designer-babies
Original: designer-babies on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
First woman: I'm glad we live in the era after humanity realized 'designer babies' were not only ethical, but necessary.
Panel 2:
Second woman: Of course, this comes at the cost of plenty of diversity.
Panel 3:
First woman: My parents are mathematicians, so they made sure I had great analytical ability.
Second woman: My friend Sandy's parents are psychiatrists, and wanted her to have great empathy.
Panel 4:
First woman: Hey, what are your parents?
Panel 5:
Second woman: Marine biologists. They study aphodida-rotidans.
Panel 6:
Second woman: In stressful situations, I forcefully eject my viscera from my anus.
Panel 7:
First woman: So thaaaat's what happened at the piano recital.
Second woman: And you'll note the lack of shark attacks.
Votey:
Caption (handwritten, in speech bubble): Best argument against genetic enhancement ever!
(A bearded man rests his head on a surface, looking weary.)
First woman: I'm glad we live in the era after humanity realized 'designer babies' were not only ethical, but necessary.
Panel 2:
Second woman: Of course, this comes at the cost of plenty of diversity.
Panel 3:
First woman: My parents are mathematicians, so they made sure I had great analytical ability.
Second woman: My friend Sandy's parents are psychiatrists, and wanted her to have great empathy.
Panel 4:
First woman: Hey, what are your parents?
Panel 5:
Second woman: Marine biologists. They study aphodida-rotidans.
Panel 6:
Second woman: In stressful situations, I forcefully eject my viscera from my anus.
Panel 7:
First woman: So thaaaat's what happened at the piano recital.
Second woman: And you'll note the lack of shark attacks.
Votey:
Caption (handwritten, in speech bubble): Best argument against genetic enhancement ever!
(A bearded man rests his head on a surface, looking weary.)
Alt text
A seven-panel SMBC comic. Two women talk about a future where genetically engineered 'designer babies' are normal. The first woman says she's glad they live in the era after humanity realized designer babies were not only ethical but necessary; the second notes it comes at the cost of diversity. The first explains her parents are mathematicians who made sure she had great analytical ability; the second says her friend Sandy's parents are psychiatrists who wanted her to have great empathy. The first asks what the second woman's parents are. She replies: marine biologists who study sea-cucumber-like creatures ('aphodida-rotidans'). She then deadpans that in stressful situations she forcefully ejects her viscera from her anus (a real sea cucumber defense behavior). The first woman realizes 'So thaaaat's what happened at the piano recital,' and the second adds 'And you'll note the lack of shark attacks.' Votey aftercomic: a weary bearded man rests his head down, with a handwritten speech bubble reading 'Best argument against genetic enhancement ever!'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.