Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 21, 2012
September 20, 2012
September 22, 2012
Transcript:
Alex: Well, I'm off. Sorry about the Sherm crack, Leo. They say the key to a successful marriage is the two or three things you don't say every day! Toggle: Not exactly p-problem for... me. Alex: D'oh! Toggle: Safe... travels.
It seems from the end panel that Alex is commuting. Flying back and forth from wherever she and Leo live and her graduate courses at MIT. This answers all those questions some readers had.
I have a communication problem with my husband, who’s hard of hearing and getting worse. I have a pipsqueaky little voice that lots of people have trouble hearing, and I get impatient when I have to repeat things (yes, yes, I know it’s wrong!). On the other hand, my daughter often gets impatient with me because I can’t retrieve words fast enough and deliver well-formed paragraphs that pop out like Minerva from the head of Zeus. Still, we put up with one another and coexist.
BE THIS GUY almost 12 years ago
The aphasia hasn’t affected Leo’s wit.
Linguist almost 12 years ago
Poor Alex has a gift of shooting from the lip.
Cofyjunky almost 12 years ago
Maybe she’ll learn to watch the lip. But then, maybe Leo will bloom a sense of humor, too.
MiepR almost 12 years ago
I kind of identify with Alex. I always find this story arc with her and Toggle moving, and beautifully worked by Trudeau.
beyondnow777 almost 12 years ago
From the heart, the mouth speaks. If you have a warm heart, you won’t need to guard your lips.
mrbribery almost 12 years ago
I’m married- I wonder what it is I haven’t been saying…
thesnowleopard Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Okay, Toggle, I was with ya up to this point. Now, it’s time to get off your high horse.
griffon8 almost 12 years ago
Foot, meet mouth. Mouth, foot.
cdward almost 12 years ago
There are times when no matter what you say, it’s the wrong thing.And no matter what is said to you, it doesn’t help.
peabodyboy almost 12 years ago
Yes, because God would hear him, and She would not be amused.
Linguist almost 12 years ago
It seems from the end panel that Alex is commuting. Flying back and forth from wherever she and Leo live and her graduate courses at MIT. This answers all those questions some readers had.
kaffekup almost 12 years ago
Glad I reviewed the comments before I posted the exact same words!
JAPrufrock almost 12 years ago
@Richard A. Russelllol
JAPrufrock almost 12 years ago
@dinkytownlol
explorer543 almost 12 years ago
“If a man speaks in the forest, and there’s no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?”
LOL
Gokie5 almost 12 years ago
I have a communication problem with my husband, who’s hard of hearing and getting worse. I have a pipsqueaky little voice that lots of people have trouble hearing, and I get impatient when I have to repeat things (yes, yes, I know it’s wrong!). On the other hand, my daughter often gets impatient with me because I can’t retrieve words fast enough and deliver well-formed paragraphs that pop out like Minerva from the head of Zeus. Still, we put up with one another and coexist.
John Lamb Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Ask your wife.
bevgreyjones almost 12 years ago
I think it’s sort of a good thing for their marriage that when Alex thinks of Toggle, his speech impediment is not her primary thought.
zenguyuno almost 12 years ago
Give him a hug, Alex!
Rickapolis almost 12 years ago
Alex’ll get there. It may take a while, but she’ll get there.
maree pavletich almost 12 years ago
Zing!