Fillmore has obviously been influenced by Hawthorne. His last statement indicates that this is a scam. If buying the smoothie is “dumb,” it obviously doesn’t work, and everyone only thinks they are “smarter.” Whatever “smart” even means.
I notice that James often wears an absurd grin reminiscent of Miss Avis. Therefore, in the spirit of today’s strip (e.g., inappropriately trying to find people a spouse or date), I propose fixing Miss Avis up with James as her boyfriend.
Fillmore has obviously been influenced by Hawthorne. His last statement indicates that this is a scam. If buying the smoothie is “dumb,” it obviously doesn’t work, and everyone only thinks they are “smarter.” Whatever “smart” even means.