Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 12, 2016
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Transcript:
Lacey: My poor, sweet bird man. I should have been there, by his side. I might have been able to save him... Joanie: Lacey, he was seven miles from the nearest road. There wouldn't have been time. Lacey: I suppose you're right. If there'd been time, Dick would have struck one of his famous bargains with God. Jeremy: Dick struck bargains with God? Lacey: Jeremy, the man wasn 't sick once in 87 years. Jeremy: Hmm... that is a little fishy.
How do you bargain with a non-existent fictional character?