So after i wrote this comic i realized that i hadn't heard a 'confucius say' joke in years. maybe they've finally been relegated to crappy joke books and greeting cards? i hope so. if that is the case, i am sorry for reminding everyone. and that's JOKES EXPLAINED EXPLAINED

Those poo bugs, man.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE TROUBLE BEING: there is embedded advice for you in panel five. also! this is the second time i've written 'bitches' in my comic. I KNOW. here is a ryan north secret to comedy: once in a while, you can add 'bitches' after an old saying and TOTALLY get away with it. hopefully!

There's a shout out to all you magic 8 balls in the audience in panel 2

I like how t-rex assumes god would see merit to both sides of the issue. it's fair, i guess!

Diplodocus were those huge dinosaurs with the big bodies and tiny heads. professor science is basically a diplodocus with one of those square graduation hats on him.

Can you imagine how frustrating it would be to believe people should go to class, but live in a universe where nobody goes to class? it would probably begin to interfere with other aspects of your life as well.

Imagine if you named your child 'attaboy special'? it'd be ridiculous! it would be a bad idea. we should all really stop talking about it.

T-rex is clearly under the impression that putting theories into practice is a big turn-on for the ladies. i have no grounds to dispute this

T-rex has somehow come to believe that 'tenet' is a five-letter word that basically insults your entire world-view, goes on to insult that of your parents, and finally settles on suggesting that you have troubles in life because you don't try hard enough.