2009-01-21
Original: 2009-01-21 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Single panel. A sickly-looking man lies in a bed, propped up against pillows, looking pale and unwell. A woman with reddish-brown hair, seen from behind, sits beside the bed holding a clipboard or chart.
Woman (reading from chart): THE UP SIDE IS THAT THIS INCREASES YOUR CHANCE OF HAVING MANY HEALTHY CHILDREN.
Man: WOW, REALLY? THAT KINDA MAKES IT WORTH —
Woman: OH, SORRY. I WAS TALKING TO THE CHOLERA.
Votey:
Single panel. A close-up cartoon of a rounded blob-like creature (the cholera) with a small speech bubble. A faint label on the creature reads "MFASN NET 50X" (illegible/scribbled text).
Creature (cholera): WHO'S A GOOD BOY? WHO'S A GOOD BOY?
Woman (reading from chart): THE UP SIDE IS THAT THIS INCREASES YOUR CHANCE OF HAVING MANY HEALTHY CHILDREN.
Man: WOW, REALLY? THAT KINDA MAKES IT WORTH —
Woman: OH, SORRY. I WAS TALKING TO THE CHOLERA.
Votey:
Single panel. A close-up cartoon of a rounded blob-like creature (the cholera) with a small speech bubble. A faint label on the creature reads "MFASN NET 50X" (illegible/scribbled text).
Creature (cholera): WHO'S A GOOD BOY? WHO'S A GOOD BOY?
Alt text
Single-panel comic. A pale, sick man lies in a bed propped against pillows. A red-haired woman sits beside him, seen from behind, holding a clipboard. She says, "The up side is that this increases your chance of having many healthy children." The man replies, "Wow, really? That kinda makes it worth—" The woman interrupts: "Oh, sorry. I was talking to the cholera." The joke: she's praising the disease's reproductive success, not encouraging the dying patient.
Votey: A close-up cartoon of a blob-like cholera creature with a speech bubble, cooing baby-talk like a proud pet owner: "Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy?"
Votey: A close-up cartoon of a blob-like cholera creature with a speech bubble, cooing baby-talk like a proud pet owner: "Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy?"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.