pascal39s-other-wager
Original: pascal39s-other-wager on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Single panel: a hand-lettered sign or notice framed like a flyer.
Headline: SEND ME YOUR MONEY AND PROFIT THEREBY!
Subheading: THE REASONING:
Body text: By sending me all of your money, you have some finite chance of receiving infinite money in return. Therefore, it is logical to send me all of your money.
(Below the body, scribbled lines suggest more illegible "math" handwriting.)
Caption beneath the panel: Fun Fact: Before he turned to philosophy, Blaise Pascal made his living via mail fraud.
Votey:
Handwritten note: Please buy 400 copies of "Soonish" for a (technical) chance of infinite money, fame, and sex.
Headline: SEND ME YOUR MONEY AND PROFIT THEREBY!
Subheading: THE REASONING:
Body text: By sending me all of your money, you have some finite chance of receiving infinite money in return. Therefore, it is logical to send me all of your money.
(Below the body, scribbled lines suggest more illegible "math" handwriting.)
Caption beneath the panel: Fun Fact: Before he turned to philosophy, Blaise Pascal made his living via mail fraud.
Votey:
Handwritten note: Please buy 400 copies of "Soonish" for a (technical) chance of infinite money, fame, and sex.
Alt text
A single-panel comic styled as a hand-lettered flyer. The bold headline reads "SEND ME YOUR MONEY AND PROFIT THEREBY!" followed by "THE REASONING:" The body argues: "By sending me all of your money, you have some finite chance of receiving infinite money in return. Therefore, it is logical to send me all of your money," with scribbled fake-math handwriting below. A caption under the panel reads: "Fun Fact: Before he turned to philosophy, Blaise Pascal made his living via mail fraud." The joke parodies Pascal's Wager applied to a money-scam. Votey (aftercomic): a handwritten note reading "Please buy 400 copies of 'Soonish' for a (technical) chance of infinite money, fame, and sex," turning the same logic into a self-promotional plug.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.