Comic #2632: 2012-07-31

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Panel 1
Mother: "Honey! Your little boy kicked a girl at school today! Tell him he's naughty."

Panel 2
Speaker: "Oscar Wilde said 'As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.'"

Panel 3
Speaker: "I think that's basically true for all immoral behavior. We demonize it, but we forget that demons are cool."

Panel 4
Speaker: "Whenever children do something bad, I spray them so they smell like urine. Then I send them on playdates."

Panel 5
Speaker: "The parents from the neighborhood are sold on my philosophy, so a playdate can be arranged whenever needed."

Panel 6
Speaker: "Over time, the children internalize the shame and associate their naughty impulses with feeling ugly and foolish. They begin to invigilate themselves constantly. Soon… they are perfect little angels."

Panel 7
Speaker: "In my day, we just spanked them."
Mother: "Spanking is immoral, Mother."
(Sound effect text: "tchk! tchk!")

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