2009-02-15
Original: 2009-02-15 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Two men stand together at what appears to be a formal event. One man wears a tuxedo and is partway into (or out of) a gorilla costume — the gorilla head and torso hang at his front while his human head and face emerge above it. The other man, also in a tuxedo, looks at him uncomfortably.
Man in tuxedo (speaking): I THOUGHT YOU'D REALIZE IT WAS A JOKE! IT WAS WRITTEN ON A PIECE OF TAPE!
Panel 2:
A funeral program/sign is shown.
Text on program: Masquerade FUNERAL
In Memoriam of
Our Beloved [text cut off below]
Votey:
A rough black-and-white drawing: the man in the gorilla costume rears back and roars or lunges.
Sound effect: RAUGH!!!!
Two men stand together at what appears to be a formal event. One man wears a tuxedo and is partway into (or out of) a gorilla costume — the gorilla head and torso hang at his front while his human head and face emerge above it. The other man, also in a tuxedo, looks at him uncomfortably.
Man in tuxedo (speaking): I THOUGHT YOU'D REALIZE IT WAS A JOKE! IT WAS WRITTEN ON A PIECE OF TAPE!
Panel 2:
A funeral program/sign is shown.
Text on program: Masquerade FUNERAL
In Memoriam of
Our Beloved [text cut off below]
Votey:
A rough black-and-white drawing: the man in the gorilla costume rears back and roars or lunges.
Sound effect: RAUGH!!!!
Alt text
A color SMBC comic. Panel 1: at a formal black-tie event, a man stands halfway in a gorilla costume — the furry gorilla head and torso hang at his chest while his own human head pokes out above, looking sheepish. Beside him, another man in a tuxedo eyes him with discomfort and says, "I thought you'd realize it was a joke! It was written on a piece of tape!" Panel 2 reveals a funeral program reading "Masquerade FUNERAL — In Memoriam of Our Beloved [cut off]." The joke: it was a masquerade-themed funeral, but coming in a gorilla costume read as a tasteless joke rather than the intended costume event. Votey (a rough black-and-white sketch): the gorilla-costumed man rears back roaring, "RAUGH!!!!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.