I approve.

must have it's due. When I was I child, I thought the idea of paying rulers part of your income was a strange notion since I was told I lived in a democracy. Then I grew up.

Trudeau seems to be skirting close to the border of 911 Truther territory.

They are running re-runs right now.

"They are running re-runs right now."

fascinating

'Doonesbury' in reruns when author takes vacation

The features editors answer: When "Doonesbury" creator Garry Trudeau -- and all cartoonists -- go on vacation, the syndicates send reruns for newspapers to use. We don't print an explanation as it is a temporary and usually short-lived situation.

What is so fascinating?

but sometimes via 'misunderstanding' comes greater clarity

Because you seem to have misunderstood mine.

I wrote that they are running re-runs of Doonesbury.

I am not understanding what it was about that statement you found fascinating.

The syndicates send in re-reruns rather than original cartoons when the cartoonist is taking a break or goes on vacation.

"I wrote that they are running re-runs of Doonesbury."

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They - the syndicates - are running re-runs of Doonesbury because the cartoonist is on vacation.

What are you saying this means?

and there is no link so the question was who are they

"They" is in reference to the syndicates who send out Doonesbury to various newspaper and such.

They are running re-runs now, so this is a previously published cartoon.

I really am not getting whatever your meaning is here.

there is no link that would indicate that so thanks for explaining

I just had noticed that the recent Doonesbury cartoons have been old ones so I knew that they were running re-runs and this wasn't a new cartoon. I just wanted to point that out - this isn't a new/current commentary from Trudeau, but rather a cartoon that had been done previously.

Look, can you just tell me what you thought was significant about the use of the word they? I sincerely am curious and do not understand. You can PM me about it if you want.

but whatever

A comic strip syndicate functions as an agent for cartoonists and comic strip creators, placing the cartoons and strips in as many newspapers as possible on behalf of the artist. In some cases, the work will be owned by the syndicate as opposed to the creator. A syndicate can annually receive thousands of submissions from which only two or three might be selected for representation. The leading strip syndicates include Creators Syndicate, King Features Syndicate, NI Syndication, United Media and the Washington Post Writers Group.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_syndication#Comic_strip_syndication

why do you seem so concerned with the word "they"...?

the poster I was addressing and I are long time (almost 7 years now) friendly and occasionally not so adversaries in the Israel/Palestine group which is why I asked him

BTW welcome to DU

A good way to get people to vote for you is to make them afraid and then tell them that you can lead them to safety.

with We're Number One. Perhaps get them before they get us...on a global scale...is a form of fear, King of the Hill, or perhaps a form of Exceptionalism when a nation/culture fears the entire world.