Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 09, 2016

Zonker is one of a kind

All those people will be your friends now, Zonker.

It seems to me that Duke is working Zonker as Mohammad Ali did in his encounters

That’s the spirit, son. You achieved this gift of a winning lottery ticket all by yourself!

Frame 4: We all believed in you Zonk! You just do not want to know what we believed.

This is precisely why Zonk is my spirit brother.

I think I’m related to him somewhere down the line. Yeah, that’s it.

I always believed in you Zonker. Now, if you would see your way clear to lending me a couple of million until MY ship comes in, I will be forever grateful.

Your friend(!)

Richard

the day my ship comes in i’ll be at the airport

Interesting timing for the strip repeats this week to lead up to a record powerball jackpot… wonder who (if anyone) will be in the headlines Sunday as an instant near-billionaire.

Like we believe in Trump, Zonker; like we believe in Trump.

Zonker will spend years as a nanny, then finally discover who he really is when Co. legalizes pot, which after all has always been Zonkers only hobby. I remember when the Zonker appeared in BD college football huddle as a WR, smoking weed

For any interested, my understanding is that people would invest in a trading ship to far places. Many would be destroyed by pirates or other hostiles and navigation was so uncertain that they never knew when they would return even if they did. Naetheless, if it return bearing items common elsewhere but treasured locally, all investors would be greatly enriched..As time went by with no word from the ship, investors would worry theirs would be one of the lost ones. They would try to sell their interest for whatever they could get ~~ cheaper and cheaper as time passed. Supposedly, Sir Isaac Newton worked out the probability that a ship a week late, a month late, whatever late would make it. That let him estimate how likely any given late ship was to make a profit if he bought the discounted shares..It paid the bills even though people often vilify speculators.(Those who complained about them when petroleum prices were rising haven’t said much lately as prices dropped but they again just as soon as the trend changes.)

.I . . . can . . . talk . . . that . . . fast, . . if . . . I . . . try.Does . . . that . . . count?

I have some knowledge of how Zonker’s spent most of his history, but for some reason today I find myself wondering, did he ever have a girlfriend? (Or a boyfriend, for that matter, but I didn’t want to use “love interest”.)

“God Bless The Child” .Them that’s got shall haveThem that’s not shall loseSo the Bible says and it still is newsMama may have, Papa may haveBut God bless the child that’s got his own, that’s got his own.Yes the strong get smartWhile the weak ones fadeEmpty pockets don’t ever make the gradeMama may have, Papa may haveBut God bless the child that’s got his own, that’s got his own.Money, you’ve got lots of friendsThey’re crowding around your doorBut when you’re gone and spending endsThey don’t come no more Rich relations give crusts of bread and suchYou can help yourself, but don’t take too muchMama may have, Papa may haveBut God bless the child that’s got his own, that’s got his own.Money you’ve got lots of friendsThey’re crowding around your doorBut when you’re gone and spending endsThey don’t come no moreRich relations give crusts of bread and suchYou can help yourself, but don’t take too muchMama may have, Papa may haveBut God bless the child that’s got his own, that’s got his own.Here just don’t worry about nothing cause he’s got his ownYes, he’s got his own .- Billie Holiday