Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 16, 2013
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October 17, 2013
Transcript:
Goat: What are you doing, Rat? Rat: Trying to raise money for a neighborhood swimming pool. Goat: Good for you. How's it going/ Rat: Great. I heard a "Freakonomics" podcast explaining that a big motive for charitable giving is not altruism, but social pressure. Goat: So how does that affect how you-- Rat: Neighbor Bob is a @#*@#* cheapo who has not given one buck to-- Neighbor Bob: Happy? Rat: Well, that's generous of you, Bob. Goat: Flee the neighborhood while you still can, Bob.
Somehow I doubt that that money is actually going to a pool.