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What

Original: What on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
Man (Dave, balding, distressed): WHAT?!
Woman (smiling, giving a thumbs up, holding a bouquet): TURNS OUT YOU CAN HAVE A HAPPY MARRIAGE WITHOUT THE WIFE FEELING ANY GENUINE AFFECTION. VERY COUNTERINTUITIVE, BUT THAT'S SCIENCE!

Caption: On their 20th Anniversary, Dave was informed he was married to a placebo wife.

Votey:
Woman: WE CAN TELL THE PLACEBO CHILDREN TOGETHER, TONIGHT.

Alt text

A two-panel comic. In the main panel, a distressed balding man shouts "WHAT?!" while a smiling woman holding a bouquet of flowers gives a thumbs up and cheerfully explains: "Turns out you can have a happy marriage without the wife feeling any genuine affection. Very counterintuitive, but that's science!" A caption below reads: "On their 20th Anniversary, Dave was informed he was married to a placebo wife." In the votey aftercomic, drawn in a sketchy black-and-white style, the woman leans in and adds: "We can tell the placebo children together, tonight."

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.