theory-2
Original: theory-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (single panel)
A woman with curly dark hair, standing in a backyard with arms spread wide, addresses two boys.
Woman: THE PROBLEM WITH YOUR IDEA IS IT PUTS US IN A PRIVILEGED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO TIME. WHY SHOULD WE ASSUME PARENTS WERE KIDS IN THE PAST, RATHER THAN ETERNAL AND UNCHANGING?
(Two boys stand listening: one with dark hair in a red shirt on the left, and one with orange hair in a yellow shirt holding a ball, seen from behind.)
Caption (below panel): Among researchers, this is known as the Steady State Model of Where Do Babies Come From.
Votey:
A close-up of a smug-looking face with a knowing expression.
Face: MAY I REMIND YOU, GENTLEMEN, THAT THE ALTERNATIVE IS GROSS.
A woman with curly dark hair, standing in a backyard with arms spread wide, addresses two boys.
Woman: THE PROBLEM WITH YOUR IDEA IS IT PUTS US IN A PRIVILEGED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO TIME. WHY SHOULD WE ASSUME PARENTS WERE KIDS IN THE PAST, RATHER THAN ETERNAL AND UNCHANGING?
(Two boys stand listening: one with dark hair in a red shirt on the left, and one with orange hair in a yellow shirt holding a ball, seen from behind.)
Caption (below panel): Among researchers, this is known as the Steady State Model of Where Do Babies Come From.
Votey:
A close-up of a smug-looking face with a knowing expression.
Face: MAY I REMIND YOU, GENTLEMEN, THAT THE ALTERNATIVE IS GROSS.
Alt text
A single-panel comic set in a backyard. A woman with curly dark hair stands with her arms spread wide, lecturing two young boys (one dark-haired in a red shirt, one orange-haired in a yellow shirt holding a ball). She says: "The problem with your idea is it puts us in a privileged position with respect to time. Why should we assume parents were kids in the past, rather than eternal and unchanging?" A caption below reads: "Among researchers, this is known as the Steady State Model of Where Do Babies Come From." The joke applies cosmological 'steady state' theory to childhood theories about reproduction. Votey (bonus panel): a close-up of a smug face declaring, "May I remind you, gentlemen, that the alternative is GROSS."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.