2009-12-18
Original: 2009-12-18 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A rocket launches from Earth into the blackness of space, Earth visible behind it.
Panel 2: The rocket flies past Saturn (shown with its rings) toward a small cratered moon. A label with an arrow points to the moon: "ENCELADUS".
Panel 3: A landing craft shaped like a hamburger (a domed bun) descends on jets of flame onto the icy white surface of the moon.
Panel 4: The burger-shaped craft has landed and extends a drill that bores down through the ice, water and debris spraying out.
Panel 5: A small submersible/probe with a headlight descends through dark teal water beneath the ice, bubbles trailing behind it, its beams shining downward.
Panel 6: In the alien ocean, the probe's lights reveal strange fish-like creatures swimming in the dark water.
Panel 7: Back on Earth, a fast-food restaurant with golden arches. A roadside sign reads: "FISH FILET IS BACK!"
Votey:
A close-up advertisement image of a fish filet sandwich on a bun.
Text: "FISH FILET!"
"ONLY $39,000,000,000"
Panel 2: The rocket flies past Saturn (shown with its rings) toward a small cratered moon. A label with an arrow points to the moon: "ENCELADUS".
Panel 3: A landing craft shaped like a hamburger (a domed bun) descends on jets of flame onto the icy white surface of the moon.
Panel 4: The burger-shaped craft has landed and extends a drill that bores down through the ice, water and debris spraying out.
Panel 5: A small submersible/probe with a headlight descends through dark teal water beneath the ice, bubbles trailing behind it, its beams shining downward.
Panel 6: In the alien ocean, the probe's lights reveal strange fish-like creatures swimming in the dark water.
Panel 7: Back on Earth, a fast-food restaurant with golden arches. A roadside sign reads: "FISH FILET IS BACK!"
Votey:
A close-up advertisement image of a fish filet sandwich on a bun.
Text: "FISH FILET!"
"ONLY $39,000,000,000"
Alt text
A seven-panel SMBC comic. Panel 1: a rocket blasts off from Earth into space. Panel 2: the rocket streaks past ringed Saturn toward a small cratered moon labeled "ENCELADUS". Panel 3: a landing craft shaped like a hamburger bun descends on jets of flame onto the moon's icy surface. Panel 4: the burger craft drills down through the ice, water spraying out. Panel 5: a small lit submersible probe sinks through dark alien ocean water beneath the ice. Panel 6: the probe's lights reveal strange fish-like creatures swimming in the deep. Panel 7: back on Earth, a fast-food restaurant with golden arches displays a roadside sign reading "FISH FILET IS BACK!" The joke: an enormous space mission to Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus was launched just to catch fish for a fast-food filet sandwich. Votey (aftercomic): a close-up of a fish filet sandwich captioned "FISH FILET! ONLY $39,000,000,000" — the absurd price reflecting the cost of the interplanetary fishing trip.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.