Erick Newman
retired, San Luis Obispo
“Actually, I don’t identify with any cartoon character. I’m more into science than cartoons.”
Alison Cebulla
marketing, Grover Beach
“Captain Planet, because he fights to save the environment!”
Scott Manor
PHD student, Edinburgh, Scotland
“I would probably have to say Dilbert, because I work in a room with a bunch of cubicles and a bunch of boring people.”
Gail Trace
organic avocado grower, Morro Bay
“Well, I guess I didn’t really identify with any of the cartoon characters growing up. I thought they all were kind of silly and a joke. Not that I didn’t want to have fun, but no one in particular.”
This article appears in Dec 16-23, 2010.