Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 21, 2008

For Susan001 –                             blather.

So Roger, but not the pibgorn one.. Yer saying them Silly Whig boys didnt all where Wigs?? =) And dog gone folks this ones getting almost as long a read as Pibgorn. Go Go Doonesbury readers.

Some of them wore wigs in the earlier, British version of the Whig party. A lot of men did… had nothing to do with their party affiliation. A lot of other men wore “their own hair” as they called it. In the later, American Whig party, I’d bet that none of them wore wigs because it was in the middle of the 19th century and guys didn’t do that any more. I’m still trying to figure out whether you’re joking or if you actually think there was a political movement identified with the wearing of wigs.

see this Wikipedia entry for the origin of the name “whig” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig(Britishpolitical_faction)

It has nothing to do with headwear.

Wow…I didn’t know how many people don’t understand business. I’ve owned a business most of my life. I have worked briefly for other people (when I was a kid). Your profit margin is determined by the mark up of the product or service that you sell. That is why it is possible to make a 300% profit.

And is it me, or does that “student” in the strip bear an uncanny resemblance to Palin’s husband?

Zipper’s always been good for a line o’ near pure, unadulterated bs - trying to make something utterly trivial seem of substance - which, to his utterly insubstantial ‘mind’, it is - rather like the MSM, these days, especially at Fox

somewhereintime - Zipper had his goatee long before Todd Palin was ever heard of outside of Alaska.

what is anybody talking about ?

bubbie7 – whatever they want –

Actually, that “student” has an established name, it’s Zipper. He doesn’t bear a resemblance to Todd Palin, he bears a resemblance to his uncle Zonk who has been a major character of Doonesbury from the beginning. Zipper has been around for quite awhile actually and he’s always looked the same. Zipper is … Zipper.