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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE AUGUST 29, 1997

Dykes Towatch Out For by Alison Bechdel

M

McOnomics

1997 BY ALISON BECHDEL

269

OH MY GOD! THIS IS SO

1984!

The Daily Newspeak

HIGH

UNEM. PLOYMENT WAGES BAD GOOD

BUT IF YOU'RE FEELING MENTOR-ISH. EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. GIVEN THAT MEGACORPORATIONS ARE TURNING OUR COMMUNITIES INTO A SOULLESS EXPANSE OF CHAIN STORES, AND SIPHONING OFF LOCAL WEALTH TO DISTANT CEO, WHO EARN 140 TIMES WHAT THEIR WORKERS DO, WHY DO AMERICANS FLOCK TO PLACES LIKE MCDONALD'S AND WAL-MART INSTEAD OF RISING IN COLLECTIVE REVOLT AGAINST THE UNJUST ECONOMIC ORDER?

HIMMIWER

2008

UH...

NOW CORPORATIONS ARE DETERMINING WHAT LANGUAGE WE CAN USE! THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY JUST DECIDED NOT TU INCLUDE AN ENTRY FOR THE WORD "M.JOB."

HEY.

HEY! BE CAREFUL. I HAVEN'T READ MARK TRAIL YET.

SLEATER KINNEY

THEY'RE INTIMIDATED BECAUSE McDONALD'S JUST SPENT $15 MILLION TO WIN A LIBEL SUIT AGAINST TWO PENNILESS BRITISH ACTIVISTS WHO DARED TO SAY THAT A BIG MAC ISN'T THE HEALTHIEST THING IN THE WORLD YOU CAN EAT!!

Distoss

BUT EVERY ONE KNOWS FAST FOOD TOTALLY ROTS!! HOW OW THAT BE LIBEL?

TOUCHING,

ISN'T IT? WAS I EVER THIS INNO-. CENT?

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ANJALI. LET ME TELL YOU A THING OR TWO ABOUT HOW BIG BUSINESS WORKS. FIRST OF ALL, WITH ENOUGH JACK, YOU CAN PROVE LARD CURES COLON CANCER.

DUH! I THINK I UNDERSTAND THAT GLOBAL CAPITALISM IS COLONIZING HUMANITY AS WELL AS THE PLANET IN AN EVER-EXPANDING AND INCREASINGLY BRUTAL QUEST TO FEED A HANDFUL OF BLOATED MULTINATIONALS, MO!

MAN, YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST HEARD. A BOUNDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC STORE MIGHT MOVE IN DOWN THE BLOCK. JE ZANNA WILL FLIP!

AS IF THE BUNNS AND NOODLE OUT AT THE MALL WASN'T ENOUGH. NOW WE'LL HAVE TWO SUPERSTORE CHAINS TO COMPETE WITH ANYONE WANT SOME

UM...No THANKS.

IT'S ALL THAT SATURATED FAT. CLOGS THE NEURAL TRANSMITTERS AND IMPAIRS THE BRAIN'S ABILITY TO MAKE CONNECTIONS.

OH. THAT'S

WHAT I

THOUGHT.

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green

todd's

Files SUIT REGULARLY AGAINST EX BOYFRIENDS.

YOUR HONOR.

WE COLLECTED THOSE JADE FIGURINES TOGETHER! BUT 58% OF THEM ARE AT HIS PLACE! NOT TO

...********* MENTION

ALL THE CALPHALON

2 AS COUNTERSUED JUST AS REGULARLY.

I'VE GOT

TO GET OFF

the FAG DRAMA DOCKET

WELL HE

ALLOWED ME TO PAY FOR HIS ENTIRE GRADUATE SCHOOL EDUCATION While CHEATING ON ME WITH A SUCCES SION OF STUDENT ADVISORS, LECTURERS & TEACHING ASSISTANTS..THULY

of PuhLEASE.

by Eric Orner.

3 FORBIDS MOM FROM SENdiNG EX BIRTHDAY GREETING.

Bitterness

Primer for today

OR THE KOHLER BATHROOM

FIXTURES

FINDS OUT THE SNEAKY OL& WITCH (TODD'S TERM, NOT

TAPE

MINE) SENT IT ANYWAY...

OH,TODD, HI.. YOUR MOM SENT ME THE sweetest CARD! I WAS SO TOUCHED! TRULY..

HATE HIM CAN'T BELIEVE

I DATED HIM.,

WE'RE DOING

LUNCH AND A MATINEE NEXT THURSDAY..I JUST LUV Her. truly

TODD'S EQUALLY NOXIOUS & SMAPMY

ex, RODD

ANING LALA

LIKE WOULD SLEEPWITH

PLANS SHOWY DINNER PARTY HOPING THOSE HE DIDN'T INVITE WILL NOTICE THE EXCLUSION...

& POOR

ETHAN GREEN NOT invited To THE FABULOUS DINNER PARTY. HE'LL HAVE TO EAT TAKE-OUT OH OH WHAT A LONELY J_BOY....

6 ENDURES SAME DINNER PARTY LISTENING TO LENGTHY AND HEARTFELT TESTIMONIALS BY PEOPLE HE DID INVATE ABOUT PEOPLE HE DIDN'T

HAT SISTERS

JASON CHAING

CARLOS

OH ETHAN IS REALLY A GREAT GUY. HEY, WHY'S HE NOT HERE TONIGHT?TODD YOU'D ABSO-) LUTELY LOVE HIM! DON'T YOU KNOW EACH OTHER?WOW! I'LL FIX YOU TWO UP...

TODD

JASON CHAING D

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