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No. 857: Tooroo, sithee, auf wiedersehen, goodnight

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Tooroo, sithee, auf wiedersehen, goodnight

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Permanent URL: https://mezzacotta.net/dinosaur/?comic=857

Strip by: manyhills

T. Rex: Alright, ta-ra now. Be good, and if you can't be good...
T. Rex: ... BE CAREFUL!
T. Rex: And if you can't be careful, be legally indemnified!
T. Rex: And if you can't be legally indemnified...
T. Rex: ... be in possession of compromising material about members of the judiciary!
T. Rex: And if you can't do that, be sufficiently wealthy and powerful that history will vindicate your actions!
T. Rex: And if you can't do that...
Off-panel voice: At what stage do I question why I chose you as my lawyer?
T. Rex: Oh, bud!!!
T. Rex: That should have been step 1!!!

The author writes:

be good, and if you can't be good, be careful idiom UK humorous saying used to tell someone to enjoy themselves at an event or during an activity, but not to take risks

Webcomic Actors Guild Local 98 told me T. Rex was being denied his contractual minimum number of exclamation marks, so I'm having to be more generous with them this year.