Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 05, 2016
January 04, 2016
January 06, 2016
Transcript:
Zonker: $23 million! Mom, are you sure there hasn't been some mistake? Honey: That's certainly a remarkable lottery prize, sir. Zonker: Mom, I want you to have half of it, okay? No, no, I absolutely insist! 50%! Honey: That's very generous of you, sir. Zonker: What? No, mom... no. Honey: I just hope it all works out for you. Zonker: Okay, 60%, but that's my final offer. Honey: They say money can really change people.
BE THIS GUY almost 9 years ago
You can’t place a price on a mother’s love. Or, maybe you can.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member almost 9 years ago
23,000,000,000 $ in his hands? Better mom save the entire prize .
onespiceybbw almost 9 years ago
$23 million, not $23 billion.
wcorvi almost 9 years ago
$23 million was a lot more then than it is now. Being a millionaire was really something; now it’s chumpchange.
’Course half of it will go to taxes, hopefully his half, not hers.
Linguist almost 9 years ago
Gotta give Zonker credit for being generous to his Mom. A lot of guys his age wouldn’t have thought of even offering 1% !
summerdog86 almost 9 years ago
I still think that the dog ate it. (or will eat it)
comixbomix almost 9 years ago
Not only can it change people, it seems to have changed bar peanuts to bar pretzels in the last panel!
SpunkyNB almost 9 years ago
And Honey lost her pen.
Dean almost 9 years ago
How much in Taxes?
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 9 years ago
A fool and his money . . .
Dennett Premium Member almost 9 years ago
OK. 60% to his Mom who phoned about the ticket, and 40% to Aunt Sophie who gave him the ticket in the first place, which leaves… ?