Outside of a dog, a book is Man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A book is valuable to humans but useless inside a dog's body.
- In plain terms
- Books are great unless you are inside a dog.
- What can you take from it?
- Context determines the value of something.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does context change value?
- What makes a good book joke?
Another view
It relies on a pun that doesn't hold up logically.
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