Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 16, 2021

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    BE THIS GUY  over 3 years ago

    2 questions:

    1- Is Hunk-Ra also going to get a second shot? 2- Who is going to experience the side effects?

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    ImDaRealAni  over 3 years ago

    How many shots of essential oils did she have to down to get a snake tongue?

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    eromlig  over 3 years ago

    “Does this vaccine make me look fat?”

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    Alexander the Good Enough  over 3 years ago

    “Shella (Sheela) na gigs?” Wait ’till someone goes and looks THAT up…

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    jvo  over 3 years ago

    Love the nose cone bra …. ballistic

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    Orcatime  over 3 years ago

    That’s unique.

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    dadoctah  over 3 years ago

    Since they share a bloodstream, I’m pretty sure Hunk-Ra doesn’t require his own shot.

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    admiree2  over 3 years ago

    When parts of this are separated there is so much different humor within the whole strip. I found it very funny just to think that a person who has been injecting numerous people over many days would respond casually to such a request with “I guess so.”

    Well, they have said that so much of our behavior has changed in the last fourteen months. Norms? What norms? We dune need no stinkin’ norms.

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    Lawrence.S  over 3 years ago

    I wouldn’t mind a vaccination to rid the strip of Hunk-Ra, but know it’s not going to happen. However, since he seems to live in her head will a shot in the arm provide him with protection or should she get it in the ear?

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    Mugens Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Now that’s a husband. BD is a man that understands and accepts all the wife’s little idiosyncrasies.

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    sugordon  over 3 years ago

    But I thought the entire cast was already vaxxed. Remember Zipper’s shot and the line of non-Doonesbury characters?

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    bbbmorrell  over 3 years ago

    Only Pfizer will do for Hunk-Ra

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    Ontman  over 3 years ago

    It beats channeling M T Greene.

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    belgarathmth  over 3 years ago

    Wow, I didn’t know she was still doing that. Last time I saw a “Hunk-Ra” strip, I was reading the classic reruns from two decades ago.

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    paul  over 3 years ago

    I used to think that Hunk Ra was an amusing manifestation of a personality disorder. Upon reading today’s comic, however, I realized my wife also channels an ancient warrior. I don’t know it’s name yet, but I recognize its voice every time I do something especially stupid. “That voice” is terrifying and always sets me straight. I think my wife’s channeled warrior exists to make me a better person. Anyway, that’s how I’m choosing to look at it.

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    Masterskrain  over 3 years ago

    Welcome back, Hunk-Ra!!

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    edbeat  over 3 years ago

    Nice to see that Garry is a PJ Harvey fan.

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Same body. Same shot. But thanks for the smile. I got mine. Not sorry.

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    gantech  over 3 years ago

    Would that be a dose for Hunk-Ra, or an overdose for the Boopster?

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    kauri44  over 3 years ago

    I could be picky and say I’m pretty sure that Boopsie exorcised Hunk Ra before she finally married B.D. but I suppose a guest reappearance is understandable for today’s joke (and PSA).

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    Bob Blumenfeld  over 3 years ago

    This is the first time I’ve seen Hunk-Ra with a bra. Musta missed the other times.

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    gantech  over 3 years ago

    I had the ‘Star Trek’ vaccine (set Pfizers on pun).

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    rugeirn  over 3 years ago

    For those curious about that name:

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheela_na_gig

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    poppacapsmokeblower  over 3 years ago

    How sweet, BD cares about Hunk-Ra!

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    Cincoflex  over 3 years ago

    I love how the nurse is all, “sure, whatever.”

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    SunflowerGirl100  over 3 years ago

    I really like how casual and accepting BD is of Hunk Ra!

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    BC in NC Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Three weeks. Now we know Hunk got Pfizer.

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    snappyboy  over 3 years ago

    Why can’t Joe acknowledge the fact that Donald got the vaccine ball rolling with Operation Warp Speed? Sure Donald screwed the pooch with everything else, but maybe this small gesture would help the right, the evangelicals and the rest of the doubters to get their shot(s).

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    GreggW Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Too bad there’s no vaccine for irrationality.

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    maverick.kaminski  over 3 years ago

    The funniest part is when BD says “Not really.”.

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    kathybear  over 3 years ago

    I thought it was 4 weeks? Mine was.

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    stamps  over 3 years ago

    I didn’t think Gingrich’s mother looked that good.

