Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 04, 2021

I know a relative who could compete on this show.

Is that Ray? Say it ain’t so!

(fourth panel) 2+2= 5, for very large values of 2.

If this is bad television you never seen Italian TV.

I was hoping for more. But it is satire, somewhat.The sky is blue. Fox news the sky is pink. Satire, not good satire.It now seems we actually do have an alternate universe. I just hope it melds into the real universe of the here and now.Of course once Reagan closed down all the asylums we have had crazy people talking gibberish to themselves out on the streets. We now call them Republicans.

“Fictional characters for $200, Dr Oz.”

“He has pointed ears, and ….”

“Who is Dr Spock?”

“Close enough. Go again.”

The ‘Vanna White’ to this game show has got to be Kellyanne Conway and her “alternative facts”.

Those crazy backward republicans.

“Who didn’t plan JAN 6 for $400” — Not Bill Barr!

Republicans want to know what is the joke here.

The end result of Gingrich declaring war on truth and about half the American people, so long ago.

A small point, but no Washington did not cut down that tree.

https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/cherry-tree-myth/#:~:text=The%20cherry%20tree%20myth%20is,became%20angry%20and%20confronted%20him.

“Ironically, this iconic story about the value of honesty was invented by one of Washington’s first biographers, an itinerant minister and bookseller named Mason Locke Weems.”

When the God Quexecotyl awakens, Europe and the world will be under the control of Mexico. All hail the Feathered Serpent!

And Wales is in England apparently (sigh)

Did Trudeau know that this would run right after two weeks of Dr Oz hosting Jeopardy?

It’s an American pastime.

Teaching a World History class, college students, but in a location where public schools were a mess. On a quiz I handed out map of Europe with no names. Students were to put the names on any five countries. Had someone label Bulgaria as the United States… (But, to the student’s credit, at least Romania was labeled as Canada.)

It’s all fun and games until someone believes it. Then Jewish lasers from space start causing forest fires.

Boopsie seems unwell. Something about her eyes in Panels 5 and 8.

This HAS to be hosted by Tucker Carlson…

I used to watch it, I was fascinated by it, but now I’m tired of all of it, no more Fox, Msnbc, CNN, Newsmax..etc. I’m done with all of it.

I’m not sure which category for “What does the U.S. gain from repressing minorities?” Would it be ‘Safe and Secure Elections for $400’, ‘Public Safety for $200’, or ‘Good ’Ol Days for $600’?

the dumbing of ’Murikkka. pity.

When Winston Smith in 1984 finally admitted 2+2=5 it showed he truly loved Big Brother.

“Dude, we’re watching it.”

Courtesy of the media, for whom truth is now defined by the loudest and richest, and whose job is only to provide eyeballs and clicks.

Excuse me but what’s the Q? … All the above? Thanks

I am wondering who would be the best host for Jeopardy?

For a real insane act, it’s gotta be Guiliani.

In the ‘’Oh no. Not her.’’ category, kim kardashian.

Facts have a well known Liberal bias.

“The aide said that guys like me were ‘in what we call the reality-based community,’ which he defined as people who ‘believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality.’ […] ’That’s not the way the world really works anymore,’ he continued. ’We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you’re studying that reality — judiciously, as you will — we’ll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that’s how things will sort out. We’re history’s actors…and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do’.” — journalist Ron Susskind, describing an interview with an unidentified W. Bush administration official, emphases added

I’m thinking the news channels have become the “stories told around the camp fire” of the past. Tall tales and sailors stories told to entertain but not enlighten. The biggest story gets the biggest paycheck. Truth be damned, because the revelation will be a big story later.

These are the alternative facts of The GOP.

Too bad Jeopardy! hosts Art Fleming and Alex Trebek are no longer alive. But with the replacement hosts trying to fill Alex Trebek’s shoes – who would be on top?

So far I’d say either Ken Jennings or the executive producer guy (I forget his name)…Katie Couric was fun in a “this is so cool” kind of way, but couldn’t see her wanting to do it fulltime – and not a fan of Dr. Oz

Actually, George Washington never chopped down a cherry tree, either. The story originated with Parson Weems, who admitted that he made the whole thing up.

No no no no no…. 2+2 = 22

“The answer is ‘Complete Morons’.”

“What is the other name of this show?”

“Uh, right…”

I would take Election Laws for $500. Q. What time do the polls close in Geogia? A.5 o’clock

The genius of Trudeau is his ability to find the perfect picture frame in which to stage his arguments. “Who watches this?” “Dude, we’re all watching it!” Brilliant. Just…brilliant.

You are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts – Daniel Patrick Moynihan

I tried to explain to a friend that the movie Idiotcracy wasn’t just a comedy…it was prophecy.

Big Brother would be proud.

It’s like s trainwreck – some shows are like that.

i see the object of this Jeopardy game is to give the wrong answer which would be harder because you don’t know what wrong answer would be the correct wrong answer. can’t wait to see how Aaron Rogers does hosting the show these next 2 weeks!

After the defunding of American education, started by Ronald “I’m Nuts” Reagan, this is the level of knowledge found everywhere.

Tune in weekdays to FOX Game Show Network…..

If JEOPARDY moved to FAUX NEWS Division & Sean Hannity was the host.

Two plus two equals five is now part of the left wing agenda.

Alternate facts are still the best facts, according to conservatives…

If this became real, and it is possible if Trump’s tv becomes real. I will be one of those people bonking my head on the wall. Going NO NO NO NO make it stop make it stop.

Could the scenario in this strip actually happen? In a nation where a game show host held the highest office for four years, it’s entirely possible!

I think the point Trudeau,s making is not necessarily that there are alternative facts out there becoming more mainstream, but that we Americans, whether we accept or reject the “facts,” find the phenomena so entertaining.

For internet intellectuals…

At first I thought that the idea of Henry Ford having been president kind of came out of nowhere but then I realized that some people doubtlessly confuse "Henry Ford with “Gerald Ford.” Tip: Henry Ford’s the one who never appeared on “The Simpsons.” ;-)

I heard from a reliable source that the Easter Bunny puts mind-control chips in the eggs……….

Of course 2+2=5 in trumps world. They don’t know how to add correctly and seem to think 74M is a greater sum than the 81M votes Biden received in the popular vote. Trump thinks the 306 EC votes Biden won should be his since that’s the same number he had in 2016 so somehow the election was stolen from him

Trying to figure out who’s the dumbest contestant.

Question, does Boobsie believe it, or has she smartened up over the years?

It’s not as simple as you want it to be. In the real world of math and engineering.

+ 2.4 (rounds to 2)

+ 2.4 (ditto)

= 4.8 (rounds to 5)

This is why “numerical analyst” is a real job.

Idiocracy Lives!

This strip reminds me of being in a U.S. History class at a local junior college back in 1990. First day in a class of about 45 people, the instructor writes the date “1607” on the blackboard and calls out “Anyone know the significance of this?” No answer for a full 5 -7 seconds, so I said out loud “Jamestown founded – the first permanent English settlement in North America.” None of the other 44 or so people knew it (!) – sad…

2+2 = 4 if you want to be boring about it!