2004-05-01
Original: 2004-05-01 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man in a red coat with brown hair sits at a wooden desk, quill in hand, writing on a piece of paper with an annoyed, weary expression. Behind him, a balding man with long white hair at the sides (Jefferson is addressed; the standing man is implied to be Benjamin Franklin) walks past in a blue coat and white breeches, grinning, hands behind his back.
Standing man (to the seated writer): "WHILE WE'RE YOUNG, JEFFERSON."
Caption (below panel): Early versions of the Declaration of Independence contained an inordinate number of references to Benjamin Franklin's "fat &%*#ing ass."
Votey:
A close-up of an aged scroll/parchment written in elaborate cursive script. The text reads:
"Jesus fucking Christ, this fucking guy. Anyway, when in the course of"
A man in a red coat with brown hair sits at a wooden desk, quill in hand, writing on a piece of paper with an annoyed, weary expression. Behind him, a balding man with long white hair at the sides (Jefferson is addressed; the standing man is implied to be Benjamin Franklin) walks past in a blue coat and white breeches, grinning, hands behind his back.
Standing man (to the seated writer): "WHILE WE'RE YOUNG, JEFFERSON."
Caption (below panel): Early versions of the Declaration of Independence contained an inordinate number of references to Benjamin Franklin's "fat &%*#ing ass."
Votey:
A close-up of an aged scroll/parchment written in elaborate cursive script. The text reads:
"Jesus fucking Christ, this fucking guy. Anyway, when in the course of"
Alt text
A two-panel-style comic. Main panel: a brown-haired man in a red coat (Thomas Jefferson) sits at a wooden desk writing with a quill, looking irritated and tired. Behind him, a grinning balding man with long white side-hair in a blue coat and white breeches (Benjamin Franklin) strolls past with his hands behind his back, saying, "While we're young, Jefferson." Caption below: "Early versions of the Declaration of Independence contained an inordinate number of references to Benjamin Franklin's 'fat &%*#ing ass.'" Votey: a close-up of an old parchment scroll in fancy cursive reading, "Jesus fucking Christ, this fucking guy. Anyway, when in the course of" — showing Jefferson venting on the page before launching into the actual Declaration text.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.