Weeeelllll, Valkyries come to take the souls of the warriors to Valhalla. So I can see it for rescuing our righteous warriors back to the DD.
November 3, 2015 at 8:57 am
OpenTheDoor
Trump knows all about the people he visits, you think he didn’t check up on and vet the Owens. Probably knows as much about Zed’s background as Zed does.
He’s certainly got the resources to have all those toys on hand.
November 3, 2015 at 8:33 am
Gideon Reed
It’s NOT who you are. It’s what you do.
Bluster is annoying, but it is made acceptable by the basic decency behind it.
Just do NOT expect any from DOJ/DHS and the remainder of the alphabet entities.
Gid
November 3, 2015 at 9:05 am
OpenTheDoor
“It ain’t braggin’ if you can back it up.” Dizzy Dean
November 3, 2015 at 8:49 am
OpenTheDoor
Let’s see Garry Trudeau Trump that!
If he isn’t Batman, my next pick is Muad’Dib or even with time, the Kwisatz Haderach, uniting the Fremen against the oppressors stealing their treasure and uniting the Empires.
Thanks Chris, awesome strip.
Note that the correct transliteration is “Kfitzas Ha-derech” which actually means traveling a long distance in a miraculously short time. For example, Eliezer the servant of Abraham traveled (by camel) from Canaan to find Rebeccah for Isaac (to the area of Iraq) in one day so that the fruits he brought as gifts were still fresh.
November 3, 2015 at 9:50 am
markm
Herbert probably derived that from Arabic rather than Hebrew.
Is there a source which gives the original sources of the words he used such as Bnei Gesserit and Bnai Tleilaxu?
November 3, 2015 at 12:16 pm
RegT
It was Beni Gesserit, not Bnei. The B’nai B’rith is a Jewish/Hebrew service organization. Again, the words and customs were modeled on the Arabic, not Hebrew.
November 3, 2015 at 12:14 pm
RegT
Correct. The whole schtick for that tribe in Dune was as an analog for Arabs in the desert, like the Bedouin. I have no idea if Herbert was anti-Semitic, or if he just liked the Bedouin tribe as an enemy of the Empire on Dune.
November 3, 2015 at 12:18 pm
RegT
Damn, don’t have my copy of Dune handy, but thinking back on it, I believe it might have been Bene Gesserit, rather than Beni.
November 3, 2015 at 9:28 am
Uunca Walt
It occurs to me Hillary would NEVER lend a jet plane to a family to transport a sick child across the country when the airlines wouldn’t. (1988)
*Especially* if Hillary was not running for office…
November 3, 2015 at 7:08 pm
Pamela
Very true, especially if Bill recently had an in flight party.
November 3, 2015 at 11:53 am
RayNAiken
Hmmm? I think “we(Zed)” are still hallucinating.
November 3, 2015 at 12:58 pm
Solaratov
I don’t think so. Last week, when the fire scene was up, I mentioned that Trump had arrived not too long before. Obviously, he was still at the DD and put his chopper to good use.
November 3, 2015 at 1:05 pm
Solaratov
Cris, this is one of your best – and most ‘believable’ – strips ever. The Donald to the rescue!
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Trump to the rescue!
Cool.
Talk about high friends in low places…..
The Owens aren’t his first air rescue rodeo: http://www.jta.org/1988/07/20/archive/orthodox-child-with-rare-ailment-is-rescued-aboard-tycoons-jet
Yes, it’s from 1988.
There are worse things than to be rescued by the Donald.
For the record, I did not see this coming. Well done, Chris.
Chris, Toupee! Toupee! Well done.
Spin
Bwahaha!
Up next: “Wanna know my secret identity?” 🙂
Let’s see…mega-rich dude with way cool toys zooms around saying crazy things, never backing down and winning yooge support from the citizens…
Next episode…taking down the joker!
He’s term-limited out. The real challenge for this “dark knight” is the real-life equivalent of the Queen of Hearts.
cheers
eon
It’s out, but it lives. If DT gets his turn at Bat, taking down the jokers jokes that are all on us will determine whether Gotham survives.
