Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 22, 1998

Transcript:

Zipper: Hey, guys! My uncle Zonker just told me about this great play! Team captain: This is like a bad dream... Zipper: It involves human drama! Adversity, triumph, romande - the whole ten yards. Team captain: Punt formation on three. Zipper: Punt? Skipper, you're giving up again! How about instead you throw a hail-mary to Joel along the left side. When he gets hit, he can let the ball squirt through his hands into the end zone where I'll pounce on it! That'll win the game, and as you're carrying me off the field, I'll catch the eye of a pretty nursing student in row DD. We'll eventually get married, and I'll go on to a glamorous career in radio! My uncle Zonk's team used that play all the time! Team captain: But what if the play is called back on a penalty? Football player: Yeah, you'd have to get divorced. Zipper: Darn! You're right! I can't risk it! Never mind, Skip... Team captain: Okay, one more time... Football player: Hey, maybe you could just live together, Zip! Zipper: With ten yards hanging over our heads? Forget about it!