2008-12-19
Original: 2008-12-19 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Single panel.
A male violinist in a tuxedo plays in an orchestra, looking anxious and strained. Behind him sit two cellists, also in formal wear. A large thought bubble rises above the violinist.
Violinist (thought bubble): "I HATE THE VIOLIN, AND I HATE LIVING IN A CAGE! BUT SOMEDAY I'LL ESCAPE TO—"
Violinist (thought bubble, in smaller hurried italics): "OH GOD HE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KEEP PLAYING!"
Caption below panel: "Ever wonder why the conductor waves a stick around the whole time?"
Votey: A red pet food bowl filled with kibble, with the word "CELLIST" written across the front of it where a pet's name would go. Scattered kibble pieces lie around the bowl.
A male violinist in a tuxedo plays in an orchestra, looking anxious and strained. Behind him sit two cellists, also in formal wear. A large thought bubble rises above the violinist.
Violinist (thought bubble): "I HATE THE VIOLIN, AND I HATE LIVING IN A CAGE! BUT SOMEDAY I'LL ESCAPE TO—"
Violinist (thought bubble, in smaller hurried italics): "OH GOD HE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KEEP PLAYING!"
Caption below panel: "Ever wonder why the conductor waves a stick around the whole time?"
Votey: A red pet food bowl filled with kibble, with the word "CELLIST" written across the front of it where a pet's name would go. Scattered kibble pieces lie around the bowl.
Alt text
A single-panel comic shows a nervous violinist in a tuxedo playing in an orchestra, with two cellists seated behind him. His thought bubble reads, 'I hate the violin, and I hate living in a cage! But someday I'll escape to—' then breaks into smaller panicked text: 'Oh god he's looking at you, keep playing!' A caption underneath asks, 'Ever wonder why the conductor waves a stick around the whole time?' The joke implies the conductor controls the musicians like trapped, beaten animals. The votey (aftercomic) shows a red pet food bowl full of kibble with the word 'CELLIST' written on the front like a pet's name tag, driving home that the musicians are treated as the conductor's domesticated pets.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.