Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 20, 1998

Transcript:

Zipper: So it was third and long! My uncle Zonker hauls one down and hands it to his defender! Football player: Uh...why, Zipper? Zipper: He was really into sharing! Football player: So what's the coach's play, Zip? Zipper: um... twenty-two slant something. I didn't quite catch it. Football player? Twenty-two slant something? Zipper: Just do what you want and call it a broken play. We'll back you up, right, boys? Football players: Uh... Gee... I dunno, Zip... Zipper, I can't free-lance like that! Zipper: Why not? Who knows the conditions on the ground better than you? You have to play from the heart, Randall! My uncle Zonker taught me that! Football player: Well, sure, but how many of us could measure up to legendary Waldon receiver Zonker Harris? Football players: Bogus question! The game's way different now! Not that different, Gabe! Sure it is! Who plays stoned anymore? Zipper: Dudes! Dudes! Referee: tweet! Delay of game! Zonker: Boy! Doesn't that take you back, B.D.? B.D.: I can't stand it...