In the wake of the suspension of the Cubs’ Milton Bradley, I thought this strip (see October 10, 2004 entry) would be appropriate to post. Any and all comments are welcome!

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My sincere apologies to every cartoonist I “borrowed” from during this series: Mike Peters, Brad Anderson, Tom Wilson, Jim Davis, Scott Adams, Bil Keane, Mort Walker, Patrick McDonnell and Darby Conley; also the late George Herriman, Harold Gray, Charles Schulz, Chic Young, Dik Browne and Hank Ketcham.

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At the last minute last week, I worried that the original strip I had done wasn’t very good. I enlisted the help of my brother, Don, and he suggested this punch line, which I think works much better. (I only wish I’d had the time to add one extra panel with CZ staring at Chelsea in silence right before the final panel.)