Overboard by Chip Dunham for May 06, 2009
May 05, 2009
May 07, 2009
Transcript:
Raymond: You're really okay with this, Louie? Louie: Am I eventually going to get the sandwich? Raymond: They assure me you're eventually going to get the sandwich. Louie: Then I'm fine with it... Raymond: He's fine with it! Nate: Left a bit. Raymond: Left a bit.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
Cheap labor!
David Huie Premium Member over 15 years ago
Such a well-done strip. My first comment because it’s worth it - I look forward to this strip every day!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago
elsupremo, first strip I read in the morning! Chip is a genius! Sometimes he re-visits jokes from years before with a slight twist, but they’re good to see again! I do wish he would bring back Seahawk though!
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
A piano?? What are they planning, piracy on the high “C”s?
kirbey over 15 years ago
Good one DigitalFrog !
leslynmoore over 15 years ago
As always, Louie would do anything for food!
fritzoid Premium Member over 15 years ago
“Carrot and stick” is a different metaphor than “carrot on a stick.” The latter is what we have here, yes, but the former is also in common (and proper) usage. It refers to the difference between positive motivation and negative motivation: You can motivate a donkey to move either with a carrot applied to his front end, or with a stick applied to his back end.
This kind of moral suasion works well with animals and other dumb brutes, viz: “I do good because I hope for Heaven” and “I do good because I fear Hell.” A third option, “I do good because it is good to do it”, seems to leave most people unmoved.
Digital Frog over 15 years ago
And sometimes a carrot is just a carrot - Bugs “Sigmund” Bunny