Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 27, 2024

I’m surprised JJ doesn’t lie about her age a bit. I guess she’s got enough self-confidence not to care.

So—what’s “Uncle Stupidhead” gonna do now? Hit on his adolescent stepdaughter??

how old is Rick, anyway?

This just goes to show that having children after you are 40 may not be such a good idea. Oh, and before 30 might not work out either.

And now it’s 22 years later. Joanie is 88. Dang!

“You can’t be old! That would mean I’m married to an old woman!”

There’s a 15-year age difference between my wife and me. When she starts complaining about her aches and pains and the disadvantages of getting old, I tell her, " Just wait until you reach my age!"

Wrinkles = the battle scars of a life lived – the victory badge of those who survived

Hmmm…is this why Mike married progressively younger women?

The proper answer to “Why are you always shocked to realize I’m old” is “To my mind’s eye, you are a beautiful, vivacious young vixen.”

It’s not good to forget their birthdays

“You’re old!” Tennessee Williams, Streetcar Named Desire, Mitch to Blance. One of the most emotionally brutal scenes in American drama.

Of course the oldest characters in comics are the gang at “BC”…..

If JJ’s 62 now, how old is Alex?

JJ is 40 but acts like she’s still at Woodstock

I want to wish all of my fellow comic loving friends a very happy Thanksgiving. I hope for the new year we are allowed to start commenting on editorial toons again. For my disappointed Democrats friends, go see your family & friends, relax enjoy your faux Turkey and chill. We love you regardless your vote.

On a “good” day I feel like I’m in my 20s barring some nagging injuries.

It’s only when something comes up or I’m talking with younger individuals that I remember I’m in my early 40s.

Oh boy, back to Uncle StupidHead ! ;-)

she had her last child at 46? She’s lucky he didn’t have Downs Syndrome.. but it does explain a few character details.

“why are you always so shocked to be reminded how old I am?”

Because you neither look nor behave like “an old woman”? Because there’s more life in you than in any number of women half your age? Just a guess.

“a 66-year-old lady”

She considers herself a “lady,” not a “woman”? Dolt that I am, I’d need someone to unpack that one for me.

I refer to most women as ladies.

It helps to remember that I’m about 8 years older than my wife.

“…Let still the woman take / An elder than herself: so wears she to him, / So sways she level in her husband’s heart…Then let thy love be younger than thyself, / Or thy affection cannot hold the bent…”