Comic #4304: solving-sophie39s-choice

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Here’s the transcription of the text from the comic:

Panel 1:

• Character A: "CHOOSE ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN TO BE KILLED!"
• Character B: "YOUR SON…"
• Character C: "…OR YOUR DAUGHTER."

Panel 2:

• Character D: "HOW CAN YOU EVEN ASK ME THAT?!"
• Character E: "OBVIOUSLY, THE SON. THE FACT THAT I'M IN THIS SITUATION IS PROOF THAT I’M IN A HIGH RISK ENVIRONMENT. ERGO, I AM BETTER OFF GETTING A LOW BUT CERTAIN NUMBER OF GRANDKIDS THAN TAKING THE CHANCE OF HAVING NONE."

Panel 3:

• Character F: "I… WAIT, WAIT, THE MALE IS OLDER. THE FEMALE IS MORE LIKELY TO POSSESS UNMANIFESTED GENETIC FLAWS."

Panel 4:

• Character G: "IF WE ASSUME A NORMAL DISTRIBUTION OF GENETIC PROBLEMS, AND THEN BE—"

Panel 5:

• Character H: "OUR MOMMY’S AN EVOLUTIONARY GENETICIST."
• Character I: "RUN ALONG, KIDS. HERE’S SOME MONEY."