Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for February 20, 2010
Transcript:
Melissa: Seriously, Roz? You're getting an autograph? Woman: From Crisis! I grew up watching Crisis! Dude's one of my heroes! Always wins, but never curses or takes cheap shots - taught me all about respect... just the way Stone Cold taught me to never back down, and Huck taught me to say my prayers, and Sable taught me that chicks can kick butt! Melissa: All pretty good values. Woman: The best! I was practically raised by the WWE!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 14 years ago
Roz has some mighty impressive credentials!
FlyinHeavy over 14 years ago
So Joe-Allen…good values equal, not being respectful, backing down on issues you believe in, we won’t even get into the religion thing, and chicks don’t kick butt? Am I tracking that right?
Personally, I think she’s pretty squared away, regardless of how she go the lesson.
pbarnrob over 14 years ago
Sometimes the lessons come, much later than the class, from ‘out of left field’.
ArtyG over 14 years ago
So, Roz, do you live around here? What’s your sign? Mine’s slippery when wet…
Ravenswing over 14 years ago
Talk about phonies …
Joe, you’re aware that you’re reading a fictional comic strip right? Almost none of the people are real, few of the situations are real, the whole nine yards. But since you’re often onboard with comments across the site, they seem pretty important to you.
So what’s wrong with Roz idolizing fictionalized characters involved in scripted situation?
Brer_Rabbit10 over 14 years ago
I certainly agree with FlyinHeavy. Roz has role models that taught her good values. She took the good and left the rest.
pearlandpeach over 14 years ago
Roz took the best from some pretty impressive people.
So, I much agree with Bill Case and Ravenswing.
wdgnas over 14 years ago
susan001: roz looks like a man because she was drawn that way. the infamous line from ‘who framed roger rabbit.’ i have watched professional wrestling for years. when asked why i answer ‘lessons from life, good is not always good and evil is not always evil.’ besides, what else am i suppossed to do, drink and farm.
caesarjd over 14 years ago
Guys watch this…..
Roz was pretty lucky to be able to see the television the men were watching from the kitchen…….
Let the fun begin.
billdi Premium Member over 14 years ago
there’s the real world, the comic strip world, the world of fiction, the wwe world and unca joe’s world. it can get a little confusing.
wndrwrthg over 14 years ago
Fortunately she did not get her values from the bible, what a train wreck she would be if she had.
Justice22 over 14 years ago
What do you mean that professional wrestling is phony?
RinaFarina over 14 years ago
@JAD, do you know for certain how Crisis would behave in public? or are you just assuming something? I guess you must be, because as everyone has pointed out, he’s a fictional character.
I agree with Melissa. The values Roz mentions are pretty good.
JohnHerbison over 14 years ago
Is Melissa’s sign, do not enter? (Not a bad thing, BTW, and with her history, quite understandable)
freeholder1 over 14 years ago
Wrestling values? Wrestling WITH values? Wrestling with phoniness? Wrestling BY phonies? Remember when Doons used to raise REAL issues? Like learning to speak French to be a good hockey player.
ChukLitl Premium Member over 14 years ago
Reality is for people who can’t handle drugs.
yyyguy over 14 years ago
lots of my heroes were fictional characters - mostly out of books i’ve read. i’ve never met any “true” heroes, but i’ve read a lot of stories about them.
Jeffpaul over 14 years ago
The WWE members are certainly better role models than most.
FriscoLou over 14 years ago
Looks like some folks get their “phony values” from the WWE, while others get theirs through Sunday School.
Get your parables where you can find them.
I’m inspired by Uncle Remus.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member over 14 years ago
Raised by the WWE? These days more kids are raised by the WII
FriscoLou over 14 years ago
Tar Baby’s just a distraction from keeping an eye on the ball. The lesson: stay focused.
zev.farkas over 14 years ago
I’m surprised no one else commented on this -
GBT finally gave Melissa’s friend a name!
Welcome to the asylum, Roz!
Wildcard24365 over 14 years ago
I got a lot of my values and life’s lessons from Aesop and some funny Jewish kid who made his own wine.
If you can get values from WWE, then Hell yeah!
zev.farkas over 14 years ago
Jeremiah was a bullfrog… :)