Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 27, 2008

Ah, April in Paris, nighttime in Africa – if it’s Tuesday, it must be Belgium –

It’s a little disturbing that Rollie hasn’t changed an iota in 30+ years. Same clothes, same face. Like Dick Clark.

I dunno, I think he looks a little tubbier than I remember. Check the last frame; is that the beginnings of a beer belly?

Unca, you’re right, he has put on a few pounds.

I’ve been to Nairobi. It is never hot in Nairobi. The average temperature in Nairobi is around 70 degrees during the day and in the 50s at night. That is because of the altitude. It’s a surprise to most people to find how pleasant the temperature is in Nairobi.

We’re talking about Rollie, here - he’s fully capable of mistaking his ‘fear-sweat’ for genuine perspiration, and not only mistaking it, but selling it as hard as he can -

Unca, given the helmet straps for the “boonie hat” perhaps the extra weight is a flak jacket.

wouldn’t surprise me if he THINKS he’s in Nairobi but is actually in Algiers.