One of the sad things about the wealthy 1% is that there’s not enough of them to be born into. The corollary of that is that poor people have more kids.
The opening words to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, “The Rich Boy.”
“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different.”
Danae surely is different. Not coming from wealth is a slight handicap right now. But she’ll leapfrog over that eventually via Internet Notoriety.
The Kardashian sisters thought they were born on third base and got there by hitting a triple, but Trump was already standing on third so the sisters had to go back to second base.
bill mahr had a great summary about this “money madness” and how we have gotten to this point. see if you can find it on you tube or whatever you use. it was the friday night airing.
Fame today is no longer based on any of those things Danae. My Dad used the expression that ‘’The Cream will rise to the Top". I think most of us understand that although it is no longer that way. In the music industry you don’t even have to be able to sing because they use technology to change your vocal sound and range. As the Wise Arrse on the Hill now knows, it all boils down to marketing.
I once told my mom that she had done me a great disservice. I was supposed to be born with a silver spoon! She just told me, “sorry bout that kid!” HmmphT!!!
Remember when rich parents got busted for paying bribes to get their (rich but stupid and lazy) kids into good universities? One of the kids turned on their mother and hit her with the very words, “You ruined my life.” The girl was outraged – she saw mommy as having ruined her career plans of becoming rich as an influencer.
In my research into an unrelated topic involving other Armenians in California Iearned that the Kardashian family was involved in promoting tours of faith healers in the middle of the last century. Scamming runs in families.
Daddy No-Bucks is an obvious play on Little Orphan Annie’s benefactor, Daddy Warbucks (who got his wealth by being a arms dealer during World War One & once wished World War Two would last twenty years).
Like a certain candidate, I would also appreciate hearing less about the K family, And while we are at it, add TS to that list. She is just another human whose life is inflated by the spotlight. It will go dark soon enough.
You’ve got to have a daddy who amassed a fortune, so daughter can become an heiress (or son become an heir). Eventually. It all depends on how you made the bucks in the first place .. Better to be a “Daddy No-Bucks” than a “Daddy War-Bucks”.
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” —John Steinbeck, American novelist
Kim Kardashian is famous for being scandalously naughty. At the time, she was working as a stylist on the fringes of Hollywood (the culture, not the city) when the sex tape of her with the brother of a famous singer was sold to Vivid Entertainment (supposedly by her mother). That is not particularly ‘privileged’.
Bilan 3 months ago
The current method is running for Congress with several flagrant lies.
syzygy47 3 months ago
One of the sad things about the wealthy 1% is that there’s not enough of them to be born into. The corollary of that is that poor people have more kids.
PraiseofFolly 3 months ago
The opening words to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story, “The Rich Boy.”
“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different.”
Danae surely is different. Not coming from wealth is a slight handicap right now. But she’ll leapfrog over that eventually via Internet Notoriety.
cracker65 3 months ago
Of course if she wants to release a movie of her screwing like Kim, that might help too.
johndifool 3 months ago
Maybe the Underpants Gnomes have a plan she can crib off of.
Lolapoo Premium Member 3 months ago
The Kardashian sisters thought they were born on third base and got there by hitting a triple, but Trump was already standing on third so the sisters had to go back to second base.
wndflower1 3 months ago
bill mahr had a great summary about this “money madness” and how we have gotten to this point. see if you can find it on you tube or whatever you use. it was the friday night airing.
ACK! Premium Member 3 months ago
If your dad had led a different life you’d likely never have been born, and everyone would have been better off.
Egrayjames 3 months ago
Fame today is no longer based on any of those things Danae. My Dad used the expression that ‘’The Cream will rise to the Top". I think most of us understand that although it is no longer that way. In the music industry you don’t even have to be able to sing because they use technology to change your vocal sound and range. As the Wise Arrse on the Hill now knows, it all boils down to marketing.
[Traveler] Premium Member 3 months ago
Check out Brad Paisley’s song “Celebrity”
David Wolfson Premium Member 3 months ago
What happened to the “ing” in Lucy’s dialogue balloon in the 4th panel?
