Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for July 12, 1992

Transcript:

Lion: Next! Yo! Christian! You're on! Geraldo: Get out there, Christian scum! The lions are hungry! A splendid entertainment, eh, flauvius impervious? Flauvius: Perhaps. But it panders to such base, mob instincts. Geraldo: Don't be so condescending, Flauvius! This is what the Roman public wants! No one is forcing them to be here! Flavius: Sure. But... Geraldo: Have a pity, man! The empire is crumbling around us! If watching a few martyrs get torn apart helps people get their minds off their problems, then I'm proud to be part of it! Flavius: By jupiter, you're right. I never thought of it that way. By offering a public distraction, you're softening the rough edges of life! You're a good man. Geraldo Riveribus. Geraldo: I try.