2009-12-10
Original: 2009-12-10 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A young man with red, flame-like hair sits at a dinner table across from two other people (an older balding man and a blonde person, both seen from behind). He has one hand on his chest as he speaks.
Red-haired man: "I was a really good restaurant patron today. I mean REALLY good. Polite? Friendly? Outgoing?"
Caption below the panel:
"Social Faux Pas #12:
Trying to get a waiter to tip you."
Votey:
A smiling man (sketchy black-and-white style) gestures with one hand while holding something in the other.
Man: "I accept cash or credit card."
A young man with red, flame-like hair sits at a dinner table across from two other people (an older balding man and a blonde person, both seen from behind). He has one hand on his chest as he speaks.
Red-haired man: "I was a really good restaurant patron today. I mean REALLY good. Polite? Friendly? Outgoing?"
Caption below the panel:
"Social Faux Pas #12:
Trying to get a waiter to tip you."
Votey:
A smiling man (sketchy black-and-white style) gestures with one hand while holding something in the other.
Man: "I accept cash or credit card."
Alt text
A color comic panel shows a young man with red, flame-like hair sitting at a candlelit dinner table, one hand on his chest, talking to two dining companions seen from behind. His speech bubble reads: "I was a really good restaurant patron today. I mean REALLY good. Polite? Friendly? Outgoing?" A caption beneath reads: "Social Faux Pas #12: Trying to get a waiter to tip you." The joke inverts the normal restaurant dynamic, treating being a good customer as a service deserving a tip. The votey (a black-and-white aftercomic) shows a smiling man gesturing, holding out his hand, saying "I accept cash or credit card" — expecting his dining companions to pay him for his good behavior.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.