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Marvin: Hey out there. Many of you-
-and when we say that we mean like two-
Collin: You know who you are...
Marvin: -noticed and pointed out the similarity between last week's strip and a real-life case.
But it didn't happen any time recently...
Collin: In fact, it happened in Ancient Greece.
Protagoras was a famous lawyer who took in an apprentice one day.
He made a deal with this pupil that he would not have to pay tuition fees until he had proved his worth and won his first case.
But at the end of the pupil's training, he decided not to go into law, and instead became a goat farmer.
Furious, Protagoras sued for the full amount of tuition money. But...
If the student wins, then Protagoras's base for the lawsuit would be groundless, as the student won his first case. But if Protagoras wins, the student would not yet have won his first case, and would not have to pay tuition.
Marvin: Meanwhile, we were just standing in line for punch, but we're not quite sure if it was the right line.
Collin: IS THIS THE PUNCH LINE?
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