2005-11-30
Original: 2005-11-30 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (single panel):
A bearded old man with a golden halo, holding a large golden key, stands behind a purple-draped lectern or counter at a heavenly gate. A bald man in a blue jacket and brown pants stands with his back to the viewer, facing the old man, with bright golden clouds and light beams behind him.
Bald man: OH... WAIT... IS THIS HELL?
Haloed man: NO, NO THIS IS HEAVEN. HELL IS DOWN IN THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.
Bald man: OHH... MY MISTAKE. THANKS A LOT!
Haloed man: HEY, NO PROBLEM. YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE.
Votey:
A close-up of a sneering, wide-eyed person (drawn in a loose sketchy style) with a speech bubble.
Person: I'm gonna bear so much false witness.
A bearded old man with a golden halo, holding a large golden key, stands behind a purple-draped lectern or counter at a heavenly gate. A bald man in a blue jacket and brown pants stands with his back to the viewer, facing the old man, with bright golden clouds and light beams behind him.
Bald man: OH... WAIT... IS THIS HELL?
Haloed man: NO, NO THIS IS HEAVEN. HELL IS DOWN IN THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.
Bald man: OHH... MY MISTAKE. THANKS A LOT!
Haloed man: HEY, NO PROBLEM. YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE.
Votey:
A close-up of a sneering, wide-eyed person (drawn in a loose sketchy style) with a speech bubble.
Person: I'm gonna bear so much false witness.
Alt text
A single-panel SMBC comic at the gates of heaven. A bearded old man with a golden halo (St. Peter) holds a large golden key and stands behind a purple-draped lectern, surrounded by glowing golden clouds. A bald man in a blue jacket, seen from behind, has just arrived and asks, "Oh... wait... is this hell?" The haloed man replies, "No, no this is heaven. Hell is down in the center of the earth." The newcomer says, "Ohh... my mistake. Thanks a lot!" and the gatekeeper cheerfully answers, "Hey, no problem. You have a good one." The joke is the absurdly casual, customer-service-friendly exchange at the afterlife's front desk. Votey (aftercomic): a loose black-and-white sketch of a sneering, wide-eyed person grinning maliciously, with a speech bubble reading, "I'm gonna bear so much false witness" — implying the newly admitted soul plans to break a commandment now that they're safely in heaven.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.