T-Rex: When it comes to "the entire set of happenings", some speculate there are still things yet to happen in the future! Let's explore this crazy-yet-true theory as we take a look at...
T-Rex: TODAY
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T-Rex: FUTURE HISTORY
T-Rex: Today in a few years from now, I, T-REX, will eat to excess! I will say "oh wow my belly hurts" and "ow ow ow I ate too much" and "seriously you guys I think I'm going to explode, like, MEDICALLY EXPLODE".
Dromiceiomimus: Sounds like you're still going to do it though.
T-Rex: SURE WILL!!
Utahraptor: So if you know it's bad, and you know there's still time to prevent it...
T-Rex: ...then why don't I?
T-Rex: Alas, we live in a world of all-you-can-eat-buffets, where AS A RATIONAL ECONOMIC ACTOR, it behooves me to eat all I can while in the physical confines of the gobblezone. Anything else and I'm wasting money!
Utahraptor: That makes sense until you value NOT BEING IN PAIN, at which point it becomes MADNESS!!
T-Rex: Oh, I value not being in pain! Just less than I value being able to eat until it hurts.
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