Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 19, 2010
Transcript:
Man: Jeffrey! Stan Flagg! I run human assets for Overkill Systems! Come on in! Jeff: Thank you, sir. Man: So first of all, let me get you squared away about our culture here. When we're not on mission, we dress appropriately. Jeff: You do? Man: On or off the field, we present as total professionals! Mr. Overkill insists on it! Think you'd have a problem with that, Jeffrey? Jeff: No, sir! Man: Okay, second, we'd need you in much better shape. Jeff: Oh... uh, yes, sir. I've just bee busy.
mrsullenbeauty almost 14 years ago
Uh, Mr. Flagg is one to talk; he has no neck.
Alabama Al almost 14 years ago
Um … didn’t Havoc make any kind of report (official or otherwise) to anyone concerning Jeff’s escapades in Afghanistan? That Jeff got this far is an indication Overkill Systems don’t check their applicants very closely. Of course Jeff is way too dumb to realize that any spook org willing to have him is one he really shouldn’t be with.
dataweaver almost 14 years ago
Oh yeah? Or maybe any spook organization that’s willing to have him deserves him.
ksoskins almost 14 years ago
Another case of Father Knows Best.
http://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2010/08/18/
Frankr almost 14 years ago
Mister Overkill?
Orion-13 almost 14 years ago
Actually, this surely looks like the Red Rascal is about to get hired for the kind of job you really don’t want to take.
The ‘assets’ involved tend to become ‘disposable’…Let’s see if he gets tagged as a shield or ends up as an arranged ‘incident’…
Orion
ANQuixote almost 14 years ago
Just think, Jeffrey, someday all this can be yours!
AKHenderson Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Liquid asset? Toxic asset? Depreciating asset?
GT’s been watching MASH reruns - remember Colonel Flagg?
Sandfan almost 14 years ago
But, sir, my trigger finger is in great shape.
randgrithr almost 14 years ago
“Hey look! At least we’re not mercenaries!”
Gods, it is to laugh.
FlyinHeavy almost 14 years ago
I wonder if Mr. Flagg is one of Col. Flagg’s kids? They seem to share a bond.
Wildcard24365 almost 14 years ago
Whoa, whoa, whoooooah, there! Am I the only one to notice Jeff’s transition from guvmint to a “real job” in the private sector?
heeyuk almost 14 years ago
Sequence from yesterday to today is hilarious.
Dragoncat almost 14 years ago
Don’t you hate it when you realize that maybe…just MAYBE…you should have listened to your father?
freeholder1 almost 14 years ago
Black water Flagg? Patriotic pest killer?
freeholder1 almost 14 years ago
Dressed out for hunting success.
rmbdot almost 14 years ago
“We’re looking for spies, not boy scouts! I’m assigning you a position in Gathering, Level 20!”
puddleglum1066 almost 14 years ago
“Human assets”? In Jeff’s case it should be spelled “assettes,” as in the diminutive form of…
SuperGriz almost 14 years ago
Budding spy adventure novelist? Movie rights? $$$$$$?
MatureCanadian almost 14 years ago
I am the wind…..Colonel Flagg from MASH, thanks for the reminder AKHenderson.
Love this storyline, thanks Gary.
blueprairie almost 14 years ago
“MI - perfect oxymoron”
Only to the ignorant.
pawpawbear almost 14 years ago
In my hometown in Georgia, we had a pharmacist by the name of Strange. His sign read”Strange Drugs”.
FriscoLou almost 14 years ago
Jeff dosen’t have to take this. Flagg is sounding more and more like Larry Summers. The Rascal ought to channel his inner “Cornel West” and take his business to the other guys.