Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 29, 2015
May 28, 2015
May 30, 2015
Transcript:
Honey: Sir, I've been picking up some shipboard grumbling. Some of the passengers are beginning to wonder why we haven't arrived yet... Duke: Oh, for crying out loud! What do they want? It's a 6,000-mile voyage to The Falklands! They can't expect me to be right on the money! Take the wheel, Honey! I'm going down there to set these people straight! Honey: Um... wait a minute, sir. What course should I steer? Duke: Whatever. Be right back. Honey: "Whatever?"
BE THIS GUY almost 9 years ago
I entered Whatever in Google maps and came up with Whatever Tattoo on St. Marks Place, NYC.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 9 years ago
Based on Duke’s bearings, I’m beginning to see the problem.
John Velonis Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Actually it’s more like 9,000 miles from Miami to the Falklands by boat, since you have to go around Brazil.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 almost 9 years ago
Google Maps search “A”.WHATEVER Art Bed & BreakfastAv. Defensores de Chaves 581000-121 LisboaPortugal
Dennett Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Cruising at 18 knots, that boat would be lucky to have fuel enough for 600 miles. I expect they will run out of fuel any minute now.
IncognitoPenguin almost 9 years ago
It’s only supposed to be a three hour tour…what could possibly happen??
Doublejake Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Oops — shouldn’t the course heading be “steer whatever by thataway”?
pauljmsn almost 9 years ago
(Continuing a line of thought from yesterday – thank you @Mountaingreenery)
No, they’re certainly not on the HMS Troutbridge, but would they run into her in the Falklands? Or more likely, vice versa, very literally? Assuming someone in the Admiralty is fool enough to send Troutbridge TO the Falkland conflict? Oh, dear…
Putting aside that disturbing thought, here’s another disturbing thought – I wonder if Duke is a distant relation to the Pertwee clan?
Why, yes, I listen to BBC Radio online. How did you guess?
Kali39 almost 9 years ago
…and if we swerve by Monte Carlo, let’s stop for a bit. I’ve got some … stuff … we gotta do there…