2007-08-05
Original: 2007-08-05 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Two women face each other, competing in a one-upmanship argument about their children's precocious accomplishments. Their speech bubbles stack downward.
Woman on the left (brown hair, green top): "My Bobby knew Spanish by age three."
Woman on the right (blonde hair, pink top): "My Susie knew Mandarin by age two."
Woman on the left: "My Bobby knew calculus by age two."
Woman on the right (gesturing): "My Susie knew quantum physics by [text cut off, reads] physics by..."
Caption below the panel: "The argument went on so long, we both forgot that children need feeding every three days or so."
Second caption line: "In point of fact, my bobby survived WAY longer."
Votey:
A black-and-white sketch of two people, one of whom (left) speaks.
Speaker (left): "Yes, but whose dead kid was DEADEST."
Woman on the left (brown hair, green top): "My Bobby knew Spanish by age three."
Woman on the right (blonde hair, pink top): "My Susie knew Mandarin by age two."
Woman on the left: "My Bobby knew calculus by age two."
Woman on the right (gesturing): "My Susie knew quantum physics by [text cut off, reads] physics by..."
Caption below the panel: "The argument went on so long, we both forgot that children need feeding every three days or so."
Second caption line: "In point of fact, my bobby survived WAY longer."
Votey:
A black-and-white sketch of two people, one of whom (left) speaks.
Speaker (left): "Yes, but whose dead kid was DEADEST."
Alt text
An SMBC comic. Two mothers face off in a competitive bragging match about their gifted children, their boast bubbles stacking down the panel. The brown-haired woman in green says "My Bobby knew Spanish by age three," the blonde woman in pink counters "My Susie knew Mandarin by age two," the first escalates to "My Bobby knew calculus by age two," and the second to "My Susie knew quantum physics by..." (cut off). The caption beneath reveals the dark twist: "The argument went on so long, we both forgot that children need feeding every three days or so. In point of fact, my bobby survived WAY longer." The joke: the mothers were so absorbed in one-upmanship they neglected and lost their kids, then bragged about that too. Votey (bonus panel): a loose black-and-white sketch of two people, one saying "Yes, but whose dead kid was DEADEST," extending the macabre competition past the point of absurdity.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.