2012-08-10
Explanation
This comic imagines the biblical origin of butts. An angel reports to God (depicted as a large, round, yellow entity with triangular features) that "the humans are too prideful!" God responds with surprise: "What?!" Then God declares, "Very well," and commands, "Give them all butts!" The idea is that butts were designed as a divine punishment to humble humanity -- everyone has to carry around this undignified body part as a reminder not to be too proud.
When the humans see what has happened, they react with confusion and disgust. One says, "What the hell is this?!" and the angel gleefully explains, "Mostly fat and leakage, HAHAHAHA!" The angel clearly finds this punishment hilarious, adding insult to injury.
The final panel jumps to a scene of Catholic clergy (cardinals and a pope) sitting around a table, with one declaring, "You know what... let'''s say that part isn'''t canon." This jokes that the Church deliberately edited out this embarrassing origin story from official scripture, because the idea that butts were God'''s petty revenge on humanity is too undignified for religious doctrine.
The votey panel shows someone in bed saying, "Ha! Do the one about butts!" -- suggesting that this origin story has become a beloved bedtime tale or comedy routine.