Drabble by Kevin Fagan for August 28, 2005
Transcript:
"Oh, boy! Cookies!!" "Better not, Dad. Mom warned us not to have any before dinner!" "Yeah, if she notices any are missing, we might get in trouble!" "Relax, boy. Watch and learn from the master!" "You'll notice these cookies come in a plastic tray, in three rows. There are already a few cookies missing." "Now, if we take one cookie, it will be obvious. If we take two cookies, it will be obvious..." "But if we take one cookie from each row, we'll have THREE cookies, and no one will notice the difference!" "Wow!" "How did Dad get to be so smart?" "Apparently, the same way he got to be so fat!"