2012-08-19
Original: 2012-08-19 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Caption below the panel: If a tree falls and no one is present, does it make a sound?
A man with brown hair and glasses (seen from behind) speaks to a bald monk in red/maroon robes.
Man with glasses: YES, OF COURSE. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY.
Monk: FINALLY! FINALLY SOMEONE GOT THAT RIGHT. PLEASE PROCEED TO THE DALAI LAMA TO COLLECT YOUR PRIZE MONEY.
Votey:
FACT: THE ANSWER TO EVERY RHETORICAL QUESTION IS "YES."
Caption below the panel: If a tree falls and no one is present, does it make a sound?
A man with brown hair and glasses (seen from behind) speaks to a bald monk in red/maroon robes.
Man with glasses: YES, OF COURSE. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY.
Monk: FINALLY! FINALLY SOMEONE GOT THAT RIGHT. PLEASE PROCEED TO THE DALAI LAMA TO COLLECT YOUR PRIZE MONEY.
Votey:
FACT: THE ANSWER TO EVERY RHETORICAL QUESTION IS "YES."
Alt text
A single comic panel. Below it is a caption posing the classic philosophical riddle: "If a tree falls and no one is present, does it make a sound?" In the panel, a brown-haired man wearing glasses, shown from behind, answers a bald monk in maroon robes. The man says, "Yes, of course. Conservation of energy." The monk, delighted, replies, "Finally! Finally someone got that right. Please proceed to the Dalai Lama to collect your prize money" — treating the riddle as a quiz with a correct answer and a cash reward. Votey aftercomic: a hand-lettered note reads, "FACT: The answer to every rhetorical question is 'yes.'"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.