a-joke
Original: a-joke on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Glowing orb: "WHY DID THE BLOB OF CONSCIOUS MATTER CROSS THE ROAD?"
Person: "I DUNNO. WHY?"
Panel 2:
Glowing orb: "SEE, THAT'S WHY I CREATED THE UNIVERSE. TO DETERMINE THE PUNCHLINE TO THAT JOKE."
Panel 3:
Person: "SO HUMAN EXISTENCE IS A PUNCHLINE?"
Glowing orb: "WELL... IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. TURNS OUT THE JOKE ISN'T VERY FUNNY."
Panel 4:
Glowing orb: "WHY DID THE BLOB OF CONSCIOUS MATTER CROSS THE ROAD?" FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS."
Person: "YEAH, THAT'S NOT SURE."
Panel 5:
Glowing orb: "SO HUMAN BEINGS ARE BORN, LIVE, AND DIE, AND WE MAKE UP REASONS FOR OUR LIVES, BUT IT'S ALL MEANINGLESS?"
Person: "OKAY, FINE ENOUGH, IT'S A LITTLE FUNNY."
Votey:
Caption over an image of planet Earth in space: "HEH."
Glowing orb: "WHY DID THE BLOB OF CONSCIOUS MATTER CROSS THE ROAD?"
Person: "I DUNNO. WHY?"
Panel 2:
Glowing orb: "SEE, THAT'S WHY I CREATED THE UNIVERSE. TO DETERMINE THE PUNCHLINE TO THAT JOKE."
Panel 3:
Person: "SO HUMAN EXISTENCE IS A PUNCHLINE?"
Glowing orb: "WELL... IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. TURNS OUT THE JOKE ISN'T VERY FUNNY."
Panel 4:
Glowing orb: "WHY DID THE BLOB OF CONSCIOUS MATTER CROSS THE ROAD?" FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS."
Person: "YEAH, THAT'S NOT SURE."
Panel 5:
Glowing orb: "SO HUMAN BEINGS ARE BORN, LIVE, AND DIE, AND WE MAKE UP REASONS FOR OUR LIVES, BUT IT'S ALL MEANINGLESS?"
Person: "OKAY, FINE ENOUGH, IT'S A LITTLE FUNNY."
Votey:
Caption over an image of planet Earth in space: "HEH."
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. A small glowing yellow orb (a cosmic creator figure) converses with a dark-haired person against a blue background. The orb asks, "Why did the blob of conscious matter cross the road?" The person says they don't know. The orb explains it created the universe specifically to determine the punchline to that joke. The person asks if human existence is a punchline; the orb admits it's supposed to be, but the joke isn't very funny. The orb muses that humans are born, live, die, and invent reasons for their lives that are ultimately meaningless. The person finally relents: "Okay, fine enough, it's a little funny." Votey: planet Earth floating in starry black space, with the single word "HEH." written above it.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.