# Boondocks - what's going on?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-whats-going-on/140438>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 4, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-whats-going-on/140438 "2002-12-04T14:58:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeevmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@jeevmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeevmon)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-whats-going-on/140438/1 "2002-12-04T14:58:35Z")

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The Chicago Tribune has been running repeats of “The Boondocks”, alleging that the current strips weren’t available as of press time. Typically, if a cartoonist is on vacation, the paper mentions that as the reason for running repeats.

Any word on why “The Boondocks” is in reruns? I know Aaron McGruder is not exactly a True Believer in deadlines, but I also know that he occasionally gets slapped down when the namby-pamby conservative editors of newspapers are offended by his work. Does anyone know if this is simply a case of missed deadlines or if there is something more sinister at work?

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**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-whats-going-on/140438/2 "2002-12-04T15:17:57Z")

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The NY Daily News says that he is on vacation this week and will return 12/9.

Don’t worry they’ll be back.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-whats-going-on/140438/3 "2002-12-04T16:09:23Z")

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I don’t recall seeing this week’s _Boondocks_ strips before, the ones that the _Washington Post_ is showing. But it could just be my faulty memory.

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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-whats-going-on/140438/4 "2002-12-04T16:27:50Z")

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Wierd - Ms. D asked me the same question as the OP this a.m. over coffee.

I said I assumed the author was sick. She suspected something nefarious. Maybe a dispute over subject matter/content.

Seems like the Trib generally just says “on vacation” when that is the explanation.

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**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-whats-going-on/140438/5 "2002-12-04T17:48:14Z")

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I am guessing The NY Daily News said he was on vacation because they chose not to print reruns. Instead they put another strip in its place and I am sure that would have caused inquiries as to where Boondocks was.

If they are not back on Monday then it is time for concern.

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**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boondocks-whats-going-on/140438/6 "2002-12-04T19:11:33Z")

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I have it mailed to me through ucomics every morning. Also getting reruns.

I’m guessing short vacation or personal break. (He’s done that before)