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2004-04-22

Original: 2004-04-22 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Main comic:

A large pink monster truck barrels forward. A grinning man in a purple shirt and headband drives it, leaning out the window. A small sign on the truck reads: USA!

Below the truck, in front of its grille, a runner in a green shirt and red shorts sprints forward.

Caption (below the panel): In 2008, American lawyers discover a loophole in the Olympic rulebook that allows for monster trucks in both the 100 meter dash and the triple jump.

Votey:

Header text: Reading this in 2015...

A person rests their chin on their hand, looking deadpan.

Speech bubble: MY PREDICTION WAS WAY OFF.

Alt text

Main comic: A single panel shows a giant pink monster truck driving toward the viewer, with a grinning man in a purple shirt and headband leaning out the driver's window. A small sign on the truck reads "USA!" In front of the truck's grille, a runner in a green shirt and red shorts sprints as if competing in a footrace. The caption below reads: "In 2008, American lawyers discover a loophole in the Olympic rulebook that allows for monster trucks in both the 100 meter dash and the triple jump." The joke imagines the U.S. fielding a monster truck in Olympic track events.

Votey (aftercomic): Labeled "Reading this in 2015...", a person rests their chin on their hand with a deadpan expression and says, "My prediction was way off," acknowledging in hindsight that monster trucks never actually entered the Olympics.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.