TMMILLER Premium Member 3 months ago
I once told my mom that she had done me a great disservice. I was supposed to be born with a silver spoon! She just told me, “sorry bout that kid!” HmmphT!!!
becida 3 months ago
You need to do a better job of picking your parents…
GeorgeJohnson 3 months ago
But kim k IS “famous” for something. I can say much about it in a family comix page though. It did involve a video, and her mother helped.
The Lone Panda & Tonto 3 months ago
Danae could be a you-tube star…just be a total jerk, it’s easy.
Will E. Makeit Premium Member 3 months ago
and now you know why Hoover took up painting…
paranormal 3 months ago
Poor Danae! She’s going to be a bitter bitter woman when she grows up!!!
Can't Sleep 3 months ago
Remember when rich parents got busted for paying bribes to get their (rich but stupid and lazy) kids into good universities? One of the kids turned on their mother and hit her with the very words, “You ruined my life.” The girl was outraged – she saw mommy as having ruined her career plans of becoming rich as an influencer.
Ishka Bibel 3 months ago
In my research into an unrelated topic involving other Armenians in California Iearned that the Kardashian family was involved in promoting tours of faith healers in the middle of the last century. Scamming runs in families.
KEA 3 months ago
She could be famous for being almost famous like Keeley Jones
ladykat 3 months ago
I never have figured out what the Kardashians accomplished for them to become so famous.
oish 3 months ago
If you want to be rich – get your name changed to Richard
mistercatworks 3 months ago
Choosing the right parents is still the key to slacker success.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 3 months ago
Trying to be as clueless as the underpants gnomes?
Robert Wilson Premium Member 3 months ago
Daddy No-Bucks is an obvious play on Little Orphan Annie’s benefactor, Daddy Warbucks (who got his wealth by being a arms dealer during World War One & once wished World War Two would last twenty years).
sandpiper 3 months ago
Like a certain candidate, I would also appreciate hearing less about the K family, And while we are at it, add TS to that list. She is just another human whose life is inflated by the spotlight. It will go dark soon enough.
kathleenhicks62 3 months ago
All I know were born poor!
I'm Sad 3 months ago
I guess that is horse sense for you…
Vaporman 3 months ago
Anybody know the reason for the patch over the word(s?) in Panel 4?
Mike Baldwin creator 3 months ago
When the entitled realize their title is not as grandiose as they were led to believe.
mindjob 3 months ago
At least Daddy No-Bucks kids aren’t overdosing on fentanyl
Enter.Name.Here 3 months ago
“I wanna be rich. Well, what are you just sitting there for? Get ON it.”
TIMH 3 months ago
All she really needs is a Youtube channel and her ego.
MY DOG IS MY CO PILOT 3 months ago
This reminds me of this Calvin and Hobbes strip. I couldn’t paste the link but it’s the go comics Calvin and Hobbes November 29th 1991 .
AndrewSihler 3 months ago
Is that the story with the Kardashians? Where did their “starter” scratch come from?
VoodooMom 3 months ago
Is there no escaping the no-talent, no-morals, no-ethics Kartrashians?
keenanthelibrarian 3 months ago
You’ve got to have a daddy who amassed a fortune, so daughter can become an heiress (or son become an heir). Eventually. It all depends on how you made the bucks in the first place .. Better to be a “Daddy No-Bucks” than a “Daddy War-Bucks”.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 3 months ago
“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” —John Steinbeck, American novelist
BW42 3 months ago
This strip shows how Trump got his “credentials”, before he faced every business he ran went bankrupt…
DaBump Premium Member 3 months ago
They used to teach kids things like “Sic transit gloria mundi.”
Ed Brault Premium Member 3 months ago
Someone once said that nothing ensures success like the judicious choice of one’s parents. Danae chose…poorly.
unfair.de 3 months ago
What happened to the lettering of be„ing“ on the 4th panel?
jrlind55 3 months ago
Kim Kardashian is famous for being scandalously naughty. At the time, she was working as a stylist on the fringes of Hollywood (the culture, not the city) when the sex tape of her with the brother of a famous singer was sold to Vivid Entertainment (supposedly by her mother). That is not particularly ‘privileged’.