2006-06-19
Original: 2006-06-19 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Main comic:
A labeled technical diagram of an early biplane, drawn in the style of a patent or engineering schematic. Labels with pointer lines identify the following parts:
- GASOLINE TANK
- SPACING STRUTS
- RUDDER
- CONSTANTLY FIRING SHOTGUN
Caption below the panel: "There were a number of design flaws with the original model of the Wright Flyer."
Votey:
Close-up of a mustached man's face. Speech bubble: "Let's try replacing it with a pistol."
A labeled technical diagram of an early biplane, drawn in the style of a patent or engineering schematic. Labels with pointer lines identify the following parts:
- GASOLINE TANK
- SPACING STRUTS
- RUDDER
- CONSTANTLY FIRING SHOTGUN
Caption below the panel: "There were a number of design flaws with the original model of the Wright Flyer."
Votey:
Close-up of a mustached man's face. Speech bubble: "Let's try replacing it with a pistol."
Alt text
A mock engineering schematic of an early biplane resembling the Wright Flyer, drawn like a patent diagram. Parts are labeled with pointer lines: 'GASOLINE TANK,' 'SPACING STRUTS,' and 'RUDDER' are normal aircraft components, but one part mounted in the center of the aircraft is labeled 'CONSTANTLY FIRING SHOTGUN.' The caption reads: 'There were a number of design flaws with the original model of the Wright Flyer.' The joke is the absurd inclusion of a perpetually firing shotgun as standard equipment on the first airplane. Votey: a close-up of a mustached man's face who says, 'Let's try replacing it with a pistol' — proposing to 'fix' the design not by removing the gun but by using a smaller one.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.