Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 18, 1977
Transcript:
Man: And only one year later he was appointed to our mission in China! Duke: Hey! What's he trying to pull here?! Man: As our top envoy in Peking, Mr. Duke was... Duke: Hold it right there, Tweety! I came here to speak to people, not a room full of savage, winged lizards! Man: Winged lizards? Mr. Duke... Duke: Oops... My mistake! They're sheep, not lizards. Sorry... They looked like lizards at first. Man: Mr. Duke, are you... Duke: Carry on! Sheep I can handle.