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Mr. Dan: Dogboy! Didja hear?
Dogboy: Hear what, Mr. Dan?
Mr. Dan: We just took out Al Qaeda's number two!
Dogboy: Who?
Mr. Dan: Two!
Dogboy: How's that, Mr. Dan?
Mr. Dan: Well, their second-in-command became first, so third became second!
Dogboy: So who's on first?
Mr. Dan: We're not talking about first, Dogboy! We got second!
Dogboy: So nobody's second?
Mr. Dan: No! Third's now second! There's never nobody!
Dogboy: There's always somebody?
Mr. Dan: Absolutely!
Dogboy: But you just said we took out second!
Mr. Dan: We did!
Dogboy: But somebody's still second?
Mr. Dan: Because third's now second!
Dogboy: Oh, how many seconds are there?
Mr. Dan: As many as it takes, Dogboy!
Dogboy: So who's on first?
Mr. Dan: We're not talking about first, Dogboy!
Dogboy: Wait, gimme a second . . .
Mr. Dan: You see, Dogboy, over the years we've killed dozens of top guys!
Dogboy: Whoo! That's a lotta' second-guys.
Mr. Dan: Get offa' second, Dogboy! They're commanders, chiefs and operational leaders!
Dogboy: Wow, sounds like a pretty top-heavy organization. Who's third and fourth?
Mr. Dan: I don't know, Dogboy, we'll know once they're second!
Dogboy: But I thought second was taken out!
Mr. Dan: Bbbrr-Dogboy! Look,. the kill list is working, you can't get around that-- second, third, fourth or fortieth!
Dogboy: What about bystanders?
Mr. Dan: Not on the list . . .
Dogboy: So they don't have to worry!
Mr. Dan: . . . unless they're standing by.
Dogboy: But, but, they're not second, third or even fifth!
Mr. Dan: Well, if they're that close, they're as good as militants, too!
Dogboy: So, so, let's say you're third-in-command, Mr. Dan, and number two gets taken out . . . that means the bystanders become the new number two?
Mr. Dan: BBBbbbrrr-- NO, Dogboy! I become number two! I'm number two!
[blam, drone attack on Mr. Dan]
Dogboy: Oh, that's what I kinda' thought.
Mr. Dan: Naturally, Dogboyyyymrph uhn.