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I really like Pearls Before Swine.
- I only discovered it recently, and have been reading it when I'm bored and remember it. Also just discovered the Bill Watterson "cameo" - it is pretty amazing.
- Is that a proverb in english as well?
  
  Yeah. It's from the Bible, in Matthew 7:6, so it's probably found in a lot of other languages too.
My favorite explanation is from an Eddie Murphy movie:

https://youtu.be/w7fBwc803CI#t=1m45s
Could someone ELI5 what this comic is about?
- In the US if you give a politician money in exchange for voting against a bill, it's illegal (it's called "quid-pro-quo" in lawyer terms)
  
  But if you just donate money to the politician, his family, or his campaign, without requesting anything - and then he "coincidentally" happens to vote against the bill which you didn't want, it is perfectly legal.
  
  Basically, many politicians are regularly doing something clearly unethical and corrupt in a technically "legal" way.
  
  Which is why the spirit of the law is more important than the letter of the law.
  
  Thanks!
- Bribary, also know as political campaign finance/donations.
- This comic is already an ELI5.
Too many panel
- Pearls before swine.

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