2005-05-15
Original: 2005-05-15 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A conquistador-style explorer in a red cape and metal helmet plants a flagpole on a sandy beach, a sailing ship anchored behind him.
Explorer: I CLAIM THIS LAND FOR PORTUG-
Explorer: WHAT THE?!
Explorer: DAMMIT! WHO SWITCHED THE FLAG?!
(The flag on his pole is the British Union Jack.)
Caption: The British Empire grew rapidly.
Votey:
A close-up of the explorer's bearded, dismayed face.
Text (handwritten): This suuuuucks!
A conquistador-style explorer in a red cape and metal helmet plants a flagpole on a sandy beach, a sailing ship anchored behind him.
Explorer: I CLAIM THIS LAND FOR PORTUG-
Explorer: WHAT THE?!
Explorer: DAMMIT! WHO SWITCHED THE FLAG?!
(The flag on his pole is the British Union Jack.)
Caption: The British Empire grew rapidly.
Votey:
A close-up of the explorer's bearded, dismayed face.
Text (handwritten): This suuuuucks!
Alt text
An SMBC comic. A Portuguese-style explorer in a metal helmet and red cape stands on a sandy beach with a sailing ship behind him, planting a flagpole. He proclaims, "I CLAIM THIS LAND FOR PORTUG-" then breaks off: "WHAT THE?! DAMMIT! WHO SWITCHED THE FLAG?!" The flag on his pole is the British Union Jack, not a Portuguese one. Caption beneath: "The British Empire grew rapidly." The joke: Britain expanded its empire by surreptitiously swapping out other explorers' flags. Votey (aftercomic): a black-and-white close-up of the bearded explorer's crestfallen face with the handwritten words "This suuuuucks!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.