Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 14, 2010
Transcript:
Alex: Hi, Mrs. DeLuca! Is Leo ready? I said I'd drive him to class. Woman: No, I let him sleep in. He was exhausted. You saw how hard it was for him to speak. His synapses are fried. He needs to be rested to get the words out right... Toggle: Mom! You let me oversleep! What the heck, man? Alex: Good call.
pouncingtiger almost 15 years ago
The future return of the old “mother-in-law” jokes.
rayannina almost 15 years ago
But if anyone earned being the brunt of those jokes, it’s Mrs. Deluca.
Though you have to admit, he IS getting the words out right.
palos almost 15 years ago
Help the uninformed. The meaning of the “clouds” coming out of the mouths of DeLuca and Alex?
thetraveller4 almost 15 years ago
Cold air makes your breath “smoke” because of condensation of the moisture in your breath coming in contact with said cold air. You must be from Florida or California….(somewhere warm anyways…)
GrimmaTheNome almost 15 years ago
One of the joys of winter - dragon breath!
nancysculco almost 15 years ago
This is the first panel I’ve seen where Mrs. DeLuca is shown as just having acted in Leo’s best interests: 1. it worked, and 2. Alex is not being facetious when whe says “Good Call” - she’s smiling. As for where she may have learned about synapses, she HAS been at her son’s side, and talking with his doctors, since he was in the hospital in very serious condition. She also knew, from all these months of experience, that he WAS seriously over-tired and that a good 10 or 12 hours sleep was exactly what he needed. The proof - again, it worked.
Having said all that, yeah, she definitely has issues - she’s afraid to cut the cord, which will put Leo in the middle, ultimately. It’ll be interesting to see where Gary takes this.
Persephone52 almost 15 years ago
THIS is the storyline I can’t wait to see. Beginning every week, I hold my breath as I click to see the strip and just about bawl when it isn’t Alex and Leo. Thank you, Gary.
Wildcard24365 almost 15 years ago
Maaaaybe she isn’t just plain ign’rnt trailer trash?
Nemesys almost 15 years ago
Nancy, bingo. It’s easy to trash your mom, but mom sometimes does know best.
babka Premium Member almost 15 years ago
alcoholics don’t have relationships, they take hostages.
Justice22 almost 15 years ago
So, Toggle doesn’t stutter when he is mad? Good going for that first step to recovery.
Potrzebie almost 15 years ago
Alex should get on her good side by saying things like: an MIT grad makes six figure salaries on average. Wouldn’t you like a double-wide trailer with a view?
Justice22 almost 15 years ago
Joe, if it was BBC, he would have been “poor white caravan trash.”
RinaFarina almost 15 years ago
@Joe Doty, I was just re-reading the comments from yesterday, and you mentioned that “there is no cure for PTSD”. Then you’re out of date, man, because research has been making great strides! Read the literature! I do!
RinaFarina almost 15 years ago
@Doctor Toon, that’s very sweet, and I am NOT being sarcastic.
Reenster almost 15 years ago
I work outside in New England & I despise hats. I figure I’ll just burn more calories trying to keep warm!
Oceanie almost 15 years ago
Openminded, that reminds me of a quote I once read from a medic of the Vietnam war who wished they could just give every soldier in triage who could manage it a chocolate milkshake….