Non Sequitur - Sunday August 8, 2004 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Ele...in the time before Man An emergency meeting of Bullemia's prophaen producers has been called to address the sudden energy crisis... Dino: You mean this whole thing was caused by a janitor accidentally turning the prophaen flow control switch off?! Dino 2: I'm afraid so. Dino: Then I assume it's been fixed and everything is back to normal again. Dino 2: Not so fast...this little mishap triggered the automatic rate hike to kick in, so we're making a tidy profit. We've backed into a whole new economic principle here of demand and supply...the energy demand is insatiable and we control the supply. By creating a periodic crisis, we can raise rates at will! Dino 3: Yes, but then again, there's the ethical question of our corporate responsibilities... Dino: C'mon, Ben...we're trying to be serious here. Dino 3: Sorry...I can never pass up a straight line.

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