Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 09, 1974

Transcript:

Slackmeyer: Son, they say when a man thinks he's about to die his whole life passes before his eyes... but you know what happened to me? When I felt that sharp pain in my chest, suddenly my whole stock portfolio passed before my eyes - and the prices were plummeting! Slackmeyer: In the back of my mind a little voice started yelling, "Sell! Sell!," and up on a big board Dow Jones began to dive - 800! 700! 600! 500! 400! 300! I blacked out at 180. Mark: I'll bet.