Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 12, 2011
Transcript:
Joanie: Yet another benny from living with, Alex - you can help me understand your peers... I'm determined to get as many young voters on board for Elizabeth as possible! I just think... oh, God. Alex: What? Joanie: How important is that to you? Alex: Oh, he'll be gone soon. I'm just snake-sitting.
BE THIS GUY almost 13 years ago
Joannie suffers from ophidiophobia.
Steve Bartholomew almost 13 years ago
At least you don’t have to walk a snake.
DylanThomas3.14159 almost 13 years ago
What will Joanie do if the apartment gets cold at night and the reptile slides into her bed — or her jammies — to get warm?
cdhaley almost 13 years ago
Joanie’s suburban revulsion at Alex’s pet makes an interesting contrast with D.H. Lawrence’s poem, “Snake”:Someone was before me at my water-trough,And I, like a second comer, waiting.He lifted his head from drinking, as cattle do,And looked at me vaguely, as drinking cattle do,And flickered his two-forked tongue from his lips, and mused a moment,And stooped and drank a little more,Being earth-brown, earth-golden from the burning bowels of the earthOn the day of Sicilian July, with Etna smoking.After throwing a log at him and chasing him away, Lawrence despises himself:And so, I missed my chance with one of the lordsOf life.And I have something to expiate:A pettiness.
Hunter7 almost 13 years ago
I have come across moving grass with nothing visible except a lone park visitor. Damn!!! People who take their pythons and boas for “walks” should wear signs!
tudzax2 almost 13 years ago
Last person I saw taking a snake for a walk just walked around with it inside his jacket. Sat down next to him and saw he had a snake head sticking out his collar.
TheDOCTOR almost 13 years ago
“Snakes…..Why’d it have to be snakes?”
DylanThomas3.14159 almost 13 years ago
“The world of men is dreaming, it has gone mad in its sleep, and a snake is strangling it, but it can’t wake up.”
— D.H. Lawrence
pbarnrob almost 13 years ago
It’s awkward when the roommate brings the 5-foot boa out, and it gets inside the couch. All up in the springs and stuffing. Thought we’d have to bring it out in segments, but later that day it came out all docile, looking for a warm companion. Bal- (the rosy -boa) was actually quite sweet. Roommate’s mice-terrarium was a great TV show for the dog, too.
Coyoty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
It’ll give Joanie practice dealing with reptiles and forked tongues.
Sandfan almost 13 years ago
The only insight Alex can offer is how the neurotic self absorbed twit is going to vote.
Tea_Pea almost 13 years ago
I just saw the Garfield strip for today. That’s my reaction, fo sho.
steverinoCT almost 13 years ago
http://thebloggess.com/2011/09/its-hard-to-rattle-texans/
cpl.jarhead almost 13 years ago
The dreaded trouser snake, if it bites a woman her bellywill swell up
chris_weaver almost 13 years ago
If it gives you a hug, no sudden movements!
corzak almost 13 years ago
Since GT is laying off on controversial commentary this morning, I thought I’d go back to the ‘gloom-and-doom’ discussion from a few days back. It’s not ALL bad news on the overpopulation front.Brazilian women have decided – against the rules of both church and state – to have less children. Brazil is now below “replacement rate”. Amazing what people can do when they stop acting like animals . . .And interestingly, a major factor in women choosing to breed less – is tv!http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/09/girl-power/gorney-text
pksampso almost 13 years ago
Take the snake out for a bit of a slither…
JAPrufrock almost 13 years ago
I had a pet boa for awhile. It liked to curl up in back of the toilet. It surprised one too many quests and so I had to get rid of it.
8arkay almost 13 years ago
I’m guessing Joanie saw the snake dining…
pnorman1 almost 13 years ago
True story:Back in his heyday Alice Cooper featured a big ass snake in his concerts. He appeared in Knoxville one night, staying overnight at one of local hotels. The following morning they noticed the snake had gotten out of it’s cage and had disappeared. They searched the hotel room with no success. Eventually they gave up on finding it and moved on to the next town.A week later C&W performer Charley Pride played a show in K’ville and stayed in the same hotel room. During the night he was awakened by something moving around inside of the mattress. And I guess you know the rest of the story.
tigre1 almost 13 years ago
In Special Forces training group had a bud who kept snakes in his locker. A couple of interesting stories came out of THAT. And him, too.
I don’t suppose they let that sort of thing happen in today’s corporate uptight Army…but there’s no KP, either.
DylanThomas3.14159 almost 13 years ago
“Wow, I can’t believe I gave you such an easy setup.” Thanks, patriot. Thing is, I ID w/Joanie (& Elizabeth Poe).
arye uygur almost 13 years ago
I don’t mind non-poisonous snakes so much but I hates mice and especially rats and would hate to keep them around LIVE for the snake’s food supply.
RinaFarina almost 13 years ago
“ophidiophobia” – what a musical word!
RinaFarina almost 13 years ago
@jrmerm; how can alex be so typical? isn’t she much too smart?
RinaFarina almost 13 years ago
@corzak; I read the article about Brazilian women. Most interesting! Much of what I learn about the world comes to me thru the Internet, and often from links in the comments on the cartoons.
DylanThomas3.14159 almost 13 years ago
The verb “to know” in Hebrew is not pornographic; it may be euphemistic (as in Adam “knew” his wife). There’s a difference. (And, yes, I’ve studied biblical Hebrew at the graduate level.)