Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 21, 2012

The aphasia hasn’t affected Leo’s wit.

Poor Alex has a gift of shooting from the lip.

Maybe she’ll learn to watch the lip. But then, maybe Leo will bloom a sense of humor, too.

I kind of identify with Alex. I always find this story arc with her and Toggle moving, and beautifully worked by Trudeau.

From the heart, the mouth speaks. If you have a warm heart, you won’t need to guard your lips.

I’m married- I wonder what it is I haven’t been saying…

Okay, Toggle, I was with ya up to this point. Now, it’s time to get off your high horse.

Foot, meet mouth. Mouth, foot.

There are times when no matter what you say, it’s the wrong thing.And no matter what is said to you, it doesn’t help.

Yes, because God would hear him, and She would not be amused.

It seems from the end panel that Alex is commuting. Flying back and forth from wherever she and Leo live and her graduate courses at MIT. This answers all those questions some readers had.

Glad I reviewed the comments before I posted the exact same words!

@Richard A. Russelllol

@dinkytownlol

“If a man speaks in the forest, and there’s no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?”

LOL

I have a communication problem with my husband, who’s hard of hearing and getting worse. I have a pipsqueaky little voice that lots of people have trouble hearing, and I get impatient when I have to repeat things (yes, yes, I know it’s wrong!). On the other hand, my daughter often gets impatient with me because I can’t retrieve words fast enough and deliver well-formed paragraphs that pop out like Minerva from the head of Zeus. Still, we put up with one another and coexist.

Ask your wife.

I think it’s sort of a good thing for their marriage that when Alex thinks of Toggle, his speech impediment is not her primary thought.

Give him a hug, Alex!

Alex’ll get there. It may take a while, but she’ll get there.

Zing!