Comic #2913: 2013-05-09

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Panel 1:

• Adult woman with brown hair, glasses: "THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION."

Panel 2:

• Adult woman: "YOU SEE, WHEN A MOMMY AND DADDY LOVE EACH OTHER VERY MUCH, THEY HAVE A SPECIAL KIND OF 'TOGETHER-HUG.'"

Panel 3:

• Adult woman continues: "AND EARLY ON THEY TOGETHER HUG A LOT! BUT OVER TIME TOGETHER-HUGGING BECOMES TIRESOME AND REPETITIVE, SO THEY WOULD RATHER WATCH TV THAN TOGETHER-HUG."

Panel 4:

• Adult woman: "BUT, BECAUSE TOGETHER-HUG FREQUENCY IS AN INDICATOR OF RELATIONSHIP HEALTH, THEY HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO MAINTAIN INTEREST."

Panel 5:

• Adult woman: "SO, THEY MAKE THE TOGETHER-HUG SCARIER AND SCARIER AND SCARIER."

Panel 6:

• Adult woman continues: "UNTIL ONE AFTERNOON YOU FIND YOURSELF WEARING A VINYL CLOWN SUIT, SITTING IN A BATHTUB FULL OF COCONUT OIL, FLOGGING EACH OTHER WITH A PAIR OF ANTLERS, SHOUTING 'CALL ME GRANDPA! CALL ME GRANDPA!'"

Panel 7:

• Young girl: "AT WHICH POINT… WAIT, WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION?"

Panel 8:

• Young girl: "JUST… JUST WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM."

Panel 9:

• Adult woman: "I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER ANYMORE."