His father, Phil Slackmeyer, goes to the college for a reunion, and is astounded that his son is taking fewer business classes so he can become a radio man.

"[3] Mark later did the same to describe Ronald Reagan, John Poindexter, and Oliver North in a strip written during the Iran–Contra affair.

The original image from 1973 also returned as a flashback after the death of Richard Nixon in 1994 (with Mark's words crossed out and replaced with "Flawed!

However, the two of them have more recently decided that they are not very happy with their relationship, and are thinking of getting a divorce, but are unable due to no documentation of the marriage taking place.

In early 2007, Mark was forced out of the house by his partner Chase and began bitter rants of him on his radio show.