I suspect Gary originally had a few more strips poking fun at those who thought the world was coming to an end – but he felt sorry for them and decided to give them a pass.
This looks familiar. I demand I show me my birth certificate. I’m that old? Last thing I remember was a young man named Zonker evading the draft, er studying at Walden Puddle. They elected who?
It’s funny. We know these are repeat trips, but the date signature in the panel is for today. Does GBT think his readers don’t know this?
“A comedian is a man with a good memory for jokes standing before an audience that he hopes does not.” - Where does that quotation come from? I can’t remember.
Doughfoot, that’s because they pull vacation strips from the same date some number of years earlier.I think he’s actually taking a vacation week—the strip’s not running in the paper this week.
Doughfoot, I don’t know who said it, (probably a comedian..), but I like it! BTW, guys, if you click on the comic it gets larger, and you can see the year (2010) in the space between panel one and two…
^Doughfoot, it was probably Milton Berle. I once heard him – in the late 1980’s I think – cracking hilarious jokes that I hadn’t heard before. Then I realized he was probably pulling material from his ‘Vaudeville memory banks’ . . . 60-year old humor that very few living people can remember.
Um, are y’all joshin’, and I’m not gettin’ it? Trudeau famously took a long hiatus from the strip c. 1977. He was popular enough to get away with it, and came back with updates to his characters’ lives that had “happened” while he was away. He invented the vacation for daily comic strip artists. He’s got time off in his contract.
Henny Youngman was once asked why Milton Berle was such a great comedian. Youngman said, “Because he knows a million jokes.” The interviewer then asked Youngman if HE knew a million jokes. His response…“who do you think taught Berle?”
Funny, Lewreader! I also have followed Doonesbury since it first started, feeling empathy since I also was a political cartoonist in my college newspaper around the same time period. Unlike Yale, though, my religious institution wasn’t as tolerant after one strip poked fun at college dress code
cdward over 13 years ago
I suspect Gary originally had a few more strips poking fun at those who thought the world was coming to an end – but he felt sorry for them and decided to give them a pass.
lewisbower over 13 years ago
This looks familiar. I demand I show me my birth certificate. I’m that old? Last thing I remember was a young man named Zonker evading the draft, er studying at Walden Puddle. They elected who?
beady.el over 13 years ago
Perhaps he had a lot more strips queued up about Trump’s presidential bid – and had to toss them…
Doughfoot over 13 years ago
It’s funny. We know these are repeat trips, but the date signature in the panel is for today. Does GBT think his readers don’t know this?
“A comedian is a man with a good memory for jokes standing before an audience that he hopes does not.” - Where does that quotation come from? I can’t remember.
David Wolfson Premium Member over 13 years ago
Doughfoot, that’s because they pull vacation strips from the same date some number of years earlier.I think he’s actually taking a vacation week—the strip’s not running in the paper this week.
dvoyack over 13 years ago
It definately was Zeke. He thought there was insurance money involved . See, he’s calling for a lawyeer already.
Varnes over 13 years ago
Doughfoot, I don’t know who said it, (probably a comedian..), but I like it! BTW, guys, if you click on the comic it gets larger, and you can see the year (2010) in the space between panel one and two…
corzak over 13 years ago
^Doughfoot, it was probably Milton Berle. I once heard him – in the late 1980’s I think – cracking hilarious jokes that I hadn’t heard before. Then I realized he was probably pulling material from his ‘Vaudeville memory banks’ . . . 60-year old humor that very few living people can remember.
Rick Smith Premium Member over 13 years ago
Either vacation or having to dump the Trump (or rapture) strips. http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2010/01/05/
FriscoLou over 13 years ago
Heck beady, if GT’s stumped with Trump he could use Newt instead.
queertoons over 13 years ago
Um, are y’all joshin’, and I’m not gettin’ it? Trudeau famously took a long hiatus from the strip c. 1977. He was popular enough to get away with it, and came back with updates to his characters’ lives that had “happened” while he was away. He invented the vacation for daily comic strip artists. He’s got time off in his contract.
stare over 13 years ago
Henny Youngman was once asked why Milton Berle was such a great comedian. Youngman said, “Because he knows a million jokes.” The interviewer then asked Youngman if HE knew a million jokes. His response…“who do you think taught Berle?”
rachelbirder over 13 years ago
Funny, Lewreader! I also have followed Doonesbury since it first started, feeling empathy since I also was a political cartoonist in my college newspaper around the same time period. Unlike Yale, though, my religious institution wasn’t as tolerant after one strip poked fun at college dress code