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Even moreso than usual, I mean. Starting there and continuing through at least today or tomorrow.

― g@bbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

It isn't significantly more meta than most other mailboxes. I think I remember one involving them in the dialogue balloon storage room.

I do like that Zonk's shirt appears to the the Geocities(?) no image found pattern.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:52 (twenty-two years ago)

One of my favourites was the Doonesbury where Alex felt a change coming, and Mike explained that it was perfectly natural at about that age, then her eyes turned from kiddie-round to the Doonesbury Eye.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 15 January 2004 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I remember back before the sabbatical, Trudeau would always throw a change in some static decoration in the last panel. You'd see a painting hanging on the wall for the first five panels, and in the last, it would be a different color.

I keep getting Duke's son confused with Joanie's son. I hate the fact that the strip has kinda morphed into "Donnesbury Babies".

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Thursday, 15 January 2004 21:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I do like that Zonk's shirt appears to the the Geocities(?) no image found pattern.

Tripod!

― As Sweet As Melody (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 16 January 2004 07:18 (twenty-two years ago)

I love my books of Doonesburys from the '70s. Even the ones I read from the '80s were pretty good, but these days it's just weak.

(Should I be embarassed that a big part of my early political education was gleaned from used Doonesbury collections?)

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 16 January 2004 07:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, but it's true of me too.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 16 January 2004 07:31 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

This day has finally come.

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― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Heh. I was wondering what he might do.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

didn't HST shoot himself?

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes...

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not sure how HST's method of demise is particularly relevant to what's been presented in the strip so far.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

it is a little tasteless, i mean his head explodes TWICE

― Aaron A., Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:43 (twenty-one years ago)

that's all I'm saying.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:44 (twenty-one years ago)

I saw that today and didn't care for it much. I guess I'd just like some time to pass before we start mining the method of suicide for humor.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Uh, Duke's head is exploding as a result of his disbelief, if there is any reference to HST's self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, it's merely 'Gonzo' comicry.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I read the strip the way Michael read it.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:49 (twenty-one years ago)

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I think Duke's history of having an exploding/shape-changing head after ingesting some random drug is being played upon here as well, much more so than the fact that HST shot himself in the head.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I agree with Michael and Dan. Even if the top of Duke's head unhinges tomorrow and a smaller Duke jumps out waving a gun, I don't think it would reference HST's method of retirment.

Sheesh, x-post!

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't know about history

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Huh. Well this might be me, but I see it as a multiple referencing to both the suicide method and the conventions established for Duke. I sorta think that's the whole point!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm not saying that there isn't an element of reference to the suicide there at all, more that I didn't read that as the primary reference largely because I've been reading about this character since I was 5 and have seen Trudeau do stuff like this to him before. (In my first post, I should have said "specifically relevant" rather than "particularly relevant"; also even without the association to the suicide method I don't think it's being played for laughs at all.)

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I agree w/Ned. I said if there is any reference to HST's self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, it's merely 'Gonzo' comicry.
Considering HST's lifestyle, writing style, and manner of taking himself out, I hardly think anyone needs to walk around on eggshells. HST wouldn't have.

― Michael White (Hereward), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 23:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe that this is written in the same way that Walt Kelly handled his Earnest Hemingway character in "Pogo".

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 8 March 2005 23:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Or the way Nast would've done Lincoln.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 02:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, so Lincoln WAS gay. Er, wait.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 02:49 (twenty-one years ago)

what about Lindsey Graham?

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 03:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think you guys are reading near enough into this exploding head motif. Give Trudeau some credit.

― Aaron A., Wednesday, 9 March 2005 03:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Meta into meta:

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― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 March 2005 14:56 (twenty-one years ago)

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