Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 23, 2002

Transcript:

"Welcome to Rat Broker. May I help you?" "Yeah, this stock I'm watching has gone up, up, up...Is it the right time to buy?" "Well, if you buy it, and it goes up, then yes, it was the right time to buy..." "But if you buy it, and it goes down, then no, it was not the right time to buy..." "Yeah, but what do you recommend?" "I recommend you buy it if it's the right time." "Well, are you recommending that now is the right time?" "Yes...assuming it's gonna go up." "Huh??" "Sir, you sound confused. Perhaps you'd like my latest newsletter...'Buying Stocks When The Time is Right'." "Fine...send it..." "Fine, but I wouldn't recommend reading it."