Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 19, 2013

They all look old, but on the other hand they don’t have weird-looking noses.

So did he get the eyes done or not?

I was in a restaurant and a man came up to me and proceeded to tell me my name and my brother’s name and I said, “Ok, you know all about me but who are you?” Turned out to be someone I’d known on and off since Jr. High! He recognized me right away but he’d changed so much that even after he told me who he was, I couldn’t believe it!

Zonker’s on The Peter Pan Plan.

I’ve noticed the same thing Mark. Most of the people my age are really old!

with stevie nicks landslide playing in the background.

hope i die before i get old.

…talkin’ ’bout my de-de-degeneration…

Got my 55th reunion coming up, I’m planning on one drink for every cane, walker, and wheelchair. BTW…the class list is missing a pretty big bunch of people….

“Hey, I remember you from Centerville High School!”

“Oh, you were at Centerville? What did you teach?”

It is amazing how much some people’s appearance changes over the years, but I’ve discovered that smiles never change. There were a bunch of folks at one of my reunions that I didn’t recognize until they smiled.

Never been to mine. Never intend to go. The only thing that school did for me was give me my walking papers.. That is my diploma.

The few people that were my friends keep urging me to go, My only question is to them is why?

I spent most of the time there never wanting to be there. The rest plotting how to I would never go back. Proud to say. I have only been back in the area twice in the 30 years since and back to the small town once. My niece was getting married in that little town. The wife for some screwed up reason wanted to see the rest of the little podunk town I grew up in.

My high school career consisted of two things. Trying to absorb as much knowledge as I could and fighting bullies.

Going to a class reunion. Not ever going to happen.

No one told me getting old is as painful as it is.

Here is what Mark looked in his first appearance in Doonesbury:-

http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1970/11/19

Zonker still hangs out at Walden Pond – the fountain of youth.

Looks like Zonk and Mark have turned up at the wrong reunion. This reunion has a bunch of old people.

I’m 52 and inclined to agree.

Umm, actually the Democratic Senate found him not guilty on a party-line vote, foreshadowing the current situation. If it happened now, I wouldn’t count on the blue dogs to support the President, since it might be bad for their careers.

There were at least 13 Benghazis which occurred under Bush. Where was the outrage? www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/13-benghazis-that-occurre_b_3246847.html

Good to see Zonker is still looking great. Must be his stress-free lifestyle. I heard if you just put a piece of tape on your forehead it will prevent forehead wrinkles, so I guess one could try that. Or bangs.

Second frame… I’m with Zonker on that.

If you don’t think left wing groups have been targeted by the IRS under the GOP in the past, you are very naive indeed. I know everyone expects Obama to be above it all, but let’s get real. It is just that when it happens to the right wing, they squeal the loudest, so more people pay attention. Rich folks can always get more attention. The poor are screwed every way til Sunday and nobody cares. The poor, elderly and children have all faced big cuts recently. Where is the outrage? No outrage over that, the only outrage according to the GOP is if the super rich have to pay a tiny bit more in taxes and if the right wingers have to be audited.

The only reunions I’ve ever been aware of were high school (I went to my 10th, then ignored the rest; the last on was the 40th!).But my university class has never had a reunion (that I ever heard of). Of course there were 5,000 people in my year, but even the individual schools have never gotten together. Curious. (and yes, I’d know if they had).

I hear that. I’m even a little older than you.

Yawn….Bad enough reading Guard SGT on a weekday; sure wish he’d take the weekends off.

I graduated form a minor seminary which no longer exists – it is now a community college. There were only forty or so in my class – none, to my knowledge, became priests. Viet Nam, illness and age have thinned the ranks considerably. An attempt at a 40th Reunion turned up only six of us. We didn’t even bother to try for the 50th. I have avoided college and university reunions as a matter of choice. They always seemed like an excuse for the Alumni Committee to hit you up for donations.

I think the weird noses someone commented on is the Doonesbury nose? Maybe a family trait. Every family has some little weird thing going on if you look for it, if only a little hooking of a toe or something.

For some reason Gocomics has changed the placement of the Refresh Comments bar which has caused duplication of comments. Wonder why they did that? Maybe it should be like it was before. I could have sworn it was lower on the page.

@montessoriteacher Thanks for pointing out the relocation of the “Refresh” bar. I’d noticed the duplication problem, but as I don’t post very often, I didn’t identify a cause. Perhaps someone is paying attention, and will notice your suggestion that they put it back the way it was!

Ditto

The problem is that, excepting a few hit and run trolls, everyone here understands his lies. I would just rather not having them clog an otherwise pleasant forum.

I’m growing older but not up.My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck.Let the winds of time blow overy my head.I’d rather die while I’m living than live while I’m dead.

Geez! No smoking? No drinking? No running around with women? What’s left to live for? ;)

I’m recognizable 60 years after high school. I don’t smoke or drink, and luckily found out about my multiple food sensitivities in time to alleviate LOTS of symptoms, like constant coughing, stuff that would be TMI, losing 25 pounds (when I wasn’t overweight), and losing lots of arthritic stuff. You have to have a good allergist to ferret things out. Few doctors “believe” In allergies. Now I can eat anything I want (as long as it’s on my list) and not gain weight. Sweet. (Also work out at the gym 3X/week.)

Also, if there’s lots and lots and LOTS of politics and polemics, I skip it.

We’re not hiding; will gladly meet you here, same bat time, same bat channel.

It seems they put the refresh bar back where it was! Yea!

Uh-oh. Mr. Trudeau, PLEASE don’t turn ‘Doonesbury’ into another ‘Funky Winkerbean’! I can’t take it!

That and he’s led a relatively laid-back, stress free approach to life. I’m sure that helps.

I try to read Doonesbury everyday. I even comment on the topic of the day. Most commenters are lively and funny and enlightening. Differences of opinion aired in a respectful manner cause thought. But, there still seems to be the strident sound of a few jackasses braying in the wind.

Good article, Night, only the unintelligent won’t find it (wink, wink).

He couldn’t find it because he reflexively avoids truth, and incredulously believes the unbelievable and untrue.

It reminds me of the song.“Garden Party” by Ricky Nelson.