Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 13, 2016
Transcript:
Boopsie: So, as you can well imagine, those first lives of mine were filled with nothing but drudgery. Life in those days was just hunt and gather, hunt and gather. The routine could really wear you down. In fact, the first half-decent incarnation I ever had didn't come until... well, into the Pleistocene. But I knew it would be special. The omens were fabulous! B.D.: We're only up to the Pleistocene? Boopsie: To begin with, it was the first time in ages I didn't die during childbirth.
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
B.D. should be playing “Godfather II” in his head to get through this.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray about 8 years ago
Eeeee-Boop !
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 8 years ago
Always a promising sign … not dying.
Coyoty Premium Member about 8 years ago
Is she counting both as a mother and as a baby?
gmartin997 about 8 years ago
It seems she’s taking Edgar Cayce’s “Origins of Man” far too seriously.
chris_o42 about 8 years ago
Impressive. I can’t even remember who I was last week.
gantech about 8 years ago
I’m impressed that Boopsie could say “Pleistocene”.
SeaFox10 about 8 years ago
How come all your “other” lives were so great, and now, you’re just you?!
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 8 years ago
If you remembered dying in childbirth during the previous incarnations, were you also able to remember what caused pregnancy in the first place and try to avoid it?
summerdog86 about 8 years ago
I, personally, don’t care to remember any of my past lives. Dealing with the one is enough.
steverinoCT about 8 years ago
Scientists have found that “Lucy” died from falling about 50 feet— probably from a tree. They analyzed the fractures in her bones and they’re identical to similar injuries common today. Sort of humanizes her.
FlapHappy about 8 years ago
Boopsie never considers that she may have been male in past incarnations. Or a frog. A nice indication of self-absorption.
neatslob Premium Member about 8 years ago
The women in Doonesbury apparently have a tendency towards insanity.
Red Ruffensor about 8 years ago
Maybe that’s how Hunk-Ra bit it.