re: #369 Cato the Elder

“You’re inconsequential, it’s all a tragicomedy!” shouts the strange, funny man.

“Well, at least I don’t say silly things about how science works that contradict reality and expect to be taken seriously” says the terrier.

“Talking dog, goldmine!” says the old man.

Alas, the dog will never speak again, except on the topic of the invention of shoelaces, where he bores everyone to tears.