Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 06, 2014
August 05, 2014
August 07, 2014
Transcript:
Sammy: Now, let me get this straight! Massachusetts abolished slavery ten years ago and you never even told me! Josh: Well, I... Sammy: Boss, that's the... Nate: No, Sammy, don't get all excited. Josh: Sammy, I didn't mean to deceive you. It was a simple mistake. Sammy: A simple mistake?! You told me I was living in a slave state, Virginia, not Massachusetts! Josh: Well, I get them mixed up sometimes. Nate: There are a lot of states, Sammy. Josh: That's right! And they're practically still naming them!
Jim was born at the beginning of the century and died at the end of the century. He saw the president assassinated and Johnson become president. He died in the same house he was born in but he died in a different state. The house didn’t move and the state line did not run through his house. What state was he born in and what state did he die in?