2006-01-04
Original: 2006-01-04 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1 (single panel):
A blond man in a green shirt is being interviewed by a police officer who is taking notes. The blond man holds up a shoe with blood on it. In the background, a body lies on the floor with another man kneeling over it and a third bystander standing nearby; it appears to be a diner or restaurant setting with stools.
Blond man: "None of us really knew the particulars of the Heimlich maneuver, so we just started beating him with a shoe."
Caption (below panel): This was, in fact, only half true.
Votey:
Close-up of the smiling blond man.
Blond man: "It's not murder if he was gonna die anyway!"
A blond man in a green shirt is being interviewed by a police officer who is taking notes. The blond man holds up a shoe with blood on it. In the background, a body lies on the floor with another man kneeling over it and a third bystander standing nearby; it appears to be a diner or restaurant setting with stools.
Blond man: "None of us really knew the particulars of the Heimlich maneuver, so we just started beating him with a shoe."
Caption (below panel): This was, in fact, only half true.
Votey:
Close-up of the smiling blond man.
Blond man: "It's not murder if he was gonna die anyway!"
Alt text
A single-panel comic set in a diner. A blond man in a green shirt is being questioned by a police officer who writes in a notepad. The blond man cheerfully holds up a bloody shoe. Behind him, a body lies on the floor with one man kneeling over it and another standing nearby. The man explains: "None of us really knew the particulars of the Heimlich maneuver, so we just started beating him with a shoe." A caption below reads: "This was, in fact, only half true." In the votey aftercomic, a close-up of the same smiling man adds: "It's not murder if he was gonna die anyway!" — revealing the half-truth: the beating wasn't really a failed rescue attempt.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.