Blowback
Blowback
A clean, well-lit place to vent
Please feel free to contribute to this frequently-updated forum, which posts selected commentary on our favorite comic strip. If you'd like your critique to be posted, please note that civility, if not approbation, counts. Click here to submit a comment.
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SANITY TOOLBOX
GBT, thanks for being part of my sanity toolbox all these years. I look forward to your Sunday offerings with as much glee as I ever did.
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DAILY BRIEFING
Today's Daily Briefing item about the Jet Blue flight was a much-needed tonic. It made me smile.
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PERFECT
Perfect symbol for Trump: a Cheeto. Orange salty fluff on the outside, empty inside, instantly recognizable.
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DUCK
Icon for DT: Donald Duck. Thank you.
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LAST NAME
Greetings from one of your transatlantic cousins. The new president's last name itself may lead you to an apt icon, as the word "trump" is old English slang for breaking wind.
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SAD
The lyrics of "American Pie" keep running through my head today. Sad.
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FOR TRUMP
In the past I have loved how you iconized government officials; for Dan Quayle a feather, for George H.W. Bush a "point of light," for Bill Clinton a waffle, etc. My all-time favorite was Dubya's Roman helmet, which over eight years gradually lost its luster. For Trump, how about a melting creamsicle?
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TWEETING
Since Trump is going to be our tweeting POTUS, how about using Tweety Bird as his icon.
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IF
If Schwarzenegger was The Gröpenfuhrer, shouldn't Trump be The Grabbenfuhrer? Thanks for making me laugh for so many years.
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DONALD TRUMP
Donald Trump = Unfit For Office = UFO. His icon could be a flying saucer.
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REPRESENTING
The president-elect appears to be waffling on many of his campaign promises. How about representing him as a waffle with Trump hair?
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SYMBOL
I think a great symbol for Trump would be an orange windsock -- moving in whatever direction popular opinion blows.
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EFFECTIVE
Prior presidential icons were pretty effective. How about portraying Trump as a loose cannon?
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THE TRUMPSTER
How should Doonesbury represent The Trumpster? One word: baby pacifier. (Okay, two words.)
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CONSIDERATION
Please allow me to suggest an icon for Donald J. Trump; a flame, as in "pants on fire." Thank you for your consideration.
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DUKE
It seems possible that Duke is related to Trump...
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TRAVEL THROUGH TIME
Earlier today, Donald J. Trump did exactly what you predicted in the December 18th strip. Like, literally, almost word-for-word, except he actually shouted down a legitimate news organization in the process. My question is how exactly do you travel through time, as you clearly did? And what are tomorrow's Pennsylvania Lottery numbers?
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FOLLOW
Great news that Roland is back on Twitter! I will follow him immediately.
Editor's Note:Indeed. As Trump Tweets Bureau Chief for Fox News, Hedley is constantly at his post, fingertips poised, ready to respond to events and to the urgent communcations of PEOTUS. Check @RealRBHJr out here: https://twitter.com/RealRBHJr
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MUDLINE
The daily strip is a little too high for me these days, but the Mudline is awesome!
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ENJOYING DOONESBURY
I keep trying to find something good during these times. And enjoying Doonesbury is one of those things. Along with trying to get unfriended and deTwittered by Drümpf.