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2006-11-27

Original: 2006-11-27 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
A man in a blue shirt and tie leans across a desk, shouting and pressing a hot branding iron against the chest of another man.
Man in blue shirt: "THIS is what I think of your budget proposal!"
Sound effects from the iron searing the other man's flesh: "sizzle sizzle sizzle"
The branded man screams in pain.

Below the panel, a close-up of a bare torso/belly shows the resulting brand seared into the skin, reading: "GOOD IDEA NEEDS WORK"

Votey:
A close-up of a bare belly with a smaller branded mark seared into it, reading: "GREAT COFFEE TODD"

Alt text

A man in a blue shirt and tie leans angrily across a desk, jabbing a glowing-hot branding iron into another man's chest while shouting, "THIS is what I think of your budget proposal!" The iron sizzles against the victim's skin ("sizzle sizzle sizzle") as he screams. Below, a close-up of the branded torso reveals the seared message, which is workplace performance-review feedback: "GOOD IDEA NEEDS WORK." Votey: another close-up of a bare belly bearing a smaller seared brand that reads "GREAT COFFEE TODD," implying branding-iron stamps are this office's method of giving employee feedback.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.