2009-04-10
Original: 2009-04-10 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A bald man sits up in a bed beside a red-haired woman who is lying down. A nightstand with an alarm clock is next to the bed. He is holding a hand mirror.
Panel 2: Close-up of the bald man writing on a piece of paper with a pen.
Panel 3: The paper he has written rests on the bed. It reads: "I tried to love you. Goodbye."
Panel 4 (banner across the top reads "SOON..."): Outdoors near a large tree, the bald man stands grinning beside a tire swing that hangs from a rope tied to a tree branch. The red-haired woman faces him.
Woman: "CAN'T YOU LOVE ME AND THE TIRE SWING?"
Man: "WHY WOULD I WANT TO?"
Votey: A black-and-white close-up of the bald man embracing/snuggling happily against the rounded form of the tire swing, smiling with his eyes closed.
Panel 2: Close-up of the bald man writing on a piece of paper with a pen.
Panel 3: The paper he has written rests on the bed. It reads: "I tried to love you. Goodbye."
Panel 4 (banner across the top reads "SOON..."): Outdoors near a large tree, the bald man stands grinning beside a tire swing that hangs from a rope tied to a tree branch. The red-haired woman faces him.
Woman: "CAN'T YOU LOVE ME AND THE TIRE SWING?"
Man: "WHY WOULD I WANT TO?"
Votey: A black-and-white close-up of the bald man embracing/snuggling happily against the rounded form of the tire swing, smiling with his eyes closed.
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: a bald man sits up in bed next to a red-haired woman lying down, an alarm clock on the nightstand, holding a hand mirror. Panel 2: close-up of him writing a note with a pen. Panel 3: the note reads, 'I tried to love you. Goodbye.' Panel 4, under a banner reading 'SOON...': the man stands grinning outdoors beside a tire swing hanging from a tree as the red-haired woman confronts him. She asks, 'Can't you love me AND the tire swing?' He replies, 'Why would I want to?' The joke: he left his partner because he is in love with the tire swing itself. Votey (black-and-white aftercomic): a close-up of the bald man blissfully hugging and snuggling the round tire swing with his eyes closed.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.