Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 28, 2023

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    BE THIS GUY  10 months ago

    May I talk now?

    Haven’t you been doing that for the last couple hours?

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    snsurone76  10 months ago

    Maybe Alice can offer some sage advice, Joanie. She has been around the political scene a very long time. Just make sure that Elmont is out of the picture!!

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    Troglodyte  10 months ago

    Rick should shut up and keep repeating “Yes, dear” at regular intervals, like a stuck record…

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    rossevrymn  10 months ago

    So, I found the Venus and Mars thing to be a good tool for my caveman self. Is it still considered to be valid?:

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    ladykat  10 months ago

    Listen to her, Rick. Really listen hard.

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    Teto85 Premium Member 10 months ago

    Just listen. Don’t offer anything that can be construed as a solution. Offer a cup of tea, a shoulder to cry on and a foot rub, but nothing substantial because she does not want a solution, just your sympathy. If/when she wants a solution she will ask.

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    Droptma Styx  10 months ago

    Husbands get this a lot – you’re the bucket she dumps her emotional trash into, and all you can do is never let it overflow.

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    GojusJoe  10 months ago

    Shut up Rick. You may only talk when I allow you to talk. Now pay attention, you’ve already missed your deadline anyway.

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    Màiri  10 months ago

    It’s really hard for people who are natural problem-solvers — a group that includes women — to be in Rick’s position. Joanie wants to vent, but even more she wants to rip someone’s face off and is just not that fussy about candidate faces.

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    Snolep  10 months ago

    Rick wanted to mansplain to her the way she ought to feel.

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    [Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce]  10 months ago

    Mars and Venus are taken, so what planet is Joanie&Rick’s son from?

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    GaryCooper  10 months ago

    This one was especially hard to take, since it was the judicial coup d’etat, when the Supreme Court stole the election from Gore and handed it to Bush.

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    HA!  10 months ago

    Ah, the eternal clash between the urge to fix the problem versus the need to vent. The code response in our house is “There, there, poor baby”. Works for us. Also see this: h**ps://>

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    HA!  10 months ago

    Link didn’t work. Just do a search for “It’s not about the nail” on YouTube.

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    Redd Panda  10 months ago

    Rick, sit quietly, nod now and then, add “I hear you, Hon” a few times. This too will pass.

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    brick10  10 months ago

    HIS job is to nod with agreement/understanding, say “Uh Huh” and “Oh my.”

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    David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs  10 months ago

    You will get used to it. You will never like it, but you WILL eventually get used to it.

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    reedkomicks Premium Member 10 months ago

    No mansplaining!

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    jonesnori Premium Member 10 months ago

    I assume rhe “1901” at the top of the strip is a (possibly intentional) Y2K error and should be “2001”.

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    JD_Rhoades  10 months ago

    It’s not about the nail.

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    Ammo hates the comment policy  Premium Member 10 months ago

    Boy Howdy, if you think 2000 was a bad “churn”, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Trump is going to toss the Biden “Bennington” hires straight into the nearest EDD office. I understand learning to Code is a great fall back career. Very timely rerun BTW.

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    Michael McKown Premium Member 10 months ago

    One would be better off on Mars than Venus.

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    mistercatworks  10 months ago

    He is not necessary for this “conversation”. Nothing she says is going to change what happened or the way she feels about it. If it really helped, she wouldn’t need to do it again every day for weeks.

    What you do is immediately start doing something else .

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