Now that’s YUGE!
Trumped again Batman by rescuing the dynamic duo you have foiled a classic plot twist.
Spin
Did he bring the Medics?
And he looks nothing like Adam West
Though it would be interesting to see him in tights
NO! NO! NO! Trump in tights?
Think 200lb sack of potatoes!
please pass the mind bleach
See “The Dark Knight Returns” graphic novel.
And break out more bleach.
cheers
eon
Rubber bullets, honest!
Wait ’til you see Cruz in his Robin outfit…
I’m just curious to see if his assets in tights are as large as his ego.
Well there’s the old “the bigger the gun the smaller the d–k” meme, not sure if that applies to egos.
‘Course, my pocket gun is a NAA22LR, so that blows that all to hell.
Bwahahaha! That totally explains the entrance music. Outstanding.
I. Called. It.
So what was “Ride of the Valkyries” about?
Yes, I’ve seen the movie.
Don’t see how it fits here.
Weeeelllll, Valkyries come to take the souls of the warriors to Valhalla. So I can see it for rescuing our righteous warriors back to the DD.
Trump knows all about the people he visits, you think he didn’t check up on and vet the Owens. Probably knows as much about Zed’s background as Zed does.
And now to rescue the nation as a whole, and return it to the Constitutional Republic it is supposed to be.
Hardly
Ugh.
Another dream?
He’s certainly got the resources to have all those toys on hand.
It’s NOT who you are. It’s what you do.
Bluster is annoying, but it is made acceptable by the basic decency behind it.
Just do NOT expect any from DOJ/DHS and the remainder of the alphabet entities.
Gid
“It ain’t braggin’ if you can back it up.” Dizzy Dean
Let’s see Garry Trudeau Trump that!
If he isn’t Batman, my next pick is Muad’Dib or even with time, the Kwisatz Haderach, uniting the Fremen against the oppressors stealing their treasure and uniting the Empires.
Thanks Chris, awesome strip.
Note that the correct transliteration is “Kfitzas Ha-derech” which actually means traveling a long distance in a miraculously short time. For example, Eliezer the servant of Abraham traveled (by camel) from Canaan to find Rebeccah for Isaac (to the area of Iraq) in one day so that the fruits he brought as gifts were still fresh.
Herbert probably derived that from Arabic rather than Hebrew.
Is there a source which gives the original sources of the words he used such as Bnei Gesserit and Bnai Tleilaxu?
It was Beni Gesserit, not Bnei. The B’nai B’rith is a Jewish/Hebrew service organization. Again, the words and customs were modeled on the Arabic, not Hebrew.
Correct. The whole schtick for that tribe in Dune was as an analog for Arabs in the desert, like the Bedouin. I have no idea if Herbert was anti-Semitic, or if he just liked the Bedouin tribe as an enemy of the Empire on Dune.
Damn, don’t have my copy of Dune handy, but thinking back on it, I believe it might have been Bene Gesserit, rather than Beni.
It occurs to me Hillary would NEVER lend a jet plane to a family to transport a sick child across the country when the airlines wouldn’t. (1988)
*Especially* if Hillary was not running for office…
Very true, especially if Bill recently had an in flight party.
Hmmm? I think “we(Zed)” are still hallucinating.
I don’t think so. Last week, when the fire scene was up, I mentioned that Trump had arrived not too long before. Obviously, he was still at the DD and put his chopper to good use.
Cris, this is one of your best – and most ‘believable’ – strips ever. The Donald to the rescue!
Heh. Since more than half the electorate is stupid enough to believe that BS (heh again), we stand a pretty good chance of getting the beast as potus.
Well, that was in reply to the stupid troll erik who is no longer with us, please disregard. You are quick on the zapper Chris!
I’d like to see the next POTUS enjoy spending quiet time with his wife and not escaping to the golf course or overseas to get away from her.
A dream, to some…
A NIGHTMARE TO OTHERS!
great flick and Helen Mirren let loose her big bozongas!
I think olddog is onto something. Perhaps this week is Sam’s dream. Then next week the plot really thickens…