Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 08, 1972
August 07, 1972
August 09, 1972
Transcript:
Man: Hey! You! I thought I told you to get out of town! Mark: Uh-oh! Here's trouble! Man: What you still doin' in Phillie, boy? Mark: Gee, I'm sorry, sir, I didn't think you were serious. After all, I'm a fellow Italian-American. Man: You are?! Well, now, that's different! Yup, that's a very different kettle of fish! Mark: Oh, good! Man: I thought you were a hippie or a negro or somethin'! Mark: Nope! Not me...
Phaedrusnyc about 13 years ago
The Italian-American mayor of Philadelphia at the time was Frank Rizzo, notorious for his troubled relationship with minorities during his tenures as Police Commissioner and Mayor.
californiamonty almost 9 years ago
Wait until Mr. Mayor finds out Mark’s also Jewish!
Eric S over 2 years ago
August 8th 1972… hmm wasn’t there something very newsworthy that happened this day?