Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 20, 2012

Insensitive, but not condescending.

Ah, ESP – Extraordinary Spousal Perception !

We guys can be a little dense, sometimes.

Humor can help in many ways, especially when we can see the funny side of our own situations, admittedly not always easy. Alex’s observation is pretty funny and when Leo doesn’t see the humor in it, she’s cool to back off. In a less stressed out moment, perhaps Leo can have a laugh on himself and Sherm’s obvious mis-tango.

depends on the tone of voice. my hubby and i sometimes mean to be wry or funny and it doesn’t come off correctly.

You can read my mind?Yes.And?I’m amazed that you can live in something that small.

(exchange between Arthur Dent (Earthman) and Marvin (A Robot with a “brain the size of a planet”)

union. so glad.

Uh oh. First married fight coming up!

She could have said it a little kinder.

these guys have the seeds of an excellent marriage

Just like a paperback novelThe kind the drugstores sell……

OH ALEX. OH TOGGLE.

this isn’t even a comic. Not ever funny. I don’t see why anyone would like this. I would call it a doodle sarcasm, Not a comic or cartoon.

If it were simply a matter of a stammer – but in Leo’s case, I think the EID that sent him home also caused some brain damage. .Its nice that Alex was paying attention.

__"Hmnn Mike’s not a liberal, he’s a republican …"

You know Mike’s a RINO from the Forbes/Anderson days Redkaycei, and dems all been shot.

Condescending? Really? Insensitive, perhaps…

Communication is essential, especially when one or both has an impediment. You can’t expect your spouse to be a mind reader. It’s the surest path to disillusionment when your expectations run head on into reality.

It does seem somewhat sickie and twisted that folks who rant against this comic feel compelled to read it night after night and make derogatory remarks about it and about others who do find it amusing. Why don’t you go read something more to your liking.

I think the chill pill fell out of the cup and hit the caps lock key…

I’ve read this particular strip over and over, and all I can see is a story about a young guy struggling with aphasia from a concussion, trying to get things right with his job and his goofy girlfriend. I just can’t see any diatribe or anything slimy about Americans here. Are we reading the same comic strip?