pre-emptive-war
Original: pre-emptive-war on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man in a suit (identified in the caption as Dr. Munger) stands in front of a green chalkboard, eyes closed, holding a piece of chalk. The chalkboard reads:
(1) IF (eat Mediterranean diet) THEN (am healthy)
(2) IF (Mediterranean people eat X) THEN (X is element of Mediterranean diet)
SO,
IF (compel Mediterraneans to eat Cheeseburgers) THEN (all Americans healthy)
Caption (below panel): Dr. Munger makes the public health case for invading Greece.
Votey:
A cheeseburger with a tank's treads and a tank cannon barrel, rolling toward a small classical (Greek-style) building with columns. Text above: "TASTE THE FREEDOM!"
A man in a suit (identified in the caption as Dr. Munger) stands in front of a green chalkboard, eyes closed, holding a piece of chalk. The chalkboard reads:
(1) IF (eat Mediterranean diet) THEN (am healthy)
(2) IF (Mediterranean people eat X) THEN (X is element of Mediterranean diet)
SO,
IF (compel Mediterraneans to eat Cheeseburgers) THEN (all Americans healthy)
Caption (below panel): Dr. Munger makes the public health case for invading Greece.
Votey:
A cheeseburger with a tank's treads and a tank cannon barrel, rolling toward a small classical (Greek-style) building with columns. Text above: "TASTE THE FREEDOM!"
Alt text
A man in a suit, labeled in the caption as Dr. Munger, stands eyes-closed with a piece of chalk before a green chalkboard covered in pseudo-logical syllogisms. The board reads: (1) IF (eat Mediterranean diet) THEN (am healthy); (2) IF (Mediterranean people eat X) THEN (X is element of Mediterranean diet); SO, IF (compel Mediterraneans to eat Cheeseburgers) THEN (all Americans healthy). The caption reads: 'Dr. Munger makes the public health case for invading Greece.' The joke: by faulty logic, forcing Greeks to eat American cheeseburgers would make the burgers part of the Mediterranean diet and thus make Americans healthy. Votey (aftercomic): a black-and-white drawing of a cheeseburger fused with a military tank, treads and a cannon barrel, rolling toward a small Greek temple with columns, while bold text shouts 'TASTE THE FREEDOM!'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.