Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 20, 2014
September 19, 2014
September 21, 2014
Transcript:
Lacey Davenport: Ms. Caucus, what a delight to hear from you! Are you here in Washington? Joanie: Um... yes, I am, Mrs. Davenport, just got int, so I thought, heck, why not give my Congresswoman a call, you know, to show there were no hard feelings about last fall. In fact, both Ginny and I feel it was rather a privilege to run against you. It was a clean race, right? And free of acrimony! And... uh... well fought by both sides, don't you think? Lacey Davenport: Yes, I guess it was, dear. Joanie: Lacey, I need a job. Lacey Davenport: So did I, dear. But come by anyway.
BE THIS GUY over 10 years ago
Is that the only sweater Joanie has? And, why is she wearing it in June?
James38 over 10 years ago
Well eaten, that crow.
SKJAM! Premium Member over 10 years ago
It’s who you know in Washington that gets you the job.
Sportymonk over 10 years ago
A typewriter. Its what you used when you had lots of white out.
trollope'sreader over 10 years ago
Back in the day, we used to discus Joanie the same way soap opera fans did; she was like a real friend to us.
rmbdot over 10 years ago
The typewriter and all the great housekeeping are courtesy of Rick. Did we skip over the “tuna salad sandwich found under the couch after weeks away” strip?Sometime in the first couple of years of their association, Lacey tactfully nudges Joanie into heading out on a little hairstyle and wardrobe makeover. There’s a classic Sunday strip where Rick doesn’t recognize the new Joanie when he answers the door.
bobdingus over 10 years ago
LOL!
potrerokid over 10 years ago
It looks like a TYPEWRITER to me!!! ( Yes, I’m actually THAT old!! )
davids.comments over 10 years ago
Lacey was a class act.
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member over 10 years ago
“Be good to those you meet on your way up; you’ll meet them again on your way down.”
caligula over 10 years ago
No, it’s a, for the time, state of the art IBM electric typewriter (with interchangeable font ball).
Had one in my office in the Army, looked about like that but MINE was 10 years newer and had the auto-correct feature up like 127 characters.
(meaning when you hit backspace it thwacked it with whiteout, then you have to whiteout the carbons by hand).
BE THIS GUY over 10 years ago
@montessoriteacher
Lacey took care of Joanie’s fashion needs.
BE THIS GUY over 10 years ago
@rmbdot
Are you referring to the egg salad sandwich?
Tin Can Twidget over 10 years ago
No, that’s a tie! ;-)
Hunter7 over 10 years ago
Just noticing a few things – the tie, the typewriter. Joanie wearing sandals and barefeet. And of course, how she twists herself into that knot as she asks the hard question.love that twisted knot at the end.
radicalmom over 10 years ago
i’m enjoying these flashbacks, especially the blossoming affair joannie has with rick and her relationship with lacey.. this is truly a great strip. it’s wonderful that there are comments about the strips missing, helps me feel better that i’m not ignoring these dailies. thanks youse guys
sookiestackhouse over 10 years ago
please, stop with the reruns!
barister about 10 years ago
the ol girl slams Joanie in that last panel.
the4thpip about 10 years ago
“So did I, dear” is just an awesome punchline. I love it!