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Tom the Dancing Bug - Thursday July 13, 2017 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

Tom the Dancing Bug - Thursday July 13, 2017 Comic Strip
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TOM THE DANCING BUG © Ruben Bolling. Reprinted with permission of ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION. All rights reserved.

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Enjoy this Classic Tom the Dancing Bug Every Thursday Vintage 1997 Panels from the annals of the Tom the Dancing Bug archive Check back every Friday for a fresh, brand new Tom the Dancing Bug! Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling Presents: News of the Times Professional Sports Is A Business! A new study has revealed that professional sports is a BUSINESS and that the motivation for many participants is FINANCIAL. Man #1: We were led to the inescapable conclusion that sports is NOT a magnanimous activity whereby players and owners compete out of loyalty to corporate logos. Man #2: Rather, it is actually a FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS! The shocking news sent tremors through the fan community. Man: To think that my favorite player would make a career decision based on the financial health of his family... It's disgusting! GO PACK Sportswriter Lee Traynor admits he shouldn't be as surprised as he is. Lee: Looking back, I see that over the past ten years I ended over 150 articles with the phrase, "Sadly, sports has now become a business." But each time, I'D FORGET!! Worse, it seems that professional sports has ALWAYS been a business. Historians now believe that Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Mickey Mantle were all VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING MONEY! Babe: I'm makin' more than th' president! Fans were especially dismayed to learn that it is the team owners' goal to make lots and LOTS of money. Man: You mean it's not to glorify me and my neighbors? The panel now plans to expand their inquiry to other industries. Man: ...for example, we can't rule out the possibility that AUTO MANUFACTURING is a business!