2009-06-21
Original: 2009-06-21 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A Roman soldier/officer (in a plumed helmet and red cape) holds up a severed head impaled on a pointed stick/pole. Behind him is a crowd of other soldiers holding spears.
Officer: LET THIS HEAD SERVE AS A WARNING TO ALL OF YOU!
Caption (below the comic):
"No more falling on pointy sticks!"
Votey:
A hooded/cloaked figure presses their hands together (as if in prayer or shushing) and speaks.
Figure: STOP IT!
Figure: NARC!
A Roman soldier/officer (in a plumed helmet and red cape) holds up a severed head impaled on a pointed stick/pole. Behind him is a crowd of other soldiers holding spears.
Officer: LET THIS HEAD SERVE AS A WARNING TO ALL OF YOU!
Caption (below the comic):
"No more falling on pointy sticks!"
Votey:
A hooded/cloaked figure presses their hands together (as if in prayer or shushing) and speaks.
Figure: STOP IT!
Figure: NARC!
Alt text
A Roman officer in a plumed helmet and red cape holds aloft a severed head impaled on a pointed stick, standing in front of a crowd of spear-carrying soldiers. He declares, "LET THIS HEAD SERVE AS A WARNING TO ALL OF YOU!" The caption below reads, "No more falling on pointy sticks!" — recasting the grisly display as a mundane workplace safety warning. Votey: A hooded, cloaked figure clasps their hands and snaps, "STOP IT! NARC!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.