Did someone ever tell her that "Doogie Howser, M.D." was just a tv show?
Speaking of law school . . .
Scott Adams' biggest laugh came when he pulled out one of the many complaint letters he's received to demonstrate his response to a trademark-infringement nastygram.
After using the phrase "ant farm" in a strip, Adams got a series of increasingly heated missives from lawyers for Uncle Milton Industries, which apparently holds a trademark on "ant farms." They wanted an apology and retraction for his generic use of the term.
"It became clear that as long as there's dirt and ants and glass and people who will pay money to see them pressed together, there would be money to pay the lawyer," Adams said.
Resigned to running a correction, Adams published a strip with Dilber asking what phrase, in lieu of "ant farm," should be used for "a habitat for worthless and disgusting little creatures."
Dogbert's answer: "Law school."
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