Yeah, I know this strip is wordy, but stick in there.  The payoff is worth it.  Then again, if you’re reading this, you’re far enough down the page that you already know what the joke is whether you read it all or not.  So if you’re one of those lazy jerks that doesn’t like to read through the buildup and skips straight to the punchline, then you’ve got a big problem on your hands.  ’Cause guess what?  Now you’re gonna have to go to your kitchen and pull out one of those big-ass frying pans and wallop yourself over the head with it until you’ve caused enough brain damage to erase your short-term memory.  Then, you’ve gotta come back and re-read this strip, this time making sure to carefully read through it all before you jump to the end.  Yeah.  Next time do it right and save yourself the hassle and the headache.