Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 07, 2022

I hope this works out because if it fails, I don’t think Bernie’s shareholders will accept: “He was an old college buddy of mine.”

Bernie’s body english says he is feeling vulnerable and needing to be on the defensive.

But he no longer needs glasses, suddenly

See panel 3. Bernie clutched his glasses in his left hand, placed them in his right armpit, and using the “random unidentified streak” process, implanted them in Mike’s elbow and/or sleeve.

A venture capitalist would sooner back a kid’s lemonade stand than Mike’s starter-up business

Famous last words.

Bernie suddenly looks younger in the last two frames. Maybe it’s because he took off his glasses.

Does anyone know what Mike’s “product” actually is?

It’s philanthropy until you get your money back. Then (and only then) does it become an investment. Don’t lend it if you need it.

I wonder if the budding philanthropy symptom is a delayed side-effect of all that werewolf potion.

pig in a polk

I use to call my broker when the market went south, now I save my breath and try to ride out the storm! It is hard but I can now have some extra breaths!

And doesn’t Bernie suddenly look younger and thinner?