Light Reading

I remember the "Bloom County" controversy in 1987, when the strip contained the line "Reagan sucks." My editor at the time was delighted and ran the strip as printed, justifying it with the explanation that it means, or could mean, "sucks eggs" rather than being a reference to fellatio. She got letters and subscription cancellations anyhow. I don't think she cared: She really, really thought Reagan sucked anyhow, however you interpret the verb. Done With Mirrors

More than you ever wanted to know about "sucks". Be careful, you just might learn something.