Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 27, 2016
December 26, 2016
December 28, 2016
Transcript:
Marquess: Punts-On-Thames! Gladly and well met! So this is our young tie-breaker! Duke: The very same! Viscount St. Austell-In-The-Moor Biggleswade-Brixham, may I present The Marquess Of Harrods Sail-Tacks! Zonker: Harrods Sails-Tacks? The son of the beloved Duke Of Bell-Wetherby Goode? Marquess: Why... yes! And your father is? Zonker: The Duke Of Malibu! Marquess: Malibu? Uh... why, yes, of course! Charming man!
This series is utterly ridiculous. Bogus titles have been sold for a long time, but they would not get one a seat in the House of Lords. The Lords don’t wear wigs in the House. I could go on.