karma

A five-panel SMBC comic. A man in a red shirt talks with a bald monk in robes beneath a tree. The man asks if his karma determines how he's reborn next life; the monk says yes — good karma means returning as a human with a chance for enlightenment, and worse karma means a lower return, even down to a roach or fly. The man excitedly realizes he can pick exactly what he reincarnates as by choosing the precise level of bad action. As the monk starts to object, the man announces that northern elephant seals can have up to ONE HUNDRED mates in a harem in a single season, declares he's going to commit some minor crimes so he can have a 'sea-cow orgy,' thanks the monk for his wisdom, and leaves. The monk is left mid-sentence saying the man isn't engaging with the spirit of it. Votey (aftercomic): a single panel captioned 'LATER...' showing a crudely drawn elephant seal; the man's voice says 'Oh shit I'M in the harem,' having been reincarnated as one of the harem rather than the dominant male.