Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 06, 2013

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    Alabama Al  over 11 years ago

    It’s my understanding Zipper is Zonker’s nephew, right? That suggests that Zonker has another sibling somewhere in the Doonesbury universe. So, just where is he or her? Ought to be a good story in itself.

    Funny how “nephews” turn up in comics (Popeye’s five nephews, Donald Duck’s three nephews, etc.) when the implied circumstances could be less than funny.

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    Steve Bartholomew  over 11 years ago

    What you mean, poor grooming??

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    Kali39  over 11 years ago

    So it is possible to be fired from Mickey D’s (or whatever it’s called in the strip)?

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    krisjackson01  over 11 years ago

    You gotta agree, though, that this is the most succinct description of Zonker Harris we’ve seen yet. I mean, it’s a good encapsulation.

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    chasches  over 11 years ago

    Perhaps, but agitating for a union is not considered legal grounds for termination.

    On the other hand, as today’s strip demonstrates, it’s not exactly difficult to find a reason to fire Zonker.

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    Blood-Poisoning Vermin  over 11 years ago

    Zipper is the Son of God, born of virgin birth.

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    thesnowleopard Premium Member over 11 years ago

    God’s been known to do that.

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    TheSkulker  over 11 years ago

    @masterskrain, @too-zonked, @Paula R. Stiles:

    Very good!
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    rmacprivate  over 11 years ago

    You know….. Alice the Goon does look …. at least in the arms………..

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    King_Shark  over 11 years ago

    Susan: Would her name be Sockeye?

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    carlzr  over 11 years ago

    Considering how old Zonker is, why isn’t his hair grey like all the other Boomers?

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    Carol69  over 11 years ago

    For all the bleeding hearts that vilified management for firing slackers may you get a Zonker like server for your next restaurant experience.

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    Q4horse  over 11 years ago

    All Right! Colorado here we come!! The amazing magical weed will cure all ills, physical or psychological !!!

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    Carol69  over 11 years ago

    No, I mean slacker as in Zonker. Have you read the comic ?

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    loves raising duncan  over 11 years ago

    Raise a complaint and get fired! I got fired because I was handicapped.

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    Rickapolis  over 11 years ago

    Other than that…

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    Linguist  over 11 years ago

    I believe that Zipper Harris is Zonker’s actual nephew although the parentage is undisclosed. That’s why Zipper is a “legacy” student at Walden.

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    edonline  over 11 years ago

    Zonker… drug use? Say it isn’t so!

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    kaffekup   over 11 years ago

    McFriendly’s, a subsidiary of WailMart, where if three associates are talking together, they’re forming a union and are fired. If the union wins, the store is closed. The Waltons can’t survive on $60B.

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    Gokie5  over 11 years ago

    Poopeye?

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    Aslan Balaur  over 11 years ago

    What a Right Wing hack propaganda site that is! Right to work simply means that an employer has the right to fire you for any, and even NO reason what so ever, and you cannot say anything about it. Utter BS that page.

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    FrostbiteFalls  about 2 years ago

    But look at how long it took Zonk to get to that point. And this is only the second time he got fired from McFriendly’s.

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