Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 29, 1973
Transcript:
Zonker: So, how's it goin' Alice? Alice: Not so good, Bonker baby, not all that good. But you know, honey, the French have an expression which I think applies to my situation. I once heard it in an ol' movie about the French resistance. The expressions is "c'est la vie." Yes, "c'est la vie." Loosely translated, it means "that's life." Zonker: Wow. That's really appropriate, Alice. Alice: You're a dear, Bonk...