Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 21, 2022

Jeremy has always been this way, so this is normal for him, Mrs. D.

Jeremy has his priorities straight, all right!!

She has a great line in the final panel. I’ll try very hard to remember that one.

Not demented, just a little brain weary

If it’s true that the number of synonyms for the word indicates the level of intensity of that concept in the culture, have a look at this:

Synonyms & Antonyms for dementedSynonymsbalmy, barmy [chiefly British], bats, batty, bedlam, bonkers, brainsick, bughouse [slang], certifiable, crackbrained, cracked, crackers, crackpot, cranky [dialect], crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, deranged, fruity [slang], gaga, haywire, insane, kooky (also kookie), loco [slang], loony (also looney), loony tunes (or looney tunes), lunatic, mad, maniacal (also maniac), mental, meshuga (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah), moonstruck, non compos mentis, nuts, nutty, psycho, psychotic, scatty [chiefly British], screwy, unbalanced, unhinged, unsound, wacko (also whacko), wacky (also whacky), wud [chiefly Scottish]

There were only four antonyms.

Even with dementia she has rapier-sharp wit.

My new catch paraphrase, “I can never remember dear, which of us is demented?”

Not mutually exclusive.

Well,at least he’s a fellow bird lover.Hope for a 2-way conversation in the future.

Was the business funny-haha or funny-hmmmm?