Dilbert: The perils of reading

Description

Dilbert is in his easy chair, reading a book. Dogbert, sitting on Dilbert's legs, asks, "Why do you waste your time reading books?"

Dilbert replies, "Because reading increases my knowledge, and knowledge is power."

Dogbert then argues, "But power corrupts..."

"...and corruption is a crime..."

"and crime doesn't pay..."

He comes to the inescapable conclusion, and his ears go up as he states, "If you keep reading, you'll go broke!!!"

Dilbert and Dogbert, hair and fur standing on end, stare at the book Dilbert has now abandoned on the easy chair. Dilbert protests, "Gosh! It always seemed so...so...harmless."

To which, Dogbert replies, "Oh yeah, the librarians would love to have you believe that!"

Sources

Scott Adams, Always Postpone Meetings with Time-Wasting Morons (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1992) 28-29.

Dilbert can also be found at The Dilbert Zone.

Comments

In my case, the logic goes more like this:
Charge Card + Mega-Bookstore = Depleted Bank Balance

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