2005-09-10
Original: 2005-09-10 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A young boy with orange hair in a red shirt sits at a small table across from a man (seen from behind), with what appears to be a chess set between them.
Boy: CHECKMATE MR. KASPAROV!
Man: AMAZING!
Caption (below panel): None of the other children could match Billy's ability to say "Checkmate."
Votey:
Close-up of the man's face, looking moved/teary-eyed.
Man: So beautiful...
A young boy with orange hair in a red shirt sits at a small table across from a man (seen from behind), with what appears to be a chess set between them.
Boy: CHECKMATE MR. KASPAROV!
Man: AMAZING!
Caption (below panel): None of the other children could match Billy's ability to say "Checkmate."
Votey:
Close-up of the man's face, looking moved/teary-eyed.
Man: So beautiful...
Alt text
Main comic: A small orange-haired boy in a red shirt sits at a little table across from an adult man (shown from behind) with a chess set between them. The boy beams and shouts, "CHECKMATE MR. KASPAROV!" The man exclaims, "AMAZING!" A caption beneath reads: "None of the other children could match Billy's ability to say 'Checkmate.'" The joke: the adult is impressed not by chess skill but merely by the kid being able to say the word. Votey: A close-up of the man's face, eyes welling with emotion, saying "So beautiful..."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.