Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for September 14, 2014
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Transcript:
Electra. Arf! Cathy: No. Electra. Arf! Cathy: No. Electra. Arf! Cathy: No. Electra. Arf! Cathy: Aack. Electra. Arf! Cathy: Sh! We don't beg at the table, Electra! Electra. Arf! Arf! Cathy: Ok, we beg, but we don't get rewarded for it! Electra. Arf! Arf! Arf! Cathy: Ok, we get a little something to settle us down, but we don't get more! Electra. Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! Cathy: Ok, a teensy bit more, but that's it! Electra. Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! Cathy: ...A teensy bit more but that's it! ...A teensy bit more but that's it! ...A teensy bit more but that's it! Ok, we win this time, but we will not in the future!! Now I've screamed at you! Poor baby! Take all my food! Everything I have is for you!! Irving: Incredible. Electra: Trained! cathy: I'm eating in the kitchen.
Reminds me of an old cartoon commenting on behavioral conditioning:
One mouse says to another, “Boy have I got this guy conditioned — all I do is push this bar down and he drops in another piece of food!”