the iPhone that decided that debate.
HodgeElmwood almost 3 years ago
Sure y’are, Zonk. Maybe lay off the weed for a couple of days.
sbulger Premium Member almost 3 years ago
You mean CRT monitor.