Why
Original: Why on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man (kneeling, praying): God, why are we here?
Man: You and Sally?
Panel 2:
Man: I meant humanity. Who's Sally?
Panel 3:
God (voice): After this prayer, she trips over you. You fall in love, get married before you really know each other, have a child, then stay together for him.
Panel 4:
God (voice): He grows up in a household so thick with contempt, he develops a virtuosic power for imaginative escapism, which decades later culminates in him writing some REALLY good TV.
Panel 5:
God (voice): So, you see, I've answered your question: All is for entertainment, in the entertainmentest of all possible worlds.
Panel 6:
Man: Well, I'll show you, God. I'll ignore Sally and live a happy, productive life that isn't oriented around your amusement!
Panel 7:
God (voice): Sally has nice boobs and pretends your jokes are funny.
Panel 8:
God (voice): And so the die is cast.
(A woman, Sally, jogs by in the background as the man stands.)
Votey:
Large hand-lettered text: "Did you have a nice fall?"
Small speech bubble: "Ha."
Speech bubble (over two embracing figures): "Irresistible."
Man (kneeling, praying): God, why are we here?
Man: You and Sally?
Panel 2:
Man: I meant humanity. Who's Sally?
Panel 3:
God (voice): After this prayer, she trips over you. You fall in love, get married before you really know each other, have a child, then stay together for him.
Panel 4:
God (voice): He grows up in a household so thick with contempt, he develops a virtuosic power for imaginative escapism, which decades later culminates in him writing some REALLY good TV.
Panel 5:
God (voice): So, you see, I've answered your question: All is for entertainment, in the entertainmentest of all possible worlds.
Panel 6:
Man: Well, I'll show you, God. I'll ignore Sally and live a happy, productive life that isn't oriented around your amusement!
Panel 7:
God (voice): Sally has nice boobs and pretends your jokes are funny.
Panel 8:
God (voice): And so the die is cast.
(A woman, Sally, jogs by in the background as the man stands.)
Votey:
Large hand-lettered text: "Did you have a nice fall?"
Small speech bubble: "Ha."
Speech bubble (over two embracing figures): "Irresistible."
Alt text
An eight-panel SMBC comic. A man kneels in a field praying and asks God, "Why are we here?" then clarifies he meant humanity, asking "Who's Sally?" God's voice replies that after this prayer a woman named Sally will trip over him; they'll fall in love, marry too soon, have a child, and stay together for the kid. God continues that the man will grow up in a household so full of contempt that he develops a gift for imaginative escapism, eventually writing some really good TV. God concludes that this proves all existence is for entertainment, in "the entertainmentest of all possible worlds." The man defiantly vows to ignore Sally and live a happy, productive life not built around God's amusement. God deadpans that Sally has nice boobs and pretends his jokes are funny, declaring "the die is cast" as Sally jogs past in the background. The votey aftercomic shows large lettering reading "Did you have a nice fall?" with a small "Ha," and a couple embracing under a speech bubble saying "Irresistible."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.