Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 30, 1999
Transcript:
Radio: "Poor, poor...too damn poor!' Jimmy: So what do you think? Phred: Um...I dunno, Jim, it's a little rough on the masses. Jimmy: No, it's not - the song's ironic! Phred: Oh...ironic. We don't have a tradition of irony in Vietnamese music. Jimmy: Sure you do! What's your favorite song? Phred: "Everyone in the motherland is rejoicing over the wiping out of the five maggots.' Jimmy: Okay, but that was on the state label, right?