For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for September 27, 2008
Transcript:
Michael: Dad, when you were a kid, did you have a dog? John: Uh-huh... his name was "Wimpy." Michael: Wimpy? John: You know, like the character in the Popeye cartoons? The one who liked hamburgers! Michael: Oh. Yeah. Why doesn't Mom want a dog? John: I think she's being practical, Michael. If we had a dog, she's the one who'd have to look after it. And since she's at home all day while I'm working... it stand to reason, doesn't it. Michael: I guess. I know the reason... and I can't stand it.
There was a Dave Berg joke in his “Lighter Side of..” MAD Magazine. A wife is saying to her husband that she has had it with the unruly behavior of both the kids and the dog. The husband proposes his solution for both: “Send the dog to camp and the kids to obedience school!”