Comic #4394: being-an-adult
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Panel 1:
- Person 1: "What's the worst thing about being an adult?"
- Person 2: "Probably the sheer volume of lies."
Panel 2:
- Person 2: "Like, you know how you lied to me about taking out the trash?"
- Person 1: "No!"
Panel 3:
- Person 2: "See, that's a good example. You lied about the trash, but you only had to lie to me."
Panel 4:
- Person 2: "To not take out the trash, at a minimum, I would have to lie to mom, grandma, grandpa, the homeowners association, and three to five neighbors."
Panel 5:
- Person 1: "Just this week, in order not to exercise, I had to lie to two doctors, one specialist, three nurses, a gym owner, God, myself, and four co-workers."
- Person 3: "Jeez."
Panel 6:
- Person 2: "The older you get, the more people you have to deal with, so the number of lies tends to grow quadratically."
Panel 7:
- Person 2: "Before you know it, you're on your deathbed, lying to all of your loved ones about what they meant to you. Then, you go to heaven where you try to pull a fast one on St. Peter."
Panel 8:
- Person 1: "Have adults considered just being honest and open with each other?"
- Person 2: "Boy, that is how wars start."
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