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2009-02-07

Original: 2009-02-07 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
Two men are skydiving through a cloudy sky. The man on the left wears a helmet, goggles, and a yellow parachute pack. The man on the right has flame-like orange hair, a green shirt, and no parachute.

Man with parachute: WHAT... WHY DID YOU JUMP WITHOUT A PARACHUTE?

Man with orange hair: UH, SAME REASON I DIDN'T BRING MY MOMMY TO HOLD MY HAND?

Caption below panel: Steve's mother had never loved him.

Votey:
Label at top: EARLIER

An older woman stands behind a younger man (Steve) who is seated, looking tired or annoyed.

Woman: SON, NOW THAT YOU'RE 33, WOULD YOU MAYBE CONSIDER MOVING OUT?

Alt text

A two-panel comic. Main panel: two men skydive through a blue, cloud-filled sky. One wears a helmet, goggles, and a yellow parachute pack; the other, with spiky orange hair and a green shirt, has no parachute. The parachuted man asks, "What... why did you jump without a parachute?" The other replies, "Uh, same reason I didn't bring my mommy to hold my hand?" A caption below reads: "Steve's mother had never loved him." Votey (black-and-white aftercomic) labeled "EARLIER": an older woman stands behind a tired-looking seated young man and asks, "Son, now that you're 33, would you maybe consider moving out?" The joke: Steve's bravado about not needing his mom is undercut by the reveal that his mother simply wanted her 33-year-old son to move out of the house.

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.