reptile-brain
Original: reptile-brain on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Woman: Dave, I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier. It wasn't me so much as my "reptile brain," you know?
Panel 2:
Man (Dave): Actually there's no good evidence for the "triune brain" theory. There's no deep atavistic brain region that governs instinctive or emotional behavior.
Panel 3:
Woman: Oh, no I mean the reptile brain I keep in a jar.
Panel 4:
Dave: Ah.
Woman (holding up a jar with a small reptile/creature inside, looking distressed): Reptile brain is ANGRY AT YOU, but I still feel love!
Votey:
A thought bubble emanating from below contains a single word: LIES!
Woman: Dave, I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier. It wasn't me so much as my "reptile brain," you know?
Panel 2:
Man (Dave): Actually there's no good evidence for the "triune brain" theory. There's no deep atavistic brain region that governs instinctive or emotional behavior.
Panel 3:
Woman: Oh, no I mean the reptile brain I keep in a jar.
Panel 4:
Dave: Ah.
Woman (holding up a jar with a small reptile/creature inside, looking distressed): Reptile brain is ANGRY AT YOU, but I still feel love!
Votey:
A thought bubble emanating from below contains a single word: LIES!
Alt text
A four-panel comic. Panel 1: A woman apologizes to a bespectacled man named Dave for yelling earlier, blaming her "reptile brain." Panel 2: Dave explains there's no good evidence for the "triune brain" theory, that no deep atavistic brain region governs instinctive or emotional behavior. Panel 3: The woman clarifies, "Oh, no I mean the reptile brain I keep in a jar," while holding up a jar containing a small creature. Panel 4: Dave says "Ah" with a flat stare; the woman, now looking upset and holding up the jar with the reptile inside, declares, "Reptile brain is ANGRY AT YOU, but I still feel love!" Votey (aftercomic): A hand-drawn thought bubble rising from the bottom of the panel contains the single word "LIES!"—implying the jarred reptile brain's thought.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.