Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 30, 2013
August 29, 2013
August 31, 2013
Transcript:
Jeff: Truth is, Zip, I can't shake my writer's block. Still got ideas, but no execution! I used to be able to knock 'em out of the park. Now I only get warning-track power. Zipper: Hold it right there, son! Jeff: What? Zipper: If you supposedly can't write, then where did that slick baseball analogy just come from? Jeff: I... I don't know. Zipper: You just tossed it off! Like a freakin' Hemingwad!
Newshound41 over 10 years ago
Warning track is correct. Part of the outfield that is dirt or synthetic surface, so the fielder can be warned he is getting near the wall or fence when he feels the surface change under his feet.
pelican47 over 10 years ago
Son? I would expect this from someone much older (or wiser) but from Zipper?
Brian G Premium Member over 10 years ago
it seems I have seen this before
rpmurray over 10 years ago
Jeff seems to be channelling GT.
SwimsWithSharks over 10 years ago
Hemmingwad. High larry ous. Not quite the insult I need, though. What do you call a commenter who writes too much? Dostoyakkety?
sbchamp over 10 years ago
Moran
Malcolm Hall over 10 years ago
Fitzgeraldude
unca jim over 10 years ago
@Dr. Dave;
What does Margaret Cho’s real name have to do with this?
kaffekup over 10 years ago
As I might have mentioned, Blowback claims that new strips will return on Sunday 9/8, not Labor Day as previously expected. Don’t want anybody to be disappointed Monday. Although I’m sure there will be a chorus of “Why reruns?” no matter what we say.