2007-07-31
Original: 2007-07-31 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title banner: LIFE STRATEGY
PRESERVE YOUR SELF IMAGE WITH CIRCULAR LOGIC
Panel 1:
An older balding man in a suit, with one hand on his chest, speaks to a younger man seen from behind: "She's very mature for an 18-year-old. She must be to date someone my age."
Votey:
The same balding man grins and holds up a large swirled lollipop, saying: "WHO LIKES CANDY?!"
PRESERVE YOUR SELF IMAGE WITH CIRCULAR LOGIC
Panel 1:
An older balding man in a suit, with one hand on his chest, speaks to a younger man seen from behind: "She's very mature for an 18-year-old. She must be to date someone my age."
Votey:
The same balding man grins and holds up a large swirled lollipop, saying: "WHO LIKES CANDY?!"
Alt text
A two-part SMBC comic. The main panel has a yellow title banner reading 'LIFE STRATEGY: PRESERVE YOUR SELF IMAGE WITH CIRCULAR LOGIC.' Below, an older balding man in a suit rests a hand on his chest and earnestly tells a younger man (shown from behind): 'She's very mature for an 18-year-old. She must be to date someone my age.' The joke: he uses circular reasoning to justify dating someone much younger. The votey (bonus panel) shows the same creepy older man grinning and holding up a giant swirled lollipop, asking 'WHO LIKES CANDY?!' -- a predatory punchline reinforcing how disturbing his rationalization is.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.