Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 26, 1977
Transcript:
Woman: A final word to the wise, everyone: when reporting salaries, always tell it like it is! It's time we stopped using euphemisms like "a six-figure income"! Let's say your subject earns "a six-figure income." Does that mean he makes $100,000, or $900,000? This is a very important distinction to our readers! I say, let's call a $100,000 salary $100,000, and a $900,000 salary $900,000! Man: Hear! Hear! Voices (out of frame): Yeeaa! Yea! Woman: Thank you. I've been asked to remind you that the Jackie O. retrospective will resume at three. Man: We'll be covering the Greek years today, people!