Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 20, 2014
October 19, 2014
October 21, 2014
Transcript:
Mark: Dad! I don't believe it! What are you doing here? Mr. Slackmeyer: I might ask you the same question. Don't you have exams this week? Mark: Uh... no. I took the semester off to work at the radio station. Mr. Slackmeyer: The radio station. Mark: Right. Mr. Slackmeyer: I see. And the Fab Four are well? Mark: No. They split up. Look, Dad, I was going to write...
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
“And, what did you do with the money I gave you for tuition?”
montessoriteacher over 9 years ago
The Fab Four split up long ago, even back then…
Blood-Poisoning Vermin over 9 years ago
Is he talking about Paul McCartney’s old back-up band?
Eggman61 over 9 years ago
Did Mark ever finish college? He’s still with NPR.
Of course, by 1978 he would have been at Walden for nearly 10 years, so if he hadn’t graduated by then…
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
@too-zonkedPaul was a backup musician in John Lennon’s old band.
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
@steverinoYes, I remember seeing that on the news.The difference is, Mark told his father the truth.
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
@Eggman61The big four (BD, Mike, Mark and Zonker) plus others graduated from college during Trudeau’s 83-84 sabbatical — a mere 14 years after they started college.
Their graduation was shown in the Broadway musical Trudeau wrote.George Alexander over 9 years ago
@leftwingpatriotIf he wrote it, why don’t the credits in the advertisements I’ve seen, so state?
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
@George AlexanderHere is Wikipedia article for the “Doonesbury” musical.Trudeau gets credit for both the book and lyrics.
Stephen Salaun over 9 years ago
Yes, Dad, & both John & George died!