symmetry-2
Original: symmetry-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1
Two green alien creatures examine a human (a red-haired person seen from behind in the foreground).
First alien: No, no, those teeth are too big, and she has these weird spots. Also they're usually more bilaterally symmetrical.
Second alien: Computer, throw it back.
Caption (below panel): Sally fails to be selected as a holotype human.
Votey:
A simple line-drawn alien with a tall pointed head looks skeptical.
Alien: I'm not even 100% we've got the right species here.
Two green alien creatures examine a human (a red-haired person seen from behind in the foreground).
First alien: No, no, those teeth are too big, and she has these weird spots. Also they're usually more bilaterally symmetrical.
Second alien: Computer, throw it back.
Caption (below panel): Sally fails to be selected as a holotype human.
Votey:
A simple line-drawn alien with a tall pointed head looks skeptical.
Alien: I'm not even 100% we've got the right species here.
Alt text
A two-panel-style SMBC comic. Main panel: two cartoon green aliens stand examining a red-haired human, who is shown from behind in the foreground. One alien critiques the human as if appraising a fish specimen, saying the teeth are too big, she has weird spots, and humans are usually more bilaterally symmetrical. The second alien says, 'Computer, throw it back.' The caption underneath reads: 'Sally fails to be selected as a holotype human.' The joke: aliens cataloguing humanity reject this individual as a poor example for their reference specimen. Votey (small bonus panel): a simple black-and-white line drawing of an alien with a tall pointed head looking doubtful, saying, 'I'm not even 100% we've got the right species here.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.