Sunday January 14, 2001
Book 1: The Tub of Happiness — Bureaucracy Bountiful
My son, who is just picking up the rudiments of language, looked at today's strip, pointed at the 5th panel, and said "uh-oh. CUT!"

Stupid child. That's a BURN! There's a DIFFERENCE!

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Transcript

Narrator: High in the Shirt-pin, a 6000+ meter tower...
Schlock: Those attorney-drones kidnapped the lawyer we were supposed to follow. I don't think they have his best intrests in mind.
Brad: So, are you suggesting that we stop following and start rescuing?
Schlock: Well, my new plasma cannon does need to be properly broken-in.
Brad: I'll take that as a yes.
Brad: So, what's it gonna be? Knock down the door and jump through, weapons blazing?
Schlock: They'll be expecting that. Let's go through a wall instead.
Narrator: Elsewhere in the tower...
Attorney Drone 1: You are making a mistake, Mister Reynstein.
Attorney Drone 1: Just let go... Join us... Resistance is futieeurk...
SFX: THOOOOM
Schlock: Sweet! I took out three walls and an evil attorney drone!I think I'll try cranking it up two notches to "7"
Brad: I'll be over here, rescuing the hostage.
SFX: THOOOOMTHOOOOM
Brad: Come with us, Mister Reynstein. We're here to rescue you.
SFX: THOOOOM
SFX: GROANK
Schlock: Oops.Brad, I think some of these walls are structural.
SFX: KRAK
SFX: RRIP
SFX: FALL
Massey: Believe it or not, the express elevator would be faster andsafer than this.