An open letter to the good folks at Dr. Scholl's

    

     Dear Dr. Scholl's:

     I'm sure by now you've heard about my plan to synergize our two products to the mutual benefit of ourselves, our customers/readers, and the world at large.  My proposal, revealed in a groundbreaking tweet yesterday, is that Dr. Scholl's become the sponsor of the Tom the Dancing Bug comic strip website.

     But since I haven't heard from you yet (I'm going to chalk it up to the ol' summertime slow-down), I thought it might be wise to spell out the great similarities between what we do:

     Dr. Scholl's and Tom the Dancing Bug both provide comfort and relief, in a way that's always light-hearted, fun, and above all, customized for each foot's unique pressure points and arch type.

     Okay, the analogy breaks down a bit if you push it too hard.  But the fact remains that as long as we are divided, we will not fully achieve our respective goals of making the world a better place through foot health/comfort, in your case, and satire/humor in the form of moderately well-drawn comic strips, in mine.

     I look forward to hearing from you, and finally uniting to achieve greater success.

     Sincerely,

     Ruben Bolling, "Tom the Dancing Bug"