The Buckets by Greg Cravens for January 24, 2019

I’ll see if there’s any left in the trap!

should have count your chickens first, kiddo.

The rats in a maze are part of somebody’s experiment. You don’t want to be part of someone’s experiment. Rats in a lab die young.

Toby might not be as smart as some Rats

I finished the test. Where’s my participation trophy?

Like teaching a dog a new behavior. “I gave you my paw. Where’s my treat?”

“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” – Lily Tomlin

“The ‘piece of cheese’ is that I’ll grade your test, instead of giving you a zero. Go sit down.”

You finish the rat maze after you finish college, which then qualifies you to start the rat race.