Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 18, 1981
Transcript:
Mike: Zonker, one day I'm going to find a girl who loves me just the way I am. Zonker: That's great, Mike... everyone should have a dream like that. Mike: Say, Nichole, have you seen this article on the effects of beauty? Woman: No, I haven't, Mike. Mike: It's absolutely wild. They've recently determined that physical appearance can be far more important in a person's life than previously thought. It seems that attractive people have all kinds of other desirable charateristics attributed to them. Just because of how they look. For instance, attractive people are perceived as far more intelligent, responsive, exciting and interesting than unattractive people. Isn't that the most ludicrous thing you've ever heard, Nichole? Nichole? Woman: Oh, I'm sorry, Mike. Did you say something?