Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 14, 2010

Transcript:

Rat says, "Hey, zebra. Want to buy some cookies? Sell you a box for a buck." Zebra says, "Sure. I love chocolate chip cookies." Rat says, "Great. Enjoy." Zebra says, "Wait a minute. You gave me an empty box." Rat says, "Yeah. The buck just gets you the box. If you want cookies in there, it's an extra two bucks." Zebra says, "What kind of ripoff is that?" Rat says, "It's no ripoff at all." Zebra says, "Fine. You're just lucky I'm such a sucker for chocoalte." Rat says, "Great. Enjoy." Zebra says, "What the @*@*? Where are the chocolate chips?!" Rat says, "Not yet in the cookies. If you want 'em, it's two more bucks." Zebra says, "Why you little @*#$... fine... here..." Rat says, "Here you go." Zebra says, "That's just a bag of chocolate chips. Put 'em in the cookies." Rat says, "Ohh, you only paid for self-serve. If you want the 'Pig-shoves-chips-in-cookies' premium service, it's just an extra-" Zebra says, "AUGHH" Rat says, "The airline fee structure... it's not just for airlines anymore." Pig says, "And for two more bucks, I'll wash my hands first."