Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 22, 1989

Transcript:

Auctioneer: The posting to Spain is sold to Mr. Zappala, at $100,000! As always, I must inform the buyer that federal law requires that ambassadors "should possess clearly demonstrated competence..." This would include working knowledge of the history, culture, and, of course, language of the host country. Does the buyer understand the terms? Person: Uh...oui! Da! You betcha! Auctioneer: Splendid. The next post features superb restaurants...