sapiens
Original: sapiens on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Child: Why are humans called homo sapiens sapiens?
Panel 2:
Man: When I was a kid it was just homo sapiens, which means "wise man."
Panel 3:
Child: Why the second "sapiens"?
Panel 4:
Man: To make it clear that the first one was ironic.
Child: Ahhh.
Votey:
Man: It's Latin for "oh wow man, you are just sooooo smart."
Child: Why are humans called homo sapiens sapiens?
Panel 2:
Man: When I was a kid it was just homo sapiens, which means "wise man."
Panel 3:
Child: Why the second "sapiens"?
Panel 4:
Man: To make it clear that the first one was ironic.
Child: Ahhh.
Votey:
Man: It's Latin for "oh wow man, you are just sooooo smart."
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. A child walks with an adult man down a path. Panel 1, the child asks: "Why are humans called homo sapiens sapiens?" Panel 2, the man replies: "When I was a kid it was just homo sapiens, which means 'wise man.'" Panel 3, the child asks: "Why the second 'sapiens'?" Panel 4, shown as small silhouettes of the two figures, the man answers: "To make it clear that the first one was ironic," and the child says "Ahhh." The joke: the doubled species name is framed as sarcasm about humanity's supposed wisdom. The votey (bonus panel) shows a loose sketch of the man gesturing, adding: "It's Latin for 'oh wow man, you are just sooooo smart.'"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.