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    montessoriteacher  over 3 years ago

    More people need the shots. The more the merrier. Although, cases are down and things are improving. It should make a really big difference as children come on board. In our area, Children’s Mercy Hospital in KCMO is conducting pediatric trials on kids 6 months to 11 years. Their dosage must be scaled down, of course. Kids are doing well with the shots. I’m sure other places throughout the US have pediatric trials going too. If I had a little one, I would check it out.

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    Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Hasn’t Hunk-Ra been dead since before agriculture was invented? It’s hard to believe he’s in any danger of getting COVID.

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    SteveR405  over 3 years ago

    The punch line would have been funnier if the nurse had said “See you three in three weeks”.

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    montessoriteacher  over 3 years ago

    I noticed a couple stores that I went to yesterday were still requiring masks, and both Starbucks and Chipotle don’t have indoor seating. I was surprised to see this but I don’t see anything wrong with being cautious a bit longer until the vaccines work their way through more of the population.

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    Troglodyte  over 3 years ago

    Whatever works. It was worth giving it a shot! :D

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    Teto85 Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Good to see Boopsie is still delusional after all these years.

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    willie_mctell  over 3 years ago

    Good idea.

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    Faby  over 3 years ago

    They’re married!?! Boy, have I missed huge chunk of the storyline! Is there a summary somewhere where I can catch up?

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    martin510  over 3 years ago

    28 replies and not one anti-vaxxer rant. They must be sleeping in.

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    robertnb53  over 3 years ago

    No shot a Trump today Trudeau? Saving up for 2024?

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  over 3 years ago

    Medically I’m pretty sure if they occupy the same body just one poke will work.

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    briangj2  over 3 years ago

    Share of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, United States: 36.41% Partially: 10.30%

    Canada: 3.70% Partially: 40.56%

    United Kingdom: 29.02% Partially: 24.48%

    India: 2.93% Partially: 7.30%

    World: 4.56% Partially: 4.41%

    Number of people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, United States: 121.77 million. Partially: 34.45 million.

    Canada, fully: 1.4 million. Partially: 15.31 million.

    United Kingdom, fully: 19.70 million. Partially: 16.62 million.

    India, fully: 40.41 million. Partially: 100.72 million.

    World, fully: 240.41 million. Partially: 318.35 million.

    Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccinations, United States: 270.83 million.

    Canada: 18.10 million.

    United Kingdom: 56.02 million

    India: 181.54 million.

    World: 1.45 Billion.

    Share of people who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, United States: 46.71%

    Canada: 44.26%

    United Kingdom: 53.50%

    India: 10.23%

    World: 8.97%

    https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

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    Solstice*1947  over 3 years ago

    I was given Pfizer in February. Slight soreness in the injection area for about a day after each shot. It only hurt if I poked my shoulder or raised my arm above my head. No bruising or other symptoms.

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    bakana  over 3 years ago

    In California, they are used to people like Hunk-Ra.

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    JasonBall  over 3 years ago

    The “not really” absolutely makes this one. Burst out laughing at that.

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    cherns Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Awww, that’s so sweet and thoughtful of BD.

    (I don’t think we’ve ever identified Hunk-Ra’s mother before.)

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    STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Holy Mother of Newts!

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    redcedar1  over 3 years ago

    Is Pandemonium somewhere near Panem? Two weeks in a row now have just been hilarious!!!

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    bbenoit  over 3 years ago

    Funny, so many layers to unpack.

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    Droptma Styx  over 3 years ago

    Hunk-Ra really needs to drop the Madonna 1990 look

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    JDP_Huntington Beach  over 3 years ago

    I’ve had two of the vaccines.

    Did not have side effects from either.

    I was in the first wave for shots, and as the vaccine improved, I took the second version when we had a surplus.

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    nbsevern Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Anyone else notice that Hunk Ra’s mother’s name is very similar to the ancient Celtic fertility figurines/carvings, one of which is referred to as a Sheela na Gig? They depict female figures—how can I put it delicately—touching themselves.

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    JenSolo02  over 3 years ago

    That was just… strange… it’s still her one physical entity.

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    MyTBaron Premium Member over 3 years ago

    Hunk Ra is male. Clearly Boopsie channels many. One hopes that in sharing the one body one shot would suffice. https://twitter.com/foundfoundetc/status/800916098799386624/photo/1

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    jbruins84341  over 3 years ago

    My arm hurt bad enough with just one shot. Can’t imagine two!

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    ckeller  over 3 years ago

    I thought Boopsie sent Hunk-Ra packing as a prerequisite for B. D. marrying her.

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