Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 17, 1980

Transcript:

Man: $5,000? For tuition alone? I'm pulling the kid out. Do you have any idea how much this galls me every year? Mark: Dad, please. Just sign the check, okay? Man: What for? It's not like you're actuallly planning on doing anything with a college education. Mark: I am, too, Dad. I'm going into broadcasting. Man: Broadcasting? What are you talking, about broadcasting? Mark: I want a career as a disc jockey, Dad. You know that. Man: A disc jockey? You call that a career? A doctor, a lawyer, that's a career! Mark: I'll tell you what, Dad. If I make it as a D.J, I'll pay you back every cent you spent on my education, plus interest. Man: Plus interest. Mark: Right. Man: What the hell. You're too dumb to get into med school anyway. Mark: Then it's a deal?