When you explain the universe and someone says, But what happened before the Big Bang?

Ah yes, let me just step outside of space-time real quick and check my notes from before time existed. Maybe consult my pre-temporal diary? "Dear diary, today, in the void of absolute nothingness..." 🤦‍♂️ Look, if I had a nickel for every time this question came up, I'd have enough mass to collapse into a black hole.