2005-12-28
Original: 2005-12-28 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (single panel, courtroom scene):
Judge (an older bald man with a white beard, in black robes, behind a bench): WHY ARE YOU HOLDING A KNIFE?
Defendant (a smiling man with reddish-brown hair, holding up a bloody knife and giving a thumbs-up): MY LAWYER THOUGHT IT'D BE GOOD FOR THE JURY TO SEE ME NOT STABBING TODDLERS.
Judge: AND WHAT'S THAT RED STUFF ON YOUR KNIFE?
Defendant: FRESH ADULT BLOOD.
Caption (below panel): Ten minutes later, we voted to acquit.
Votey:
A man's face, smiling, with a speech bubble: Everyone is an adult inside.
Judge (an older bald man with a white beard, in black robes, behind a bench): WHY ARE YOU HOLDING A KNIFE?
Defendant (a smiling man with reddish-brown hair, holding up a bloody knife and giving a thumbs-up): MY LAWYER THOUGHT IT'D BE GOOD FOR THE JURY TO SEE ME NOT STABBING TODDLERS.
Judge: AND WHAT'S THAT RED STUFF ON YOUR KNIFE?
Defendant: FRESH ADULT BLOOD.
Caption (below panel): Ten minutes later, we voted to acquit.
Votey:
A man's face, smiling, with a speech bubble: Everyone is an adult inside.
Alt text
A courtroom cartoon. A bald, white-bearded judge in black robes sits at the bench and asks a smiling, reddish-haired defendant, 'WHY ARE YOU HOLDING A KNIFE?' The defendant proudly holds up a knife and gives a thumbs-up, replying, 'MY LAWYER THOUGHT IT'D BE GOOD FOR THE JURY TO SEE ME NOT STABBING TODDLERS.' The judge asks, 'AND WHAT'S THAT RED STUFF ON YOUR KNIFE?' The defendant answers, 'FRESH ADULT BLOOD.' A caption below reads, 'Ten minutes later, we voted to acquit.' The joke: a juror is so relieved the defendant only kills adults rather than toddlers that they vote to acquit. Votey (a small black-and-white aftercomic): the same smiling man's face with a speech bubble reading, 'Everyone is an adult inside.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.