Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for June 12, 1986
Transcript:
Mike: I don't get it, Zonk. Why on earth would you want a title? Zonker: Roots, Mike! Being from California, I've never had any! Mike: But aristocrats are different from you and me, Z. They're stuffy, self-satisfied, precious. Zonker: Precious? No, no, Mike, they..uh...they...uh...damn! Mike: That phone-a-thon really rattled you, didn't it? Zonker: Line! Person: "Au contraire, my dear chap."