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1. 7 months ago on Doonesbury

   The very first Doonesbury comic I remember reading, two air force officers are flying over Viet Nam, and one is due to be rotated out. He says that the delta is beautiful country, and his companion says “Well, let’s fly over it for one last look..” The other replies “Okay, just let’s not bomb it this time, okay?”I’m sure there were those calling THAT communist propaganda back in the early 70s (and I won’t even go into the character of ‘Phred the terrorist’)

2. 8 months ago on Clay Bennett

   Shouldn’t that be ‘OCTOGENARIAN’ and ‘AUTHORITARIAN OCTOGENARIAN’ ?

3. over 2 years ago on Doonesbury

   50 years ago in Ontario, we called it a ‘Chesterfield’. I knew a Davenport was a piece of furniture but I didn’t know it was something I could nap on…

4. over 2 years ago on Matt Wuerker

   I’m sorry but I need a little context – are all those shootings from the 4th? The Long weekend? Or last week?

5. over 2 years ago on Doonesbury

   This cartoon raises interesting issues about humour and boundaries.Lacey is beginning to suffer from what I consider to be one of the most horrific diseases – cancer may kill your body but dementia kills who you are – and I still find this funny.And sad.Is that a strength of humanity or a flaw?

6. over 2 years ago on Doonesbury

   My step-father has been suffering from dementia for about a decade. My mother (who was in her eighties) was finally told by a doctor that if she didn’t put him into a professional care facility she would be dead within a year.Caregiving is hard.Visiting is too. They live five hours away and I don’t have that much extra money, and then there was COVID. Last time I saw him he had pretty much stopped verbalizing. He used to love being in a barbershop quartet so I sang old songs to him for fifteen minutes. He seemed to enjoy that.Find a place that will take care of your brother and visit often.

7. over 2 years ago on Doonesbury

   Given the rest of the adjectives, I for one am grateful that ‘indecisive’ is in your list.People who are Agitated, Frenzied, and Know-nothing who then make a hard and fast decision on action normally don’t end up helping society..I also suggest someone who is willing to admit they may be wrong (‘As far as I know’) doesn’t fit your list (especially ‘Know-nothing’ – people who truly don’t know anything rarely admit it).

8. almost 3 years ago on Doonesbury

   I find the comic funny.And I think the word ‘familiar’ is one of the most sad and tragic word ever written in a comic strip.

9. almost 3 years ago on Doonesbury

   Well, Walden was based on Yale, and Dick was a Walden alumni. So, there is the possibility for New England. I have no idea if either of them were from California, maybe Dick migrated there because it was better for birding?And I hear Kate Hepburn in my voice for Lacy as well.

10. almost 3 years ago on Doonesbury

    Mr. Trudeau always makes me smile and cry when a main character dies. I distinctly remember Lacey’s husband’s last thought before he dies: ‘Immortality’ (he has clicked a picture of his 700th bird species he has seen).Tears and laughter…