Barkeater Lake by Corey Pandolph for October 06, 2012
October 05, 2012
October 07, 2012
Transcript:
Driver: Um... The fare will be charged to the school, so yer all set... Driver: I'd also like to apologize if I seemed antagonistic... I'm a tad xenophobic at times. Delores: Oh, it's ok. No harm done... Delores: Sorry... I gave all my cahs to that nice, courteous pilot. Driver: Oh, no problem! There's an ATM inside the lobby! I bet your big, fancy city bank account is just full of money.
Small towns are frequently antagonistic about what they view as the many shortcomings of city life. One I lived in once published in its weekly newspaper a block of nothing but black ink about 4 inches square. The caption said “This is a happy young girl playing in the park in city X.” -—I’d also make the point that urban types have many misconceptions about small towns. That’s what Corey plays on in this strip. Personally, I prefer the small towns. But they both have their places.