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[–] stinky@redlemmy.com -5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

then why wasn't the possum rewarded instead of the car lol

the image suffers from inconsistent messaging and unintuitive conclusion

shrug

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Taking a life is not easy. The burden wears heavy. You can see this in the driver's worried face. Unfortunately for us, like in the Stephen King movie Christine, there are Eldritch car gods beyond our comprehension who hate things like small animals and unclear roadways. This God blesses the car (and by proxy the driver) as the check engine light was due to its lack of blood lubricant.

The comic is perfectly consistent, picnic.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One more time: Not all sacrificial offerings are personal sacrifices.

The possum wasn't rewarded because they didn't choose to be hit by the car.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com -4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

the car didn't choose to hit the possum either

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 7 points 1 day ago

Yes, it is absurdist humor and apparently not for you.