Comic #2617: 2012-07-16
Description
Here's the transcription of the comic text:
Panel 1:
- First character: "WHAT'S THE POINT OF GIANT PARTICLE COLLIDERS? YOU CAN'T FEED THE HUNGRY WITH THEM, YOU CAN'T CURE CANCER WITH THEM, YOU CAN'T STOP POVERTY WITH THEM!"
Panel 2:
- Second character: "I AGREE! THAT'S WHY I THINK WE SHOULD SCRAP THE EIFFEL TOWER FOR IRON, QUARRY THE PYRAMIDS, AND TURN THE STATUE OF LIBERTY INTO COPPER WIRING."
Panel 3:
- First character: "I'M NOT SURE THAT'S—"
- Second character: "SORRY, CAN'T HEAR YOU. I ONLY LISTEN TO NOISES THAT MIGHT SAVE BABIES."