Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 14, 2014
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Transcript:
Girl: Berkeley put you on their waiting list? What does that mean? Joanie: It means I might be in if some of those who were accepted turn down the school. Girl: You mean you're only offered a spot if someone else doesn't want it? Joanie: Well, yes. That's right. Girl: Doesn't that kind of cheapen it?
Yes, itdoes, child.it means she is not their first choice but if they aren’t their first choices’ first choice, they’ll settle..It reminds me of the comic strip where the fellow asks the lady, “Will YOU marry me?” Indicating she was not the first asked but that the better choices had rejected him.