Brilliant!

there is one way to beat him. die first. don't beat him.

Wow, genius Rick. 3rd panel made me laugh out loud (maybe because I thought it was such a good evil idea).

From what little I know about being an executor of a will, it's customary to get some renumeration to make up for the time and work involved. But maybe Scott will be compensated as one of the causes that other people hate...

Oh my God, the wits. This is a PURE comedy GOLD. Rick thoroughly wins this round, not with nary a scratch, but without a scratch!

"Obey my orders from beyond the grave". Crap, I need to move to an English speaking country to make use of that.

I suspect that Scott knows this, but I'll throw this out for anyone else who's interested.

Being an executor is voluntary. It is standard for wills to contain language like the following (which is from my own):

If my executor (the “principal executor”) is unable or unwilling to act as executor as to any property, such person or qualified corporation as the principal executor shall designate by signed instrument shall act as special executor as to that property. Any special executor may resign at any time by giving written notice to the principal executor.

(Now ignoring the voluntary nature of the executorship...) Of course, it's possible that Rick's will would contain language contrary to this, but that seems unlikely, as that seems unrealistically close to "winning". If Rick's will did contain language like this, Scott could end up winning though his choice of special executor.

Scott's compensation is a generous donation to the Turn Scott's Living Room into a Life-Size Replica of the Enterprise Bridge fund, in his wife's name.

This is my choice for Best BI of 2012. Scott gets Pacquiao'ed while Rick doesn't even have a glove laid upon him. Who'd a-thunk it?

Rick indeed announced his checkmate early...all Scott needs to do is die first and he wins, sort of.
Brilliance in every panel here.

Brilliant! But who will be named as the official biographer to delve into the exquisite marbling of his defeatloaf?

YAY! Rick wins a round!
If he didn't win occasionally, he would be a perfect failure, so by winning once, this makes him an IMPERFECT failure, which is another failure! It's awesome!

But refusing the position of executor would be the same as capitulation; thusly, in a most perfectly evil and weasel fashion, Rick would doubly win. The path is treacherously trapped... well played, Rick... well played.

One potentially fatal flaw in Rick's plan: at the rate he's going, will he have anything to leave?

Still, getting to make people angry while leaving them no course for redress? I can't see why Scott wouldn't be ready to join in with this.

Doesn't the real Rick hate it when you give his fictional version a victory, however small?

I now want to do this!

Rick finally has a chance of winning! Only problem is if Scott dies first, then Rick still loses! Oh no! Based on Rick's history, we all need to be on Scott Death Watch! Can Rick really win?

Scott, as an estate planning attorney I have to say that this is absolutely hilarious! If you don't mind, I might bring up the point at an office meeting that we can start offering language directing the executor/personal representative refer to carrying out their duties as obeying orders from beyond the grave.

When I first quickly scanned the title, I read it as

"How To Graciously Receive A Horror".

After reading the comic, it would have been appropriate.

Lol. Checkmate!

"I don't know what you want me to say."
"Oh, I think you do!"
Priceless!

It can be tricky to spot the difference between being an Executor and an Executioner. I think Scott still has a chance of winning.

Actually, if Scott dies first, then Rick will still win as he lives longer.

Rick is my role model.

Rick won? OMG! The Mayans were right! REPENT REPENT! The end is near!

Hey, if Scott gets paid and nobody else gets any money, itll make them hate him more! Genius!

On the first two readings I thought that panel 2 was the best. But reading this on the second day I think that panel 1 is perfection in the set up.

Yay Rick!!!

Awesome!!! Made me laugh 3 times. Not 4.